Hello everyone!
This week has truly been an amazing one! It definitely was one full of adventure and excitement, and miracles! I am loving the city of Mito, it is incredible! There is so much potential in this city, we are so excited for the weeks to come! Yesterday had to be the high light of the week however, because we were able to see a baptism! T_______was able to be baptized after church yesterday, and it was an amazing day! There really isn't anything like watching someone's life change, and then them making that first step, and receieving baptism. He came out of the water and was just so happy! The rest of the day he really was just glowing. He is going to be an amazing member of the church, and is going to help so much in the ward. Thank you for all of your prayers! I have such a strong testimony of prayer. It really does make miracles happen. I know that your prayers helped him have that courage and faith to get baptized. Prayer is such an amazing thing because we really get to express to God the desires of our hearts, and as we do that he is able to bless us! So thank you so much! We were really excited to see that baptism happen, and are so excited to get out and hopefully see some more soon!
So besides the baptism, right now we are completely in find mode, which is different for me because in Sanjo we were always just teaching lessons! But we don't really have any other investigators, so this week we have the plan to get out there and find some amazing people who have been prepared! Please continue to pray so that we can find these people! We know that they are there and we are ready to do what it takes to find them! We are really excited to work hard and see some miracles this week!
Tomorrow we have a huge 2 mission conference with Elder Evans! I told you a little bit about it in your email dad! But this conference is with the South, and the North mission! It is going to be huge and we are having a 3 hr conference with him! I have been preparing a lot by reading some of Elder Evans talks, watching some of them as well to really be able to get as much as I can out of it! Tonight we will travel down to Matsudo and stay the night with the Elders down there, and then head off in the morning! It is a total of about 2 1/2 hrs by train to the church we are meeting at, but I am so excited! Then after, all the missionaries in the North mission will be meeting and we will have a conference and dinner and stuff! It is going to be a crazy day tomorrow, but we are so excited to be so spiritually uplifted!
The companions right now are doing great. We have been able to really get close the last little bit, and it has been great! I love these two. We are having a lot of fun, but we are also really growing alot together! We have really high expectations for the area, and we want to be able to see this area just sky rocket like we know it can! We all have the same desire to work our hardest and see this miracle happen which I think is really important. I really have been so blessed to have such amazing companions so far on my mission, such a blessing!
Besides our baptism, there really wasn't anything crazy exciting this week unfortunately..so I am sorry this email wasn't better! However, this week is going to be amazing, so I will have great things to write next week! Just know that I love you all so much and I am so grateful for such an amazing support system! You all are amazing and I pray for you every night! Talk to you soon!
Love,
Elder Cottle
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