Esplin, Cooper

Well it's been quite the week over here. We have been teaching a lot of good lessons and finding some good friends to start working with.  This week though me and Elder Shaw got absolutely wrecked by some kind of sickness. Well it was covid because like 3 other missionaries have tested positive for it this week. I just didn't need someone to stick their finger up my nose to tell me I'm sick.   But it's been good the Lord has blessed us enough to be able to go out and still teach and what not!  We also had interviews with President Haymond this week and that was so great. He is such a great man. I can definitely just feel the love that he has for each of us. I asked him why I've been here in this area for so long and he said well you stayed this time for logistical reasons, so I was like welp I was expecting some kind of spiritual experience but I'll take that! The sun has been coming out these last couple days its been so crazy! My eyes are definitely not used t...

Well another week gone! It’s crazy the time is going by so fast I literally feel like I just got here but maybe that's because I've never even left haha.  But I love it! I've definitely just become one with the ward, everyone knows me, I know them, it's just a good Ole time.    But we had a cool experience this week. We went by this inactive ladies house who we haven’t talked to for a while. She said she didn't have anything to talk to us about. So we asked her if she knew anyone who would? She pointed to a random door so we go and knock and it's this old lady who wasn't too interested but we offered her service so said she would like that. We helped her out then a couple days later we go back and she said she is totally open to what we have to say. So we taught her the Restoration the plan of salvation and doctrine of Christ already. And she is praying about all of it. After every meeting we have she says you know this might just be what I've been searc...

Well we had a great week here in Canby. We taught some good lessons but really nothing too exciting happened, just an average week.      What's really on your mind is about transfers. We found out about transfers yesterday and........ I'm staying another transfer in my first area!  I’m not sure what God needs me to learn but he is pulling some kind of fun game on me! But I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country!      We had a cool experience this week. But it's kind of tricky to explain so be patient with me! So we were out visiting with people and I get on my phone to click on the next address and I pull up the map and start driving right! Well after a little while I realized that it wasn't taking us to the address I clicked on, so I was like ok where ever we are going is where we’re supposed to be! We pull up to the house and knock, they weren't home dang... but both me and Elder Shaw had a feeling that we had something we had to do here...