Just thought I'd share part of Cole's letter this week. It is awesome to see the growth in him.
"We had to lay down the law to some of the districts this week. I was going in there thinking I would give dad a run for his money on the greatest freakouts ever (Snow Canyon talk). Elder Doane noticed this and decided we needed to pray before going in there. It was a good idea because I was furious, but after the prayer I was calm and knew what had to be said. I pulled some scriptures out of nowhere. Ones that I have only read maybe once or twice and I was quoting them word for word. It was crazy! It seriously turned out totally different than I thought it would. It actually ended up being very spiritual and very awesome."
"I got a letter from Coach Hosner this week, It was really cool. He gave me a great quote. One that I have shared a bunch of times already. He said (and I felt like we were in the locker room before a game), 'Forget about yourself. Forget about everything you are leaving behind and all of the things you THINK you miss. Forget about all of that, because what you miss you don't even know yet. The first time you see a grown man cry because he feels the spirit, or when you baptize a man and change the lives of his entire family for eternity, or when you use your priesthood to bless the sick and work miracles. Those are the things you will miss, and you don't even know it yet.' I'm telling you what . . . I don't know of a lot more things that have gotten me more pumped up to do missionary work. I love that man to death!"
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