bountiful

So this week was pretty much fantastic. On Friday we got 15 referrals on the phone. 15! They just kept coming, one after the other. It was crazy.

Kelly got baptized on Saturday and it was way cool. Then Sunday was awesome. Kelly got confirmed, (received the Holy Ghost). Anthony got to bless the sacrament and the Goforths were there. It was way cool.
Great things are happening in our area and it's already looking possible to split the area again. It only took less than two weeks and we're already back on overload. It rocks. This place is amazing.
Arizona is the greatest.
Hope all yall have a great Thanksgiving.
love,-Elder Coffman

everyday people

Pretty much, being a missionary rocks. Definitely never had more fun in my life.

We had a lady yell at us on the street and accuse us of acosting her. It was really hard to not laugh. We met a gay guy who held the Melchezidek Priesthood and told us he couldn't come to church because he's writing a book. We talked to two guys who were determined that FEMA is going to kill 90% of the population. Two people ran into oncoming traffic to get away from us. One guy was trying to convince Elder Dalton that we were married to 14 year old girls. Another guy tried to hide behind a bus stop and when we talked to him anyway he ran away. One guy started crying when we said hi to him. A kid told me he worshipped satan but he didn't believe in God. I told him that was contradictory and he pushed over a trashcan. There's definitely always plenty of laughs every day. We never run out of those.
So yeah, it is fantastic to be in Mesa Arizona. It is a whole lot more interesting than you would ever think.
-Elder Coffman

So there was a lot of confusion for a day but we got everything worked out and settled. We spent one night with the Giles, but now me and Elder Dalton are back in the Nielsons covering the exact opposite of what we thought. But it's a good thing though, cause now Elder Moa and Elder Silski have tons of work and they're gonna have a lot of baptisms the next few weeks. It is a lot of fun working with them. Things are awesome. Elder Dalton is from Southern California.
Pretty much, the district I came out with from the MTC is owning everyone. Seriously, we are rocking the house. Elder Miner is senior companion, Elder Gomez is District Leader, Elder Silski is pretty much training, and Elder Stewart and Elder Poole are both training AND District Leaders. So we kinda run things around here. It is awesome.
Paul and Anthony both got baptized Saturday. It was really cool. The Area Seventy for the Southwest U.S. was there. That was pretty neat. He lives two houses down from Elders Moa and Silski.
But yeah, Daniel and Francis are both getting baptized this Saturday. And next Saturday Marissa, Tony, Daniel, Kelly, Amber, and Joey will all be baptized too.
So yeah, things are goin fantastic.

Nov. 3

Well, I guess President Bassett thinks I need to be humbled again. I get to train another missionary. Which means Elder Moa is gonna have a brother! How exciting. And what's more exciting is that Elder Silski is coming to this area! I am pumped about that. I don't know if I mentioned him much, but he was in my district in the MTC and he's awesome. He likes baseball so we pretty much clicked from the get-go. He's hilarious too. So I'm excited that him and Elder Moa will be together.
I'm gonna be moving out of the Nielsons which is a little sad. No more biscuits and gravy for me. I'll just be a few streets down though. We'll be living with the Giles family. They have a son that just returned from Spokane, Washington about 5 months ago. For some reason I know tons of Elders from or in that mission. Anyways, he's come out with us a few times and he would hang out with Ty so I know him and that'll be fun. I hear they have dogs too which is a plus, cause me and Bentley are like best friends and I'm not sure what she'll do without me. Hopefully Elder Silski will play with her cause Elder Moa doesnt like her.
But having the area split will be great. Anthony and Paul are both getting baptized on the 8th. And then after that we've got 12 dates set so we'll have a baptism every Saturday through the rest of the year. It'll be awesome.
What's also awesome is that since I'm training, I'll most likely be staying here another 2 transfers. Which will rock. So hopefully I'll be here in Maricopa till January. We'll see.
So that's the news for now. Me and my new son will cover the Vineyard and Mezona wards and Elder Moa and Elder Silski will cover Beverly, Stewart and Westwood.
Hope all yall are doin great.
-Elder Coffman