10/19/09

Well, i got the email in a letter last week ha thanks. Sorry i didnt have a chance to email last week, it was transfers so monday was a pday and i was on a train all day.
So yep i got transfered, i would love to tell you about the PIs but i dont know. MITO GOT WHITEWASHED! I got transfered up to Kiryu. So far ive been going along the outer ring of the mission. My companion is Elder Tsuchira ( 5th transfer, 5th comp) He is Brazilian and part japanese. This area has a large population of brazilian people so im homing to play more soccer here. But It was fun on sunday, i went to Gospel Principles in Portugese. I had my translater, but those people are amazing and so strong in spirit, it was WOW! ha.
well i really have no idea for birthday presents. BUT these little goodies can be a birhday present. Ive eaten everything you have sent already ha, So maybe more cearel and treats and stuff ha. OH yea, if you can find like a mini magnetic chess set or some kind of small chess set, that would be great. Me and my comp are both wanting to play but japanese chess is so different and has so many weird rules. BUT i will be happy with anyting!
WEll a cool thinng tha happened in this area already.. since there is literally no one in this town at certain times of the day, all we can do is house. NOT FUN. so i suggested we go try finding a place and sign up for service. Well after filling out forms we were taken to a school type place that was in the same building. We are helping watch and teach and take care of Handicapped children for highschool age to elementary school age. Yesterday we had planed to house but they asked us to help so we did. IT was a lot of fun. Even with problems they were so happy and i didnt see one kid sad or mad about anything. Also while there one of the ladies that worked there asked if we were mormon. We were kinda shocked she knew and said yes. She said her family used to mee with them about 10 yrs ago. She is 23 and livs with her parents. She gave us her number, so i caled last night and we now have an appontment with that family tonight!
Im excited!
Ok well thats really all thats happening. I gotta get off though, Me and my comp need to try and make a pinata for the halloween party. WE HAVE NO CLUE HOW ha
2 Nephi 22:2 Alma 5:44-46( I dont remember the verse numbers, its about testimony)
Love you
Elder Coffey

P.S. i did get to see conference and loved it. Elder Hollands talk about the BoM was amazing. Some of the things he said were how i have been feeling about it, it was crazy to know that his testimony and mine about the Book of Mormon had similar things.

9/2/09

Yea that tumor was gross. But im glad she is doing better.
Ive got kinda a bad headache and cant really focus or think of what to say, so this might be short sorry.
Well we are doing good here. WE have met some new potential investigators. The ones we have still havent hhad a chance to meet with us, so i dont know what we will do with that. But we are trying to spread our days out doing different things so we dont get bored and so we can build better relationships with people.
The other day we had a praying mantis on our door. We caught it and are feeding it cock roaches that get stuck in our sticky traps. We have 2 catapillars and a mantis ha. We get bored here.
The weather is getting cooler here for the most part, winter is coming.
OK well i need to go get some medicine and take a nap so i wont be out of missionary work tomorrow.
Sorry this is short.
I LOVE YOU
Elder PR Coffey