Alysha Cox's Missionary Blog

  Hey Everyone!   I can't believe last week was my last week as a full time missionary. Let me tell you about my week and then I've got some final thoughts to wrap up this email series.    Last Monday we managed to squeeze 4 lessons into the brief time after pday. It was a busy week as we were helping a struggling friend and preparing another friend, Juan, for baptism. I had my departing interview with President Riding, which was so crazy! Basically this week was so busy, but it was awesome! Yesterday we were talking to people on the streets of Anderson, and we talked to several who weren't interested, but the last lady we talked to, it was so cool! She had just been praying to God for him to help, to give her something to believe he still cared about her. Then, we run into her and ask if we can share a scripture, I started reading a verse from Matthew, which turns out is the name of someone she's been struggling with. She just knew we were such a direct answer...

  This week was pretty cool. A few life lessons learned.  We went to the library and as I was looking at some of the people there (we try to talk with everyone) and I thought to myself, "There's Bill, and DJ, and Christian, and Etc" I know the names of a lot of homeless friends, or friends in humble circumstances. Then the thought came to my mind, that Jesus Christ would know the names of these people, and so did I. That was just such a cool thought! The worth of souls is great in the sight of God!   Remember that friend who we pounded on his door like the police from last week? Finally got back in contact, and he's coming to church again. He is working through it. To me it really just means that you can keep trying, no matter how bad you think you've messed up, you cannot travel farther than the Christ's light reaches.  A guy at the library asked us what was with the name tags. We explained that we were missionaries, and he was like, "oh, I thought...

  Hey everyone this was a crazy week. Finally got a nap today.  We were worried about our friend and got to knock on his door like the police. It was a rough week, but he's okay. We also were teaching a friend about the plan of salvation, and a guy nearby started listening and he was searching for greater purpose. He'd seen us out at the library a lot and he ended up joining the lesson, which was awesome. He is such a sincere seeker of truth.  The police knocked on our neighbor's door one night around midnight. Haha, that was crazy, then came an ambulance and fire truck. Didn't get to bed until late that night... We also had the thought to invite a certain member to a lesson with a friend. That member couldn't join the lesson, but reminded us about an old friend we hadn't taught in a while, and we decided to reach back out. And HE RESPONDED!!! That was awesome!! Basically, one of the busiest weeks. But it was awesome. Have a great week! Sister Cox Only 2 picture...