Family,
today was the mission olympics here in ponta grossa!! we had a sweet run-down old gym that we rented for 10 bucks and just tore it up all day! basketball, soccer, volleyball and a uno tournament. it was way fun and i know that im gonna be sore tomorrow... but its all worth it!!
we also had our zone conference and it went really good also. President Araujo is a powerful man!! his talks are great and they always get us way excited to get out and work harder and harder.
we had a baptism last saturday in cold water but other than that it went good. a young man named Julio was baptised and his family even came to watch. they loved the chapel and really felt the spirit inside the meeting. he is a kid that has been ready for baptism for a long time. we just had to wait for his dad to get home from a work trip to give him permission. the rest of the family didnt really have a desire to get to know more but i know with time he will set the good example for them all. he is even talking about a mission already!!!
so we had a great week and even though it was busy as heck, everything turns out good and smooth with a baptism.
the cat lady is almost ready for baptism also. rejane has been to a bunch of family nights with us and she loved church. She and her son are marked for the 5th of july.
so mom your already heading back to work... i new that you wouldnt be able to just sit home for too long. you were just born and raised as a hard working momma!! im glad that you're feeling good. you make sure that those baggers lift all the watermelons and beer out of the kart for you.
i know that ty isn't gonna like the summer school thing but just tell him to stick with it and pay attention to mr. robertson. he wil get through it and still have time to do what he wants to do for the summer.
jud is gonna be completly through after the graduation!!! what a Blessing!! he is gonna be so much happier now. tell him to keep up the good work.
is arien liking the summer school job?
i bet dad is staying really busy now that its summer and everything with the coats rooter is at fulll steam. is his bike still getting him to and fro? i
love you guys so much and i know that you're all happy and enjoying the summer breeze!!
have a great week!!
Elder Coats
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Another good week
Dear Mom,
we had another good week this last week and were able to teach lots of lessons and we invited lots of people to baptism. we have a baptism marked this weekend for a kid that we have taught all the lessons to and is anxious to take the bath of eternal life. he really enjoys all the activities that the church offers and hasnt missed a sunday in 2 months. we're just waiting for his dad to come home from work to sign the papers and its all 10/4. everyday we are learning more and more about our area and where the work is and also where the members live. it is a challenge to get thrown in to an area that you know nothing about and work but we're doing good. we had a family night last night with a bunch of members in the ward and the cat lady (rejane). it went really good and i gave a message about the importance of the family and temples. she loved it and were heading back there today to teach her a little more about the gospel. im thinking that she willl be baptized here in a few weeks!!
its good to here that everyone is doing good back home and that your re-covering well mom. it has rained pretty good here the last few days also. at night our little pink wooden shack gets a shaking when the wind blows real hard. i'll get a picture of it this week and send you one. its a cool little house!!
i cant believe the picture of the whole family that you sent me a little while ago. i was looking at it this morning and i couldnt believe that ty is so tall and the rest of you have changed a little too. (just ugly chloe is the same jk).
i hear from all the guys once and a while also and it sounds like they are all doing well. mike and kolby are heading home here before we know it. crazy!! time seems like it is flying!!
i love you guys!! have a great week!!
Elder Coats
we had another good week this last week and were able to teach lots of lessons and we invited lots of people to baptism. we have a baptism marked this weekend for a kid that we have taught all the lessons to and is anxious to take the bath of eternal life. he really enjoys all the activities that the church offers and hasnt missed a sunday in 2 months. we're just waiting for his dad to come home from work to sign the papers and its all 10/4. everyday we are learning more and more about our area and where the work is and also where the members live. it is a challenge to get thrown in to an area that you know nothing about and work but we're doing good. we had a family night last night with a bunch of members in the ward and the cat lady (rejane). it went really good and i gave a message about the importance of the family and temples. she loved it and were heading back there today to teach her a little more about the gospel. im thinking that she willl be baptized here in a few weeks!!
its good to here that everyone is doing good back home and that your re-covering well mom. it has rained pretty good here the last few days also. at night our little pink wooden shack gets a shaking when the wind blows real hard. i'll get a picture of it this week and send you one. its a cool little house!!
i cant believe the picture of the whole family that you sent me a little while ago. i was looking at it this morning and i couldnt believe that ty is so tall and the rest of you have changed a little too. (just ugly chloe is the same jk).
i hear from all the guys once and a while also and it sounds like they are all doing well. mike and kolby are heading home here before we know it. crazy!! time seems like it is flying!!
i love you guys!! have a great week!!
Elder Coats
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Letter From the Mission President
Dear Family of Elder Coats,
It is a great pleasure to inform you that your son, Elder Coats, has been called to serve as a Missionary Trainer in the Brazil Curitiba Mission.
This is a position of great trust and importance to the mission. It gives Elder Coats an opportunity to train and to provide successful experiences for a new missionary. As you know, the first two months of a mission are extremly important in setting the course for the remainder of a new missionary's endeavors. We have great confidence in Elder Coats and we are pleased to give him this opportunity to have a positive influence on the quality of the missionary work in Brazil.
We are very proud of your son. We trust that you will continue to encourage Elder Coats to reach out for excellence as he serves the Lord in this new capacity.
Warmest Regards,
President Paulo M. Araujo
It is a great pleasure to inform you that your son, Elder Coats, has been called to serve as a Missionary Trainer in the Brazil Curitiba Mission.
This is a position of great trust and importance to the mission. It gives Elder Coats an opportunity to train and to provide successful experiences for a new missionary. As you know, the first two months of a mission are extremly important in setting the course for the remainder of a new missionary's endeavors. We have great confidence in Elder Coats and we are pleased to give him this opportunity to have a positive influence on the quality of the missionary work in Brazil.
We are very proud of your son. We trust that you will continue to encourage Elder Coats to reach out for excellence as he serves the Lord in this new capacity.
Warmest Regards,
President Paulo M. Araujo
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
June 10, 2009
Yo Family,
ONE YEAR DOWN and i dont believe it!!!!! tomorrow will be the big year mark and i think im gonna burn a shirt or something to have a little celebration, that sweat stained smell should give the fire a good scent of course....! no it has been a great year and i have learned so much!!
me and my comp are doing good here and working to find the people here in the area. we're knocking a lot of doors this transfer.
it is like fall weather here for me but not to cold. the thermals are doing me good and i dont need any thing else for warmth, but thanks mom. the cold only last for three months so i'm set.
that's awesome that shelby coats is going to a mandarin chinese speaking mish!! that's gonna be an adventure for him. tell him that i said hi and good luck if you guys make it to the farewell.
i got the package and oh the potatoes are just fantastic!!! you should have seen my companion when i was making them. they dont have any instant food here so he was amazed when he tasted them and saw that they were just like normal potatoes. i have already given a sister in the ward a packet of taco seasoning for her to make us for lunch this next week. she wanted to give us something different so she is gonna make tacos.
so this week we were walking down the street and an older lady starts yelling to us "are you guys Mormons??" i told my comp that i could smell a baptism and we went up to talk to her. she was a little different and has about 16 cats living with her. we left a little message and she invited us back to teach her. its gonna be interesting and we're gonna help her the best we can. everything is going great and before we know it, i will be callling you guys for christmas.
i love you guys!!!!!!
have a great week and always be happy!!!!
ELder Coats
ONE YEAR DOWN and i dont believe it!!!!! tomorrow will be the big year mark and i think im gonna burn a shirt or something to have a little celebration, that sweat stained smell should give the fire a good scent of course....! no it has been a great year and i have learned so much!!
me and my comp are doing good here and working to find the people here in the area. we're knocking a lot of doors this transfer.
it is like fall weather here for me but not to cold. the thermals are doing me good and i dont need any thing else for warmth, but thanks mom. the cold only last for three months so i'm set.
that's awesome that shelby coats is going to a mandarin chinese speaking mish!! that's gonna be an adventure for him. tell him that i said hi and good luck if you guys make it to the farewell.
i got the package and oh the potatoes are just fantastic!!! you should have seen my companion when i was making them. they dont have any instant food here so he was amazed when he tasted them and saw that they were just like normal potatoes. i have already given a sister in the ward a packet of taco seasoning for her to make us for lunch this next week. she wanted to give us something different so she is gonna make tacos.
so this week we were walking down the street and an older lady starts yelling to us "are you guys Mormons??" i told my comp that i could smell a baptism and we went up to talk to her. she was a little different and has about 16 cats living with her. we left a little message and she invited us back to teach her. its gonna be interesting and we're gonna help her the best we can. everything is going great and before we know it, i will be callling you guys for christmas.
i love you guys!!!!!!
have a great week and always be happy!!!!
ELder Coats
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Week of June 3rd, 2009
mom
its good to hear that everything is going good and the surgery went smooth. so now you just need to take it easy for a few months and get all healed up. im sure that it will go by really fast and at least you get to sit in the sun and enjoy the weather while you re-cuperate. surgery is not fun but you should feel a ton better when its all through.
i forgot that it actually gets cold here in the winter months!! we are starting in to the cold months and it is actualy really cold!! im glad that i brought my thermals from home and our house has some big good covers. they're a little smelly but no worries... when we got to the house there was practically nothing in it cause the area has been down for so long. we're geting her up and going though. its a sweet little pink wooden shack. kinda funny.
my new comp is getting into the swing of things and were trying to get our teaching group built up. we have a few familys that are good and interested so im thinking that we will be having some baptisms before too long. that sounds like a sweet new job that Jud is doing. i love working during the summer! ty is gonna be staying busy for sure now at RKT and also at the store. i thought arien was going to get a little break but now she is going to go into summer school also! im sure that dad will also stay really busy now in the summer months. just you mom, take it easy and drink lemonade on the porch. i bet grandma will be hanging out with you alot, that will be snazzy!
i love you guys and i hope that all continues to go as it is going!! im gonna work hard here and do my best to get this ward (Dal Col) strengthened. have a great week!!!!
ELder Coats
its good to hear that everything is going good and the surgery went smooth. so now you just need to take it easy for a few months and get all healed up. im sure that it will go by really fast and at least you get to sit in the sun and enjoy the weather while you re-cuperate. surgery is not fun but you should feel a ton better when its all through.
i forgot that it actually gets cold here in the winter months!! we are starting in to the cold months and it is actualy really cold!! im glad that i brought my thermals from home and our house has some big good covers. they're a little smelly but no worries... when we got to the house there was practically nothing in it cause the area has been down for so long. we're geting her up and going though. its a sweet little pink wooden shack. kinda funny.
my new comp is getting into the swing of things and were trying to get our teaching group built up. we have a few familys that are good and interested so im thinking that we will be having some baptisms before too long. that sounds like a sweet new job that Jud is doing. i love working during the summer! ty is gonna be staying busy for sure now at RKT and also at the store. i thought arien was going to get a little break but now she is going to go into summer school also! im sure that dad will also stay really busy now in the summer months. just you mom, take it easy and drink lemonade on the porch. i bet grandma will be hanging out with you alot, that will be snazzy!
i love you guys and i hope that all continues to go as it is going!! im gonna work hard here and do my best to get this ward (Dal Col) strengthened. have a great week!!!!
ELder Coats
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