thanksgiving

well for thanksgiving we went over to a members house for about two hours very good food. we then went over to the collage and played some foot ball on there field. it was just the 4 missinays that played. the next day we got up and went to play some more football over at a members house for a few hours. the next few days it was not so pretty to see us walking because the pain that we were in. it has really start to get cold here. the only problem is that it does not snow here but it rains. i have two months to my year mark left to go so its going by really quick. but i will talk to you all later and have a great day

vicennes indiana

i have moved to vicennes i was in henderson for just 6 weeks then i got to move out and get up to vicennes. it has really start to get cold here and it rain really bad last week and got half of the old testaments wet and now that part of the book is wavee. i am living with members here and we live in a little room in the back cronner of the house. about the size of my room back home. i am now the passager agian but moved over to a mazda 3 wtich is a nice little car. we are have a vist from Richard G Scott this coming weekend. in loiusville ky, and all the missinays in the whole mission are going to be at this one metting so that is going to very cool. i am staying in the mission home so i bet that i will be able to met with him the night before the metting. but that about everything this far. i have severed with three missionarys that have gone home now wtich is really weird. but what ever talk to you all later.

Henderson

yea i am now in Henderson ky. this is my second area. in move 40 miles north from madisonville. the crazy this about this move is that i am still the the same disctrist. i have been out now for about 7 to 8 months some were around there. we spend a lot of the time tracting going house to house nocking doors. we are teaching a lot of poeple but most of the poeple here belong to some other church. i am severing with elder kiwika Franco he is from hawii and has been out about 2 months now. the town that i am in right now has a lot of history here they say the first mother day was here. i have might all kind of poeple here. one of the members went to high school with ron brailsford so that about the only one that know of the family so far. i am still close to the same wight i might have gain some but not much maybe a pound or two. not a lot of members feed us here so that help with the weight. i am now seviring in a branch and has been for the longest time. every one is relatie to one another. there are mostly two familys here. my shoes are starting to show some good wear and my tshirt too. but work goes on. well wirte to you all later and have a good time.

having a good time

july 14 2008
will i have been out now for about 5 months and i am still in madisonville i am with my second compain elder haldeman he is from cal. Oc. So far i have been to handerson and louisville i have sreved in both place for about a week. each area is a lot different then here. thinks have been going really good. i have work in all kinds of wheather so far i have been in the 32f and up to the 100f so i have a good feel of what its like. the summer is about over and its hasnt been to hot here but it is really starting to worm up. every thing is a lot differnt then back in utah the city didnt do anything for the 4 of july and it was just up to you to have a good fire work show. well i will try to keep this more up to date. have a great day Elder b out

frist baptizm

the frist one name Failica cates 35 got baptizn on the 12 of April by Elder Brailsford. She is still strong and has came every week sicne and has been studing the scritputres and is doing good

i am here in maidsonville kentucky

i am out in the field. thing are going really good. food is not the best but i am the one who is making it. i have been here for a week now its the march 10. the people are really nice and the town is really small. there are only a 100 people in the ward. there is about 12000 people that live here. the town is really old. met some one lady that has lived here for 60 years in the same house and the house was in pretty bad shape. a lot of the house are rundown because they are so old. i have my first campaign is elder walker from ceder hills. so he lives really close to home. everything is going really good. we have about 15 people that we are teaching the lesson. they say that this mission get around 50 baptisms a month. it snow last Friday night we got around 6" to a foot. the whole town shut down for Friday night and Saturday morning. i have a car in my area right now so that nice. we are limit to 1000 miles in a month so we have to walk now and then. the area is rolling hills there is no mounations our anything in sight to see. there is a lot of pounds that have come up since all the rain they had this year. went into Indiana for stake conference Sunday.

that's all for now tell you next week what happens. Cody out

2-13-08 Letter from Cody

I need your mailing address and email address. Post them as a comment or even better, send me a letter and cookies.

We spend most of the time in class. It is just like being at bording school where you spend most of the time in class.

farewell talk

The purpose of the gospel is to cleanse people of their sins so they can receive the savior’s mercy at the Day of Judgment. Therefore the focus of this book and, more important, the work you do each day is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His atonement, and enduring to the end.
The success of a good missionary is measured primarily by your commitment to find, teach, baptize, and confirm people and to help them become faithful members of the church who enjoy the presence of the Holy Ghost. Some of the way you can tell if you have been a successful missionary when,
You feel the spirit testify to people through you.
Obey with exactness.
Live so that you can receive and know how to follow the spirit.
Work effectively every day, and do your very best to bring souls unto Christ.
Go about doing good and serving people at every opportunity, whether or not they accept your massage.
And develop Christ like attributes.
And now I am going to talk more about how to be more Christ like through my mission and life.
At the beginning of his mortal ministry, Jesus walked along the shore of the Sea of Galilee and called out to two fishermen, peter and Andrew. Follow me, He Said.
And I will make you fishers of men. The lord has also called you to his work, and he invites you to follow him. The restored gospel enables you to become like Heavenly father and Jesus Christ. The Savior has shown the way. He has set the perfect example and her commands us to become as he is. ( Now turn with me to 3 Nephi 27: 27)
First faith in Jesus Christ.
When you have faith in Christ, you believe in him as the son of God, the only begotten of the father in the flesh. You accept him as your savior and redeemer and follow his teachings. You believe that your sins can be forgiven through his atonement. Through faith you receive answers to your prayers and personal inspiration to guide you in the Lord’s work. Bible dictionary says. Faith is to hope for things which are not seen, but which are true. In Alma 32 21 it says
Second Hope
Hope is an abiding trust that the lord will fulfill his promises to you. It is believing and expecting that something will occur. When you have hope, you work through trials and difficulties with the confidence and assurance that all things will work together for your good. The scriptures often describe hope in Jesus Christ as the assurance that you will inherit eternal life in the celestial kingdom. Moroni 7 40-42


Three Virtues
Virtue originates in your innermost thoughts and desires. It is a pattern of thought and behavior based on thigh moral standards. What you choose to think and do when you are alone and you believe no one is watching is a strong measure of your virtue. Virtuous people are clean and pure spiritually. They focus on righteous, uplifting thoughts and put unworthy thoughts that lead to inappropriate actions out of their minds. They obey god’s commandments and follow the counsel of Church leaders. They pray for the strength to resist temptation and do what is right. Your mind is like a stage in a theater; in the theater of your mind, however, only one actor can be on stage at a time. If the stage is left bare, thoughts of darkness and sin often enter the stage to tempt. But these thoughts have no power if the stage of your mind is occupied by wholesome thoughts, such as memorized hymn or verse of scripture that you can call upon in a moment of temptation. By controlling the stage of your mind, you can successfully resist persistent urges to yield to temptation and indulge in sin.
Fourth Knowledge
The lord commanded, “Seek learning, even by study and also by faith”. He also warned, “It is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance”. Seek knowledge, especially spiritual knowledge. Study the scriptures every day, and also study the words of the living prophets. Give special attention to scripture passages you can use as you teach and as you answer questions about the restored gospel. DC 42 61

Cody's Farewell

My farewell was Sunday, February 10, 2008. It was fun having family and friends all together to celebrate my mission. I am going into the MTC on Wednesday Feb. 13. My bags are packed!