Knives Out? S1:ep 6/7

 March 20, 2023

How's it going everyone? Sorry I didn't get an email out last week, it was a really busy P-day! Long story short I hiked Camelback, which is basically the biggest "mountain" in the area. I should say I climbed it, because it was definitely a climb. 

The last 2 weeks have absolutely flown by, there is only 1 week left in the first transfer! It is crazy to think I will only get about 17 transfers or so in my mission, and I am already almost done with the first.

So much has happened, I don't even really know where to start. I don't remember half of it either to be honest, there is just so much! I play a lot of basketball on P days and then the rest of my week is spent speeding around on our bikes contacting people or teaching some lessons. We don't get a ton of service requests here. We have really been focusing on improving the member support here in Mountain Shadows and slowly but surely we are getting there! The members are beginning to trust us more and after that the golden referrals will start rolling in.

A cool experience recently is we had Stake conference, and the Presiding Authority was Elder Broc C. Hiatt of the Seventy. My dad and Elder Hiatt served in their missions together! I never had the opportunity to meet him, but I grew up hearing about how amazing he was. It was really cool to meet him, shake his hand and hear about how great a missionary my dad was. He definitely set a high bar, but its a good thing I'm taller  than him hahaha! There were some other special experiences with Elder Hiatt and some other things, but I don't have time to write about them, sorry!

Anyways, I'm doing pretty good and life is good! It is simple, spiritual, and definitely where I need to be right now. I got a fortune cookie recently and it said "It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness." Not really a fortune, but it made me think of Luke 11:33. "No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light." So I would invite you all to light a candle when you are in the darkness, and once you have that light, to let it shine and share it with all those around you. Do not hide the light.

Love,

Elder Cozzens

 

I got some dope knives!

And a sweet Rez blanket which is the best blanket I've ever had

 

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