So first of all, transfers were in Thursday. I said goodbye to Elder Dixon and hello to Elder McInnes. To answer your question, yes we are both Zone Leaders. It is a lot of fun! Elder McInnes and I are very similar. He is from Twin Falls Idaho. He likes all the same music that I like. He's a huge twenty one pilots fan, and a huge Hamilton fan. Needless to say we are getting along super well.
This week has been so good! General Conference was absolutely wonderful. I know that President Nelson is a prophet of the Lord. This conference really solidified that testimony for me. Did you see how fast he got out of his seat when he first spoke? A 94 year old man should not be able to do that! It's amazing! I really loved his talk about the name of the church. To be completely honest I was a little hesitant when they first announced the emphasis on the true name of the church. But I was called to repentance and I realized how important it really is. We should NEVER take the Savior's name our of His church. I have already had awesome opportunities the past couple of days to explain the importance of the name of the church to people that have called us Mormons. I know as we follow the counsel of the Prophet then miracles will occur.
We met with Tyler and his wife Amanda on Saturday in between sessions of conference. It was such an amazing lesson. They accepted the invitation to be baptized on November 3rd. I am so excited for them. On Sunday we texted Tyler in between sessions of conference and he told us what his favorite parts were from the first session and he also let us know that he was reading the Book of Mormon out loud to his wife and two daughters. That made me happier than I can explain. This man was having family scripture study in between sessions of conference! This family is the absolute best. I love them a lot. We are meeting with them again tonight. 
Elder McInnes and I councilled this week about what our focus should be this transfer for the Zone. After prayer and discussion we came to the conclusion that we need to emphasize the Book of Mormon as a zone. Specifically finding people to teach using the Book of Mormon. This revelation we received was confirmed when Elder Bowen gave his talk about the Book of Mormon and its purpose to gather scattered Israel. We implemented this focus on Monday and miracles are happening here. I had the opportunity to go on an exchange with Elder Michels yesterday and we made sure that in all of our contacts we taught about the Book of Mormon and how it testifies of Jesus Christ. We handed out all of the copies that we brought with us and found 3 new people to teach. It was a miracle of a day. I know that as we follow the counsel of the leaders of the church and on personal revelation we receive from the Holy Ghost then miracles will happen in our own lives. It happens in missionary work and I know it can happen in our personal lives.
I love you Mom! Thank you for everything.
Your son,
Elder Collier
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