Sister Collier's Homecoming!

Hello!

As you can tell from the subject line, I hit my 18 month mark this week. Can you believe that? Who was I 18 months ago? I don't even know. But I am thankful for these past 18 months and I am thankful for 6 more.

This week has been a really good one! We had two exchanges and we got hit by a snow storm that canceled church! I woke up and it was -4 degrees this morning. That is really cold.

On Tuesday I went on an exchange with Elder Brinkerhoff who is one of my best friends in the mission. It was a good time. We spent the day in Powell which is the town just north of us where the mission home is and the mission office. Him and his companion, Elder Hepler, are the Assistants to President Stratford. They do a lot of office work and other stuff. On our exchange we had to stop at the office to pick up a car that they were going to be taking up to the Kirtland Zone the next day. Well, when we got there there was a change of plans! They needed to get the Worthington Elders car to take up to Kirtland and give them the car that they had at the office. That was gonna be a simple fix we would just call the Worthington Elders and have them drive to Powell and do a switcharoo. But when we called them we found out that they were on exchanges and one of them accidentally took the car keys with him to Marysville so the Worthington Elders didn't have access to the car. So Elder Brinkerhoff and I drove 30 minutes to Marysville (even though we were only there for a few minutes it was nice to be back in Marysville!) to pick up the car keys and then 45 minutes to Worthington to give them to the Worthington Elders and then 15 minutes back to Powell! It was quite the drive haha! When we saw the Elders in Marysville we realized that there were 4 Elders talking and all 4 of us were serving in different areas😂 that hardly ever happens! So we had to get a picture haha! Anyway, after that whole ordeal we had to transport the car that was going up to Kirtland to the Powell Elders apartment so they could just wake up the next morning and drive up to Kirtland. So Elder Brinkerhoff and I drove different cars to their apartment! It was the first time in 18 months that I have driven a car alone and I'm not gonna lie, it was super nice. I just prayed out loud the whole drive. It felt good. The rest of the day in Powell was good too! We had some awesome lessons in the evening and I even met the Collier's! They are recent converts in the Powell ward. It was cool to meet them!

Elder Rawson and I went on exchanges together on Wednesday. This is his third transfer out and he is such a stud. Plus he is a lax bro so we get along great haha! We had such a good lesson in the evening with someone we are teaching in Dublin. It finally clicked for him that if he wants to find out if the church is true then he needs to live the commandments! He committed himself to live the Word of Wisdom. It was awesome.

This weekend was pretty crazy with all the snow and the freezing temperatures but it is all good! It is finally winter over here. It makes life interesting haha! 

I'm doing pretty well! I have had a lot of answers to my prayers lately and I am thankful for a loving Heavenly Father that listens to us and communicates to us. He is invested in our lives and wants us to be happy! 

Love you Mom! Thanks for everything. You're the best. 

Your son, 

Elder Collier