NO EMAIL: March 19, 2012

SURPRISE : March 12, 2012

Dear Family,

President changed my finish date to the 29th of May. Me and Elder Ezekiela are having a lot of good success. I've learned a lot more  english phrases. Me and an investigator that I really like (Christian) got in a calm debate about prophets and the law of the land.  After talking for a long time and geting nowhere I asked him if he believed the Book of Mormon was true.  He said yes.  So we fixed his baptismal date.   Also for Ezekiela's first contact we met a young man named Tamatoa with his friends that were drinking and smoking but he wasn't. They told us to go away but he said I'm gonna go over and talk to them.  He asked some really good questions.  We gave him a Book of Mormon.  He told us that he was gonna read the entire thing and we could come back whenever we wanted and then he asked us to play ping pong with him and he destroyed us both.

Love yall,

Love Elder Cosby

ELDER EZEKIELA: Mar 5, 2012

Dear Family, 


I received my last companion Elder Ezekiela fresh from the MTC. He is from the Cook Islands. He is awesome and very motivated. The mission department has a new 12 week program thing of training. so I am pretty sure that I will be ending my mission in Mahina. Me and Elder Ezekiela have the same watch.  I thought that was cool.  I have been praying to have a companion that would help me become a better person and I think I got what I asked for.  He has an Australlian accent and says cool phrases like "he's just gotta pull his socks up" (meaning he has gotta be a man or get over it). Family, I am needing advice about what I need to do career wise.   I ask that all career advice submissions be submitted before next Monday and are no longer than 200 words.  Y'alls decisions will be how I determine who I love the most in the familly for the rest of my life.
Love yall,
Love Elder Cosby

I REALLY LIKE MY MISSION: Feb 27, 2012

Dear Family,

This week we had 2 baptisms.  The first was Manutea Putoa ( translation:  White Bird Conchshell Store).  We hope that his mom will soon join him and get baptized.  The other was Nooroa Taero (Big Reputation Drunk).  He is a good guy even though he forgets the lessons really fast because he is super old.  At this moment I am with Elder Crump while we both wait for our new companions after which he will be going to Raiatea.  I will be finishing my mission here in Mahina.  I know I don't write a lot in my emails but y'all shoudl know that I really lke my mission and that I am super happy to be here.

Love,
Elder Cosby

TEARII: February 20, 2012

Dear Family,

Last week was the baptism of Tearii. He is an 11 year old boy . The baptism was great.  He was so excited that he could not contain himself.  He jumped up to lead the first song with his aunt and yelled, "I am a child of God" at the top of his lungs the first verse all three times (verses). President Sinjoux came.  When he got up to speak Tearii took President's arm and put it around himself and stood next to him until he was finished.  It was a great baptism. His parents have completely changed now. They tell us that Tearii is much better in school now also. After the baptism Tearii went and told all of his neighbors that he was baptised.  They told him that they would buy him candy as a gift and he told them: "Make sure it is big!"  Everything is going great 

Love y'all

Love, Elder Cosby

NO TIME: February 13, 2012

Dear Family,

I am out of time to write.  Next week.

Love ya'll
Love,  Elder Cosby

TEHOTU: February 6, 2012

Dear Family,

This week we went to eat at a family's house.  The man's brother was there.  His name is Tehotu (the fruit).  He is not a member.  The first thing that Tehotu said to us was "I don't talk a lot . . . I am timid".   While we were eating we found this to be true.   Tehotu didn't talk a lot, even when asked direct questions, but towards the end of the dinner he lifted his head from his stew and cut us all off in saying rather loudly, "I want the missionary lessons!" So we set up a day to come back and had an amazing lesson with him where he told us that he wanted to be baptised. We also learned that his job is to "search for the treasures of his ancestors in caves and other places."   I thought that was pretty neat. I wonder if he gets paid well.  Also yesterday we went to Paea to do the same missionary concert that we have been doing in all the stakes in Tahiti. It was cool to be able to see all of my investigators from a year ago still attending church. I was happy.

Love y'all

Love, Elder Cosby