Hello Family and Friends!
Hope everyone is well. We've had a great, wonderful week.
I realized that I haven't told you anything about Elder Campbell. I always forget to tell yall the most important things. Elder Campbell and I get along really well. He's very musical (President likes to give me musical companions) plays the piano and has composed a lot of his own music.
I don't know if I've mentioned this, but I've had the mission violin with me for about 6 months now. Sisters Wells, Hathenbruck, Elder Campbell and I did a musical number on Thursday at zone conference (My Heavenly Father Loves Me) and Elder Hatch (cellist - Elder Kelley's companion in Greenville), Elder Campbell and I did a musical number on Friday at Mission Leadership Council. It's been a great blessing to have the violin. We've done a lot of musical numbers this last week in lessons and the music has really added to the spirit of the lessons.
We finally taught E--- this week. Monday we had a lesson with him one-on-one, and then Wednesday the B----s (member family in 3rd ward) invited us to dinner and E--- was there so we taught them. Between the two lessons we taught him the plan of salvation.
We've been working with L--- a lot the last couple weeks. She is a relatively recent convert who is struggling with the recent loss of her mother. We had a really good lesson with her last night at a member's home.
C-------- is being baptized next weekend! I hope I don't get transferred! Elder Campbell and I taught her the plan of salvation yesterday with her boyfriend's parents, both of whom are strong active members visiting from Arkansas. She was able to recognize the spirit, which is awesome. That (recognizing the spirit) really I think is the key for people investigating the church. Once they recognize the spirit influencing them to follow the path the missionaries and others help lead them on, the conversion process truly starts to take place. We feel really good about June 15th being the right time for her to be baptized.
We had our Madison Zone Conference last Thursday. Our zone had the honor of attending President Holzapfel's last zone conference he will ever conduct as a mission president. The training focused a lot on Chs8 & 9 of Preach My Gospel. Friday was their last Mission Leadership Council. We talked a lot about the mission president transition and how we can make it smoother.
These two meetings were some of the greatest, most spiritual I have ever attended. I admire the Holzapfels so much. They truly lead and teach by example, and I will miss them so much! And even though I will miss them so much, I am very excited for President and Sister Hanks to come. I know that they have been called of God to lead this mission at this specific time
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Elder Coleman Madsen
Alabama Birmingham Mission
194 Shelton Rd #116
Madison AL 35758
Got the photo with the Holzapfels. Don't have sd card with me today, but I will get it to you.
DO NOT MAIL THE BIRTHDAY PACKAGE TO MADISON
Transfers will be on June 12th (my birthday) and I will be doing a musical number there, which suggests that I may be transferred. I would wait to send it until after we know.
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