No letter today, but, I did get a surprise phone call from a distant Mitchell cousin, Barbara. She lives near Michael and also has missionaries in her home. Her missionaries share a car with Mike and his companion so she has seen him a couple of times in the last week he has been there. Such a small world! Hope we hear from him next week! Thank you all for your support, it means so much to know he is in your thoughts and prayers!

He made it!!! Look at all of those Sisters!!! Only 749 days to go!

Flying away!!

Today was the big day, he left the MTC! We know he was at the airport sometime around 11-11:30 because I was the lucky recipient of a phone call from Rendall Seely, aka Joseph. He bumped into Mike and about 30 other missionaries heading out this morning. Learning to look forward to these wonderful missionary moments ! He is excited to get out into the field and get to work, he mentioned the choir in his letter, not sure if he sang with them, but would not surprise any of us if he did. He informed us the guys in his zone make up songs and raps, sure that that is something that they love hearing in the halls. In true Micheal fashion his favorite story is a little on the 'no you didn't! side' and when he gets home he can tell you the story. He is happy and sooo excited, it rubs off all the way through the mail in his letters. Hope we hear from him next week but not sure what his schedule will be with the transfer.

Letter written on day 4 at the MTC!!

He is learning lots and has a few growth moments.  It is official, he is the youngest elder in his district, and his zone.  He is the senior companion and he and Elder Lu are the sacrament organizers for their branch.  Highlights of his first week, lessons on prayer and revelation, letters from home, and getting to talk to Elder Brett Adams.  ( I think talking to Brett was better than a letter from his mom, just saying!)

He is happy and excited, it is good to hear that in his letters, it makes the separation a little easier on the rest of us!! He will probably only be at the MTC another week or so, watch out Spokane, here he comes!

First letter arrived today!!!

Happy Birthday Matt, Harold and Grandpa Russell, sent out on your birthday!!!






He is doing well, said that the first day was 'quite a rush', and he felt like 'one of the guys'.  (Supernatural fans will get the second quote.) 

He shares a room with his companion, Elder Lu, and two other young men, Elders Williams and Howard.  His companion reminds him a lot of Fletcher, and was studying Music Theory at Harvard, yes our sweet Mike has been teamed up with a smart boy.  In the whole district only he and Elder Williams are 18, not sure how many are in his district, but still. He is excited and enjoying things, he hopes that he will settle in soon.

Contact information is in one of the earlier posts, he would love to hear from all of us!!! Emails are great, but we were told that the missionaries REALLY look forward to letters.

Only 727 days left!!!

Mikes email and MTC address, for those so inclined to write him!

Mike's email will be the same throughout his mission, so feel free to write this in ink. michael.cox@myldsmail.net

His address at the MTC, and he will only be here for a very short time, so write this one in pencil;

Elder Michael Alan Cox
JUN17 WA-SPO
2005 N 900 E Unit 57
Provo UT 84604

Although he won't be at the office a sure way to get letters to him after he leaves the MTC is to send to the following address, which as the office is permanent, feel free to write in ink again.  :)

Elder Michael Cox
Washington Spokane Mission
820 S Pines Rd Ste 101
Spokane Valley  WA 99206-5420


While email is quick and easy for us, we were told that the missionaries look forward to those actual snail mail letters, so if we all send one that way once in a while, he would appreciate it!

 











759 days to go........
(give or take)

Yesterday was the big day, we dropped him off at the MTC.  There were SO many people, it was CRAZY.  It was also exciting to see so many young men and women who were excited about what they were doing, it made the whole thing a little easier.  Photos to come, can't wait to hear from Elder Cox himself, we will keep everyone posted!!!!