December 19, 2011

Thank you so very much for emailing me. I absolutely love reading this email. It really inspired me when you wrote that bit about prayer. I felt the spirit testify to me about that. I will improve and follow up with you next week. You have a busy week just before Christmas. That is good, keep the work rollin' and tell Riley to give it his all. I am still excited about that previous week just because it was so much fun to do the work. This week was still great but it consisted with a lot of rejection.
So When I call you on Christmas, it will be about 9:30 like you said and just as we're on the phone we can set up skype, so have it ready to go with the family available. I am still restricted to speaking to just the blood related family, cameron is ok. That is a bit unfortunate for those I wont speak to but it is also being obedient. Well I am excited for this week because so much is going on. Well here is how the last week went...

 

It has been another good week. I got the privilege to go on exchanges with the wrekin elders, once with Elder Hobbs and once with Elder Stocking. My Exchange with Elder Hobbs was great. One thing I noticed in Elder Hobbs is that he has great trust with the members and he has made great friends with them. I am so confident that they enjoy his presence in the wrekin area. During the exchange we were able to find a young man on the spot to teach and Elder Hobbs and I worked well together in being unified with our teaching. The lesson went over well and afterwards we rejoiced in the joy to share the gospel. Even though it was cold my heart was warm and filled with the spirit. On the exchange with Elder Stocking, we were able to get to know each other very well. It is always good to have a strong relationship with your leaders. Because of that relationship I was able to ask him many questions. I had noticed that he is very knowledgeable in the gospel and almost the entire exchange I was asking him questions and he would answer all of them with references too. I was amazed on how much he understands. He also helped me with my teaching skills and how to teach simply. That is something that I will always be working on all throughout my time serving the lord. I enjoyed these exchanges very much. It also made the week seem very fast.

 

I had a great experience when I was at the train station just after we exchanged back. I looked at the train times and saw that our train doesn't leave until and was expected at 10:52. We had about five minutes, so to maximise the time I turned to a man and began to speak to him. At first he was a little hard hearted when I asked how his day has been and he replied with a "good until you showed up.". After a minute or two of explaining to him our purpose as a missionaries and about the Book of Mormon, his heart was softened and he began to show sincere interest in the book. He was asking me great questions about what we believe and how the Book of Mormon is word of God. He asked me for the book and without hesitation I allowed him to have the Book of Mormon. After I finished with our conversation I looked back at the time and I was a bit frightened when I saw that it was 10:58. I thought we had missed the train. Then I see that our train was delayed until 11:02. I was relieved and then I began to think how the Lord was able to do that. I know that that man needed to hear about the Book of Mormon and I know that the Lord provided a way and the time for him to hear this great message.

 

Our Investigators in our teaching pool are three: Sian, Jamie and Paul. Sian is busy for work and then gone for holiday until after Christmas. We are planning to see her just after and she claims to have a bunch of questions for us. Paul, who we taught just last week is doing well. He has not shown too much commitment however and that is a bit worrying. He does have much trust with us and that is the strength of Paul right now. Jamie is fantastic, we taught him just this weekend and he is showing some great potential for progression. We also are helping him and his family of three children (he being a single parent) with Christmas by supporting his incapability to provide gifts for his kids. So we were able to speak to the relief society president and another family in the ward who are very fortunate and caring to help out with Jamie and his family. We have got a few gifts for Jamie's children and I know that Jamie appreciates the act of kindness, he has expressed his thanks to us. I think this will be a great Christmas.

 

Hope you have a Happy Christmas! I will talk to you then.

 

Love Elder Tucker Corbin

December 12, 2011

Thanks for emailing me, It means a lot. I have had a fantastic week and I cant wait to tell you about it. I will make plans and arrangements to call you at 4:30pm on Christmas day. I can't wait to talk to all of you. And yes it is a half hour for you and a half hour for mom. If you can do skyp just let me know because I have access. I was planning to be on the phone and skyp so that way if the skyp gets messed up we can still hear each other. It will be my greatest Christmas present too. I also cant wait for the photo album, it should be good to see the family again. So you got a BBQ, nice. Those steaks are so good, I can almost taste those sunday afternoon dinners right now. I am glad to hear that Riley is still doing great on the court. I also memorized the quote that you sent me a few weeks ago, and also D&C 4, because I remember in priests quorum I was nearly the only one who did't have it memorized. I am almost done with the Book of Mormon Challelnge. I am at the end of Ether. I should complete it this week. Well here is my fantastic week for you...

This has been an amazing week. I have noticed a steep increase of my faith. I am beginning to understand how faith can be used in all aspects of the work. It also has helped me become an instrument in the hands of the Lord. My faith in finding is what has grown so much this week. I have been having prayers in my heart that we are going to find those who receive us (pmg 159). I am so grateful for a greater understanding of faith in missionary work.
Paul is doing great, we met with him last Monday evening. He is so receptive to the spirit and he is beginning to see the whole purpose why we care for him so much. We watched the restoration video with him and there is no doubt that he felt the spirit very strongly. After the lesson he sincerely thanked us for what we do. We are meeting with him again tonight.
A few miracles that happened this week which were very spiritual experiences that are testimony builders to me. Last Monday on our way over to Paul we stopped this young woman who was on her phone. She seemed as if she was brushing us off. All she said was, "I promise I will talk to you, just go to my house 106 Oakfield." We also found out her name was Sian. So we went to Paul's just bearing her in mind. The very next day, we were in that area around the same time at night. We got to her road which we have a few potential investigators who live there and the very first thing I was thinking was 106 Oakfield, repeatedly in my head. So I just went by the spirit and looked for the door with 106 on it. When we knocked on she answered and she happily welcomed us in. We needed a fellowshipper because she was home alone so we gave it ten minutes and we had a fellowshipper who was the best possible fellowshipper for her just because they had so much in common. We were able to teach her and it was a very good lesson. She had lost her mother and two twin brothers in a car crash four years ago when she was fifteen. She has had a lot of questions that she wanted answered. We were able to also answer those questions of the soul she had by using the Book of Mormon and also by having our fellowshipper relate from some personal experiences of his family who past away in a car crash, too. The entire lesson was so spiritual and I realised how great it is to have the spirit guide us and lead us to those who will receive us. I felt completely consecrated to the Lord and I was an instrument in his hands, such a blessing.
On Wednesday, we were able to have another miracle. We were on our way to a dinner appointment with a pizza on hand, which we were providing the main meal. We met this man named John along the way and asked him if he would like to join us and have some pizza. He was excited and said sure why not. So we walked with him to our dinner appointment and all throughout the dinner time we got to know him better and some of his interests. After the dinner we then began to teach him in the members home. He was very understanding and the message of the restoration made sense to him. The whole situation just played out perfect and once again I am grateful for the Lord placing him in our path. I know I shouldn't ruin the story but we had lost contact with him after that lesson and we pray that as he reads the Book of Mormon that it will soften his heart. Always planting seeds.
On Thursday we had some sad news, Damion text us saying thanks but he doesn't want to meet with us anymore. No explanation but we are still friend and I can't wait for the day we run into him on the streets. That is when we can follow up with him on what has happened. I know the Lord is preparing him till that day.
On Saturday, we had a very great miracle. We walked up a street of a member and found this man, named Ant(Antoni), just outside his house. We found out that he was doing some painting and decorating and we offered to help. To his surprise and ours he let us in to help him. During the hour and fifteen minutes we painted with him, we talked to him about the beliefs that we hold and how we differ from other religions. He began to show interest. After he asked us if there was anyway that he could repay us for the help. We said nothing really, but we would love to share with you about the Book of Mormon. So we sat down for another half hour and taught him the restoration message. He was thrilled about it. I can tell he has been looking for something more in his life. I am so grateful for the Lord leading us to this wonderful person. The spirit was strong the whole time and even when we were walking away.
Later that day, we ran into this man named Jamie. He has three kids and is a single parent. He doesn't believe in God. We were talking to him for about ten minutes while he was on his way back to his flat. When we got to his flat we asked if we could come up with him and out of the cold weather. He let us come in and I know that the Lord had softened his heart. When we were at his flat he was showing sincere interest and asking many question about the restoration. We explained to him about the Book of Mormon and why it is so important. He is really intending to read the book out of real interest and his heart has been completely softened. I am so grateful to be able to meet Jamie and his children. I know he is prepared to receive the truth.
All these great experiences came about because Elder Hill and I have been working on having a prayer in our heart and having faith that we can find those who receive us. I have developed a great love for faith and I know that the Lord can do many mighty miracles. I now know that the Lord can open so may doors if we just ask him to lead us the way. This has truly been one of the greatest weeks of my mission.
I am looking forward to this week and I hope you have a great week too.
Love Elder Tucker Corbin

Pictures December 5, 2011

yeah it may look nice outside but is is freezing. at least it isn't raining. The weather has been so nice this far and I see it as a blessing

This is my favorite member in the ward, just because he is so amazing. His name is Robert Taylor and he is relatied to Robert Plant. He also looks like Brenan Corbin in a few decades.

December 5, 2011

Thank you so much for emailing me. I was so excited to see Riley doing so well in basketball. I am on fire with it my friend. I wish I could be there to see him play, but I know my priorities and my desires are to serve the Lord. Bishop Waldron got released did he, Now its Bishop Scott. That is good to know. Bishop Waldron was amazing and I love him for the service he gave to the Chaparral ward. I know too that Bishop Scott will do great also. I love your support that you have for me and I thank you for all that you and tha Family do.

Well its coming up fast, you know I will be calling you on Chrstmas day. I would like to Skyp you and talk to you over the phone so that way we can see and hear each other, just in case the connection is bad on the skyp and we cannot hear that well. What time should I call you? I want to know in advance so that I can make everything work out. Let me know these details so that I can get it all worked out.

Well my week had be great and here is how it went...

I must say, I am getting excited for what is happening here in Telford. I can see miracles beginning to unfold right before my eyes. It is amazing how having faith will allow the Lord to perform miracles as we serve. What I mean by that is that there is great potential with the Badger family(part member family), who I mentioned about last week. Sister Badger came to church, like she usually does, but this time with her two children Estella and Ellis(age 17 and 9). Estella is participating much in the lessons and Ellis is enjoying primary. Elder Hill and I are planning to begin teaching Estella and Ellis this week. By starting the teaching process of teaching this week we will be able to have them dated for the twenty-fourth of December and also enables us to reach our goal of two baptisms by the end of the year. This is what I meant by miracles beginning to unfold. We have shown faith that we can achieve this goal and the Lord is providing a way.

We also had great progress with Damion earlier this week and had a fantastic lesson. He is reading the Book of Mormon and has claimed to feel the spirit when he does read from the Book of Mormon. We haven't had a lesson with him since then and I am a bit sad about that. We were planning to meet with him on Friday but he couldn't make it because he was feeling under the weather. We also invited him to church but he didn't come. We will be making contact with him very soon and we pray for him all the time. He still has great potential to progress. I think what will help him most is by getting him involved with members in the ward of his age group which there are a few in mind that would work well with him. We will be on that this week.

We Taught a young woman this week on the spot. Her name is Charlie. We had a great lesson with her and she did feel the spirit strongly. The spirit was also strong when Elder Hill and I bore sincere testimony to her about the restored gospel. We will not be teaching her in the future though because she has just moved to South Hampton. We have created a teaching record for her and will send it to the mission office who then can forward it to the missionaries in her area. We have her contact details so we will be able to get her exact location where she is moving to. I don't believe it was coincidence that we met her, she is prepared for the truth.

We also got to teach a man named Ross. We met Ross a few weeks ago and set an appointment with him. When we went to the appointment he was not home so we figured we will try by another time. We met a young man just the other day named Deon, who actually turned out to be Ross' son. Deon set up a fake appointment with us but because of that we were led back to Ross. When we met with Ross we ended up finding out that his sons real name was George. Even though it was a false appointment, it led us back to Ross and he is definitely prepared for the restored gospel. He invited us in warmly and we had a great lesson with him yesterday. He is committed to read the Book of Mormon and to also pray about it. He also would like to be baptised when he find it to be true. He had some great questions a true investigator would ask. We are very excited for him here in Telford.

I am so grateful for serving in this area where so many great things are about to unfold. This is a great time of year and I know it makes up for the cold weather(by the way it is freezing out here and I am in it for several hours at a time). It is so great to be a missionary no matter what the condition are. I hope you have a great week.

Love Elder Tucker Corbin

November 28, 2011

Thank you so much for writing me. I enjoyed reading your email. Riley is doing great huh. Fourteen big ones, nice. Tell him good job for me. Unfortunately I am limited to internet sites and I will not be able to read Riley's article but I will when I am home. I am glad you had a great thanksgiving and a good time with everyone around. Elder Hill and I had a great thanksgiving and had pasta bake with roast pototoes and cheesecake. really tasty. Thanks for the inspiring words you sent me. I really like that quote I will learn that one. Well here is the week I have had...

 

We have had a great week here in Telford. I can see that the future of this area is beginning to grow. It has so much potential and it is on the verge of turning the corner to making miracles appear. There is a part member family in this ward which we are planning to take some progress with. The Badger family, I just think that is a great name to begin with. There is the mother, Michelle, who is a convert of three years now and has such a strong testimony. Now her children are not members but are recently showing interest. Estella is at the age of seventeen and Ellis is nine. This past week we had a family home evening with them and we got to know each other much better. I feel we have made a huge step by doing that. Now we are focused on talking with Sister Badger on what we can do to take the next step which we believe is to teach them. I'll let you know how it turns out. I am so excited for it.

Damion. He is our most progressing investigator and he is beginning to catch fire. I think what is so great about him is that Elder Hill and I have a great bond between us, just as friends would. That is a key strength and he likes to meet with us because of that. Ever since we had first taught him, we have seen a definite change and he has seen it too. He keeps commitments that we give him and that has been the factor of that change. His biggest concern is having faith. He finds it difficult to believe that Jesus Christ is able to perform miracles such as walking on water, etc. From what we have seen he will continue to develop faith and slowly but surely his doubt with fade because of his willingness to keep commitments.

Paul, the investigator we have just found last week, is also very sincere about meeting with us. He is a great man and has a very high potential and is happy most of the time. On our follow-up visit with him he was once again welcoming just as the first time. He has read from the Book of Mormon and we showed our excitement for that. From what he understands of the restoration, he does believe Joseph Smith to be a prophet of God.

We had a great experience this week in which we applied a teaching tactic described on page 159 of PMG. It talks about skipping the appointment request and just start teaching them, then and there. We have tried it once with a couple of gentlemen on there lunch break but they just said in the middle of the the teaching and testifying, "maybe another time mate". A few days later we put it to the test again with this man named Mark. He had just finished laying bricks in his front porch and we started talking to him and asked him how his day was and all that. We were talking to him about his son who is paralyzed from the chest down due to a motorcycle crash. Then yielded the subject into the atonement and Jesus Christ and his ministry on the earth. After fifteen minutes we had taught most of the restoration lesson and then invited him to be baptised, which he accepted. I was amazed about how well this tactic works. We are seeing him on our follow up visit this week. I am excited for him and his decision to read and pray about the Book of Mormon.
I am so excited for this week. I hope you are too, have a good one.

Love, Elder Tucker Corbin

November 21, 2011

Thank you so very much for writing me, I really enjoyed this email a bunch. That quote you sent me is fantastic. I always remember that you told me that when you got discouraged on your mission. I even told my mission President about that. I think about it every time I get discouraged and I just go to work. Even when I don't feel like it i just force myself. It makes me stronger and I can see that it does just off this week alone. Sounds to me that Riley is getting prepared for this week huh. Tell him to just go for it. I am glad to hear that Red Fox is doing great, keep it going strong. Looks like a good thanksgiving week you got ahead. Make the best of it and don't worry about me Ill have a great meal for thankgiving. I cannot wait for the Christmas present. I have been antispating this present since the moment I thought of It. Well here is my week for you...

It definitely has been a rewarding week and I have seen the blessings from the opposition in the previous week. I am grateful for the lessons I have learned and I know that the Lord is shaping me and developing me to be the person he wants me to be. So I will continue to do my best to submit to his will.
First off, some sad news but it had to be done. We have dropped Lynne and in a way she dropped us as well. From what we know about her from the teaching record and the members in the ward, she has been taught by numerous missionaries and has struggles to commit to baptism. We have, however, made the most progression with her and have seen much improvement from when Elder Hill and I have begun teaching her. Her progression came from us being persistent with the commitments we gave her. She does have a testimony but her biggest concern is that she is hesitant to act on that testimony. She said she wants to give it some time from when we teach her again and I am almost one hundred percent sure that she will be back. Right now is a difficult time for her because the council is coming to check her house tomorrow and it may result in a possible eviction. That might be what she needs after all. We continue to pray for her and want to be there when she needs us.
I also wanted to say how much I appreciate my companion. Elder Hill is so great and I am so glad to serve with him. We get along extremely well and we both have a strong desire to find, teach and baptise. He sets a great example for me also and helps me strive to be a better servant for the Lord. I am so looking forward for this second transfer together.
We also had a great experience and met a man who I would say is prepared to hear the message of the restoration. We met this man through tracting and he let us in to his home. His name is Paul. He has had a rough year and a lot has happened in his life. His wife left him last Christmas and he has had some trouble with that and also he lost his job a few months after that. He is doing well and has managed to make his way through this trial with faith in Jesus Christ. We had a great lesson with him and he seemed very excited to hear about this great news of the restoration of the gospel. When we shared with him the fist vision, I recited Joseph's experience and after he gave me a compliment saying that I have a good voice for reading scriptures on a recording. I thought it was quite humorous at first but I realised that the Spirit was helping him really focus on what was being said and it touched his heart. Elder Hill and I are excited for the opportunities that await him.
This week will be good and I can see that this area is beginning to open up we have a few investigators that we want to really start to get them more involved and also a few potentials that just may come around the corner. I hope that you have a great week because I know I will. It is what you make of it. Tell everyone I say Hi!
I Love You, Elder Corbin

November 16, 2011

Thank you so much for emailing me. I also am glad to hear you had a great birthday, Red Lobster, just like last year. I am glad that Eston had a good talk, it is always good to har a return missionaries testimony. Keep comforting Grandma and send her my love. I am glad the ward likes my letters home. I hope that they inspire everyone who reads them. Riley is doing good with basketball, alright. I will continue to motivate him as much as I can. Now here i how my week has been...

 

It has been a humbling week for me and I also believe it was for Elder Hill. We had quite a few fallen appointments and many other things that got me discouraged. But it turned out to make me appreciate being on a mission and also made me realize how much desire I have for obtaining a baptism. I have been striving to speak with everyone that we get a chance to and my motivation is just increasing. I am grateful for this experience this past week and I will hold on to this drive for as long as I can. As I work with diligence I know the Lord will bless us.

Lynne Kent. She is making definite progress but her only concern is that she must refrain from coffee. Also she has a problem with the tidiness of her home and she has a large amount of clutter all throughout her house. This also may result in a possible eviction. We pray for her each and every day. She has a testimony and I am sure of that. 

Next is Damion, who is twenty-four and has a search for happiness in his life. We had a great lesson with him last week and we helped him understand what will bring him happiness and what he desires in life. We read with him in the Book of Mormon about Lehi's dream and the tree of life. He really imagined himself in that dream and then pictured where he would be and he claims to be in the darkness with no direction. We explained to him that by reading the Scriptures you can grab hold of the Iron Rod. He now understands the importance of the scriptures. It was such a spiritual experience and I am grateful for the guidance of the Holy Ghost.

I really enjoyed last weeks Sports Day. It was a great time to develop relationships with other missionaries and I feel closer as a mission in a whole. One thing I really enjoyed was how Elder Herrin and Elder Smith were there, who I spent the MTC in Provo with. When we saw each other at the first of the day, it felt like we were Alma the younger and the sons of Mosiah who had gone to their missions and met up again. It was good to see them and to recognize that we are still "brethren in the Lord" Alma 17:2

This past week I have had a study on the topic of knowledge. A little story first, Elder Hill and I were walking one night and we were playing a game where you say an object and the other compares it to the gospel. I was given an object of a brick, so I compared it to knowledge and how we can continue to learn of the scriptures more and more, we place brick by brick and then before you know it you have a wall of knowledge about the scriptures. I then included that in my study journal and compared it to the Brother of Jared and how his faith was build so strong that it was knowledge. He had so much knowledge of the gospel that the veil could not hold and he was able to see Jesus. I asked myself, Is my wall of knowledge as strong as the Brother of Jared's? I don't think so, so I will continue to learn more each day and build up that was so that nothing will knock it down.

Hope you have a great week and I am excited for this new transfer.

I love You, Elder Tucker Corbin

Pictures

a member got us dominoes for dinner. Yess. Someone else is getting us burger king. I would get that american style food more often but it is redictulously pricey

My exchange with elder Ashcraft. I like this one because it looks like we are being translated. I had a service project that day so I was dressed like that. that was just before we exchanged back.

The three muskateers, thats what we have devoloped our name as. This is the original three from provo. we are at sports day. The one in the Jazz shirt is Elder Herrin and the other is Elder Smith.

November 7, 2011

Thank you so much for emailing me, I really appreciate it. Riley is getting ready for the season, time to go get 'em. Time absolutely has just gone. Two years ago I began the senior season. Wow, where has it gone. It is so weird to think about but time just happens and there is no stopping it. I am so glad to hear about Brandon and Chads mission call. Spanish speaking mission too, good for them. That would be so great to have them in the MTC. They are going to love it there. Tell them to just enjoy it while you have it because once you leave it you will begin to appreciate it more. I enjoyed the days in the MTC, so many memories. Keep taking care of grandma, she is such a strong person. The Lord is blessing her for what she has accomplished in her life. Tell her I love her and miss her. Thanks for the encouraging words about what Elder Maxwell stated. I can use that when I talk to people. Most people see God in the image of a super hero and think that he will save the world from danger. So they chose not to believe in him. I declare repentance to all of them.

 

 It has been a fabulous week and I have really enjoyed it much. This week while teaching Lynne, we were able to teach her Tithing and Fast offerings which was also the last of all the commandments and she understands them well. The only thing that is holding her back now is the Word of Wisdom and we have done what we can and we will continue to do our best. It is coffee that is that problem. We have given her a blessing to overcome it and we will continue to meet with her to motivate her to keep the Word of Wisdom. I feel she is ready for baptism and I know she has a testimony of the restored gospel. We will continue to help her and with the help of the members she will do alright.

 

I had the great privilege to go on an exchange with Elder Ashcraft. I think that it was probably my favorite exchange I have had. I really developed a greater friendship with him and I know that is important to have. We had some great experiences, one is it had rained on us when we were riding on the bikes and I believe we were soaked beyond imaginable. We were wet for the rest of the day. Because of that opposition, we were able to find two new investigators as a result. There is opposition in all things and I have a testimony of that. One of the investigators is names Nisha, she was so receptive to the spirit an I was so grateful we met her. She also was so excited about the message she wanted to share her friends and family. Next was Nina, who said to us that meeting us was no coincidence and has the urge to read the Book of Mormon and learn more for herself. I am grateful for these great people and we will do the best we can to bring them closer to Christ.

This weeks weekly focus for the zone was so much fun. It was called awkward finding. The object of the focus was to identify who to find for that day and keep account of them. For instance, we were looking for people who were on phones one day and the next we were looking for people who worked for the council. It made finding fun and I am grateful for that experience. It motivates me to work hard while enjoying what you do.

 

Tomorrow is sports day and I am so excited for that. I will be able to play proper sports for the first time in five months (the last sports day). Yes! It will be a fun experience. I also have a great week looking ahead and some great potential investigators to follow up with. In fact there is a great opportunity to teach tonight. And its a family! This is the fifth week of the transfer, so fast isn't it. So you'll get an email from me in a week and a half. 

Well have a great week and I belive it is your birthday this week too. So have a happy happy birthday

Love you, Elder Tucker Corbin

October 31, 2011

I absolutely loved this email, it just fired me up. I have been thinking about how fast time has been and I realize how much time I have left and it is nothing. If time keeps moving the way it is now then I don't have that much time at all. Rumor has it that it keeps getting faster. So it motivates me to work even more diligently. That is great that Eston made it home, I had been thinking about that and when he was getting home. Tell him I say hi, and congratulations. So Riley is doing great then, putting on some weight too. Tell him to stretch out more and maybe he can pick up a few more inches. Thanks for that insight on that scripture, it really gets me thinking and opens up a great new way to help others understand about how there is a prophet on the earth today. Also tell Lindsay I said congratulations on her new baby girl.

 

I got my package from Mom, Thank you so very much. I will have warm hands for the winter. It has been pretty nice this month so far and I am glad everything is not frozen yet. Keep praying for me that I don't freeze out here.

Lynne is doing great. She is showing strong faith and is committed to giving up coffee. She is coming to church regularly now and she says she enjoys it. Just on Thursday, we invited her to a Family Home Evening at a members home and we focused it on the great apostasy and why it was important for a restoration. She has mentioned ever since that lesson we had, she feels more committed to being baptized. I think that she is really coming on strong with a true desire to follow Jesus Christ's example.
I have also gotten close with a family, on a particular note, that any missionary can't get with any other family. I also believe that is why the Lord has placed me here in Telford. There is a family in the ward that is going through a divorce and I can really relate to them and especially for the kids who are very similar to the age Riley and I were when our family separated. I was able to help them understand how they will be able to get through the difficult times and I told them that they will always have each other no matter what. Also that it will be a trial of faith and by living the commandments we are able to find true happiness. This affects one particular family member who is planning to go or not go on a mission. I want to help them to make the right decisions.
This all began because of the great Zone Conference we had. By identifying our desires and setting goals to receive revelation on what we can do to better our work in the area, we figured that we must motivate those to prepare to go on missions. It was amazing how it all worked out because now I am able to relate with this particular young man and motivate him to go on a mission. He said he is willing to come out with us to teach and help out in any way possible. 
Well I hope you have a good Halloween and also a great week. Its Guy Fauks night this Saturday so we wont be out that much because of potential dangers. It is basically a crazy day when everyone goes out of control with fireworks. UK holiday. Take good care
Love Elder Corbin

October 24, 2011

It is so good to hear from you, thank you so much for emailing me. I have had a great week. I really like the words you wrote about how I am a child of God and it makes me think about how I can reach my full potential. I then think about life before this and how I want to become like my Father in Heaven as he wants me to have all that he has. We are all on a remarkable journey and we must do the best we can to keep the commandments. That fireside sounds like it was really fun. I would have enjoyed that. Riley is just eating like an animal now, how tall is he now? bigger than me? Well this is how my week went...

 

Time just seems to keep going and it is a weird feeling. Yesterday was the eight month mark and it is hard to believe that its been that long already. I have had some great experiences this week. One, was one of the more spiritual experiences on my mission thus far. We met a young man by the name of Tom. We talked to him at the end of a contacting session and just before we were about to take the ride home for dinner. We were able to teach him on the spot at a park picnic table and the lesson was fantastic. At the end we asked him to pray to close the meeting and he said "sure what do I do?". We told him how to pray and that he could pray if the Book of Mormon was true. So he said "I can do that right now and I will get an answer." we said "Yeah, you can" with confidence that he will get his answer. After he prayed he immediately said "Wow, I can feel something right here" as he touched his heart. We each sat there for a good minute or two just feeling the spirit and the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. Later that evening he gave us a call and wanted to make sure what time church was on Sunday and also informed us that he was bringing his friend. Truly an amazing experience.

I hate to let the great story be diminished, but we gave Tom a call on Saturday to follow up and we can't get a hold of him. We have been praying for him and we hope he will continue to read and always remember the way he felt that Friday evening. It was a great experience for Elder Hill and I and it really boosted our spirits. I am grateful for that experience all together.

I also had an exchange with Elder Nielson this week and I learned so much from him. Most particularly about missionary work on a bicycle. He showed me some great shortcuts and ways to get around quicker and using the road instead of the sidewalk at times when most convenient. I also had a great time talking about Rossendale Valley because he served there also. We talked about all the people we taught and good experiences we had. I truly feel closer to my district leader because of that exchange.

Lynne is doing very well. She is continuing to progress and we have taught her several times this past week. The members were a big help for her also. She has continued praying and feels comfortable when she is at church because her daughter has been there for her the whole time. I am really happy for her progression especially from where she has been in the past few months according to the teaching record.

I have been thinking about what I wanted for Christmas and I am so glad you asked. I would love it if you can send me a photo album of the whole family and many pictures of all of you including cousins and friends. You don't all have to be in the same picture but I just want pictures of everyone. The photo album doesn't have to be big either, like thirty pictures that I can flip through and that way I can have recent photos of the family and also so I can show other missionaries and members I serve around. You can also send me whatever you want.

 

Well I hope you have a great week and I'll talk to you next time.

 

Love Elder Tucker Corbin

Oct 17, 2011

Thank you for writing me I really enjoyed your letter. I'm glad to hear that you doing well and spending time with the boys. I know how much I would love to be a part of that but I also know how much more I am needed here in Telford. It is good to hear from Brother Badal, tell them I say "hello" back. Now that I think about it, I have come a long way in my teaching skills since the lessons we taught when we went home teaching. It is truly a blessing to have that progression in my life. That was a great story you told me from the return missionary. I love hearing great success stories like that, amazing. I am doing well on the bicycle. I am getting some great cardio exercise now, so that's good. My legs aren't all that sore so I'm OK with that. Thank you for the encouraging words also, truly motivates me and I can feel of your love.

It has been a very good week and I feel we have gotten to know the members better based on the fact that church felt like we had been there for a long time now. Church this week was a lot better than last week because members knew us and we didn't feel like new missionaries in the ward. We have also had positive feedback from the members and I am looking forward to what happens here with missionary work in the future.
Lynne, our dated investigator, is doing great and even though we didn't get around to her as much as I would have liked we have made contact with her everyday and following up with her on the commitments left and that has been huge in her progression. We gave her a baptismal calender and on it we went through and agreed what days we will be teaching her this week and we now have four lessons and we are planning on getting her in members homes also. I see great things from Lynne and she has so much potential. There was also a miracle with her too, she has very bad eye sight and she must look through a magnifying glass to read so she has been having trouble reading from the Book of Mormon. In personal study this past week, I found a cassette tape of the scriptures and it is a recording of a section of 3 Nephi. Now she can listen to the scriptures whenever she wants. I have no idea where that tape came from but I am glad it was in the shelf of my desk.
I really enjoyed specialized training this week. The Zone Leaders training on member work was great. It really motivated me and gave me a new list of options on how we can get members more involved in the work. I felt the spirit so strongly during the video that was in the Assistants training. It was about the Savior and the day he was crucified. There was also a song in the background that was playing and it was Redeemer of Israel. It is a great tune and it was played on a violin and also a piano. I look at that song in a whole new way and it makes me think more about the atonement in my life.
Elder Hill and I are moving along here in Telford and we are having a fun time serving in this area. The weather is getting a bit colder now and they are saying that it will be a mini ice age this winter. Oh No! I am expecting a package from mom with gloves in it but I have not yet received it so I am looking forward to getting that. Also any mail that will be sent to me please inform anyone and everyone that it needs to be sent to this address for me to get it the fastest and that I am guaranteed to get it.

Elder Tucker Corbin                                                                                                                                               England Manchester Mission                                                                                                                                               Springwood, Suite G5                                                                                                                                                    Booths Park                                                                                                                                                                                Kutsford, WA16 8QZ

Well I hope you have a great week and keep working hard.
I love you, Elder Tucker Corbin

Elder Corbin and Elder Hill

The Lake Behind Their House

Oct 10, 2011

Thank you for the uplifting words. I am so grateful for your love and support that you and the family give me. The emails I get absolutely make my week, I love it. Elder Hill and I are having so much fun serving together. I am so excited for the next two transfers (we will most likely be together for the next two transfers) here in Telford. So Elder Nelson came to visit again, that is great. I remember when he spoke a year ago at the stake conference. Such a strong spirit was felt when I shook his hand. Also a new stake president, nice one.

 

I am doing ok now with my new calling, but I still don't really have a clue at what I am doing. Elder Hill says that I am doing a good job so at least he is ok with it. I also forgot to mention last time about Telford. This area is a bike area, so I am a bit sore right now. Yesterday we had a big improvement, we got from a members home to a recent converts home without even looking at the map, so I think we are picking up the area pretty well. Now we just have to locate all the shortcuts.

 

I am sad to hear about Isabell. I remember her, she was a wonderful lady. I know she will receive great blessing in the life to come. Riley is preparing for the big season, tell him to keep working hard and to make it happen out there!

 

Elder Hill and I are getting to know the area a lot better now that we have been here nearly a week. I really enjoy being here and this is such a great place to serve. I really like the members also they make a great ward to serve with. Throughout the week we have made plenty of stops at members homes and got to meet them individually and personally. There are quite a few members we still have targeted that we are planning on getting to know better. So far Elder Hill and I love this ward. There are some amazing members that will help us so much in missionary work and bringing souls into the kingdom.Right now we are teaching a wonderful lady by the name of Lynne Kent. She is the mother of a recent convert in the ward named Debbie Sullivan. Sister Sullivan has such support for her and is making a strong effort to help her mother progress towards baptism. With her testimony and desire to bring her mother into the church I truly believe that we can. We had a great opportunity to bring Lynne to a baptism in Wrekin ward (the southern most part of the City of Telford) and she had felt the Spirit so strong she began to tear up a bit. We as missionaries are doing our best on helping her understand the restored gospel so that she is ready to be baptised.
This past week I have been studying on obedience. I have a testimony that being obedient you can receive numerous amounts of blessings. I strive to be obedient each and every day even with the small and simple things because I know that even the small and simple things make all the difference. Jesus Christ is a great example for obedience. He was completely and exactly obedient to everything his Father asked of him. Because of what he has done he sets the example for us and we must do what we can to follow Him.
I am really coming along with the Book of Mormon challenge. I am now in Helaman chapter five. I am learning and understanding so much from this experience of reading the Book of Mormon.
Well that's all for me, tell everyone that I say hi! talk to you next week.
Love Elder Corbin

September 19, 2011

Thanks for emailing me, I really enjoyed reading it. I am sad to here about grandma. Tell her that I love her and I hope she recovers well. I am glad you liked the photos I sent you, it definitely was a great experience. Things are still moving along out here in Rossendale Valley. We have had a great week and a busy one also.

 

So our Sunday night miracle last week has been slow. Andy is his name. We taught him again in his home where his extended family of ten live and they all dislike us and yell at us on the streets. It was kinda awkward when we realized who was living there. So there is a ton of opposition for him. We are having a tough time contacting him too. He will come around when we see him on the street. He is still good though.

 

Pete has come around again, he has been sick the past week. We taught him another lesson but he missed out on church for the third time. If we can just get him to come to church he will turn out brilliantly. We keep praying for him that he will keep commitments and meet with us often.

 

This past week felt long but it went by in a flash. It is just that we got so much done and we had so much going on it felt like it was a long week. But as you know, here it is a brand new week. There has been quite a few good things we had the past week. One is that I got to go on an exchange with Elder Ziegler. He is a tall missionary, 6' '7" and no one can miss him when we walk down the street. He is such a great heart felt missionary and really cares for what he does. One thing I learned from him is that being truly pure in your heart can allow the spirit to work more on the contacts you speak to and those that you teach. I really enjoyed our exchange together.

This upcoming week I am excited for my study topic which I have chosen. The one I picked is titled "thoughts". I think that it is important to always have your thoughts on things that the spirit can work with. The Lord always knows the "thoughts and intents of your heart." (D&C 6:16) So I can't wait to learn more about it and how to yield my thoughts to be wholesome all the time so that the Spirit can be with me at all times.

We also found a good number of new investigators this week, One of which I am truly impressed by. His name is Paul and we had a lesson with him yesterday. He is very loyal to what he says and I feel that he is prepared to make and keep commitments. He doesn't have a true belief in God but he will read the Book of Mormon and I know for sure that he felt the Spirit. We see him again on Wednesday and I can't wait to meet with him.

Well that is all for me, Specialized Trainings zone conference is on Wednesday, I can't wait for that. I hope you have a great week and I'll talk to you next time.

 

Love Elder Tucker Corbin

September 12, 2011 Pictures

Elder Rapata , me , and Brother Sheils (great member)

Elder Smart, Elder Dittmer (Zone Leaders) , Elder Rapata and me

picture at the Liverpool Docks where the saints set sail to america

MTC companions and also our trainers (first time I saw Elder Eliason in three months). Picture taken in the Chatburn chapel where there were early missionaries who converted an entire town aprx 599 persons. All migrated to americas

September 12, 2011

Thank you for writing me it does mean a ton and I really appreciate it. The package is still lasting, but I only have one packet of Kool-Aid left. Everything else has been history. I got a yo yo too and I use that every once in a while. It certainly is a major boost for motivation. The winter months will be cold but I will endure. I got myself a big warm jacket that will keep me warm. Best thing, it was free because I we started going through the leftover pile of old missionary close and I found this great jacket and threw it in the wash. Plus with those boots that mom got me I should do ok. Now just about my hands, ill figure it out.

Yes the Church history tour was great, Ill send you some pictures today. I think about all the faithful saints that came from England and how they helped the church grow, its just amazing to me. I find it funny when people out here tell us to take our "American" church back home when most of the members who supported were from the UK. The day will come when I have to move on from Rossendale but I will show my faith and willingness to serve in this wonderful area and press on till the end.

This week was great, and as each week seems to pass they just keep getting faster and faster. It is a weird feeling. I have had a few great experiences this week. One of which I will share is about my exchange with Elder Dittmer (my zone leader). It was my first exchange that lasted longer than a day. In fact it was nearly forty-eight hours. I really enjoyed it. I learned so much from him and he is such a great missionary. One thing I learned from him, that I have been working on for a while now, is how to teach simply. He is real good at it and I asked him how and he said "because I had to learn the language so all I knew at the beginning of my mission was how to use simple words". He also said to try to personalise the message to them by finding out their interests and hobbies. So I have been using that and it is quite affective.

     I also had a "Sunday night miracle", as Elder Rapata and I called it. Last night about 8:15 we met a man named Andy. He was just strolling along on his BMX bike and we started talking to him. Asked if he would have time just to sit on a near by bench and chat for a while. The lesson we had was great. He has had a few challenges in his life and he is very understanding about why these things happen. Also, because of this he was such a humble person and was accepting to the message, in fact he was so receptive to the spirit he recognised it twice (once in the first vision and also when he said the closing prayer) and described it as a "funny feeling". I could really say that this man has been prepared for the restored gospel. He is willing to make commitments and we are so excited to see him tonight.

Pete seems to have taken a break from us. We tried to contact him but we couldn't get a hold of him. We ran into him yesterday and he said he is still interested. So we decided to invite him to have dinner with us and slowly work it back into shape and get him going in the lessons again. So he seems to be doing ok. Pete and Andy are now our main focus.

     I have also had a bit of my personal study focused on Forgiveness. It is the topic I chose for the week. I noticed the first thing True to the Faith teaches is that we must seek for forgiveness from the Lord and also to forgive. I think that it is important to always seek to repent and also to seek to forgive others. So I will be applying that to my missionary work.

Well I hope your week goes great. I will be enjoying the weather here the next few days now that we have the remnants of that hurricane that hit in New York. 80 mph winds they say. Take care, love you all.

Elder Tucker Corbin

Tucker's Address

If anyone wants to send letters or anything to tucker, this is his address:


Elder Tucker Corbin
England Manchester Mission
Springwood, Suite G5
Booths Park
Knutsford, WA16 8QZ
England, U.K.

September 5, 2011

Thanks for writing me. It means everything to hear from my family. Taylor's got a new place now, that's great. I know things will work out for her. This week has been a great one. The weather, heh. Its been rainy all week and I'll be honest, I am not looking forward to the winter months out here (as far as weather goes). Things have been great though. I got a box of goodies from the Chaparral ward this week. I was so happy to get letters from them. They also sent me Kool-Aid, I'm on fire with it. Everything that was edible was nearly gone the day after I got it. So tell them I say "thank you Chaparral Ward, your awesome!"

 

This week was great, I really enjoyed the Zone Conference. We had a church history tour for the early missionaries in England. I think it was great for me because I had never got a chance to go in the Preston MTC since I was in the MTC in Provo. There truly is so much history here. When we went to each site I could just imagine what was happening when the history had taken place. When we were in Liverpool at the docks I could just see the numbers of converts waiting their turn to get on the ships. When we were in the old stone church buildings I could feel the presence of early missionaries preaching the restored gospel. Such a great spirit was brought along the tour.

Our investigator that we are teaching at the moment is doing well. His name is Pete, I think I mentioned him the last letter. He missed church yesterday which was really disappointing for us but he turned out to have food poisoning and he has been up all night sick in the stomach. We are, however, meeting with him tonight and we will have a great lesson with him this evening. He has been doing real well with understanding the lessons and I am so excited for him to keep progressing.

We also have had great finding efforts this week and I am well pleased. I know the Lord will bless us as we strive each and every day to do his work. I also have a feeling this might be my last transfer here in Rossendale Valley and I don't want it to be. The ward is so great here and I love being in this area. So I will try to embrace as much as I can while I am still here.

 

So that's my week, I hope you have a great week because I know I will. Read the scriptures and Pray often. Love ya.

 

Elder Tucker Corbin

August 30, 2011

New Companion, Elder Rapata

August 30, 2011

Thank you for this Uplifting message, I really enjoyed reading it. Elder Caballero is home  now and it is weird to think about that. It does make me realize how fast the mission time  goes by. Serving with two missionaries from New Zealand is great. Elder Taotua was  such a hard worker and truly understands the meaning behind serving a mission. Elder  Rapata is awesome. He has been a great blessing for me and I see it as a privilege to  serve with him. I am learning so much from him already and I can't wait to see the mighty  miracles performed throughout this transfer. We already have become great friends. We  laugh a bunch and it shows how great of friends we are. Life is good when you are working  hard and when you do what is right. I find so much joy and happiness in serving the Lord.  That's great to hear about that return missionary. I remember seeing his plaque on the board.  That would have been an interesting mission. Riley is tearin' it up or what my friend. Tell him  to keep working hard each day. How Tyler doing. Its his birthday this weekend, I'm sending  him a letter today so I hope he gets it by Saturday. Red Fox is doing good. that's good to hear,  I pray for your success all the time and I will continue to do so, for Riley as well. Hows Grandma  doing, I hope she is doing alright. Tell her I miss her and that I love her. This week has gone by so fast it is unbelievable. We have been doing great in Rossendale  Valley. I am writing on Tuesday because the library was closed because of bank holiday.  So that explains that. I was sad though because I forgot to tell you last week so you didn't  know about it. Great things have happened this week though. We have met a great new investigator! His name is Pete. We met him just outside the chapel  on Saturday and invited him to hear our message and to give him a tour of the chapel building,  he said why not. We had such a spiritual lesson with him and he has accepted to read, pray  and also a baptismal date. We invited him to church but unfortunately he couldn't make it.  We had a lesson with him yesterday in the evening and he has already read through to Enos,  wow! He did say he has a bit of a hard time understanding it but that's what we're here for.  He is certainly a blessing for us in Rossendale Valley. We are seeing him again tomorrow night. Tomorrow Will be so great. It is Zone Conference and we are having a mission tour of all the  historical sites from the past missionary work in England. I will be sure to take a few pictures  for you. It will be a great experience. I missed out when they went here for the MTC because  I was in Provo MTC. Now I get to see the tour. Well thats it for me. I hope you have a great week and I will pray for you and the family.  Take good care. Love, Elder Tucker Corbin

August 25, 2011

I have had such a great week and a half. So many miracle have happened. It is great to hear from you and to know that everything is alright. So school has started for Riley, that's good keep him busy. There is no time to be Idle. Thank you for the thought on "power", during the Book of Mormon challenge I highlight power every time to show the attributes the Lord has. I am still moving along with the Book of Mormon challenge and I am now in Alma 39. I am learning so much from it.

 

My last moments with Elder Caballero went by way to quick and it was sad to see him go. I enjoyed my time serving with him and I also had learned a lot from him. One thing that I have learned is how to gain the trust from the members. He is really good at working with the members and I have grown to love being in the Rossendale Valley ward because of it. He is also a great teacher and I have picked up on my own teaching skills from him. But now I have begun a new chapter in the mission.

 

Last week serving with Elder Taotua was amazing. He is from Auckland, New Zealand as I have mentioned. His family is from Samoa. We worked hard wit much diligence.Serving with Elder Taotua was the best. We saw so many miracle and it brought us true happiness doing the Lords work. We had many great experiences, one that I want to share is that we had a service project that was designed to fellowship a less active member at the age of 24. We were able to have him help us and afterwards we shared with him a scripture about service. After the brief spiritual thought, he was filled with the Spirit and said it had been a long time since he has felt this way. We called him the next day and invited him to church and he gladly accepted. The church experience was so great and the blessings for him were almost immediate. He is looking to obtain a job and has had some challenges finding one. During a Sunday class, he was offered a job and now he is going in for an interview very soon. I was so glad to see the happiness he showed that Sunday. The benefits of service are great and true happiness is the reward of doing so.

Another experience we had was a new investigator we received through a referral from the Bishop. The referral was for a elderly woman who was looking to take down an old shed in her backyard. We stopped by and said we would be willing to do that for her and that it would be just an act of service. Came back that same day and started to tear it down with a pair of hammers. Who knew service could be so much fun. We continued on and the following day we finished taking it down for her. We had also an opportunity to teach her about the restoration message. She was very receptive to the Spirit and we had a spiritual experience talking about Joseph Smith. She now wants to continue meeting and eventually be baptised when her daughter (who's been a member for three years) comes down to visit from Glasgow in October. Once again, service opens up so many blessings for missionary work.

Now I am back in Rossendale Valley. I have a great new companion. His name is Elder Rapata. He is also from Auckland, New Zealand. He is a hard working missionary. I will get a picture for you on Monday. We are already off to a good start and I can see this transfer is going to fantastic!

Thus far being with Elder Rapata has been absolutely a blessing from the Lord. I am so looking forward to this transfer and can't wait to see all the mighty miracles that are about to happen. He is definitely a hard working missionary and a great companion that I can look up to and learn from. I am so grateful for being with such a companion in Rossendale Valley.

 

Well that's the last week and a half for yah. Hope you have a great weekend and I'll talk to you on Monday.

 

Love Elder Tucker Corbin

August 15, 2011

Thanks for this email. I really think that it was a great message about power. I had recently found a video on a DVD we use called power of the priesthood. Actually, Brother Munoa is the actor in it, its quite good. It talks about when we do what is right and when we fulfil our responsibilities as priesthood holders we are entitled to use that power of the priesthood. We must strive each and every day not only to resist from temptation and refrain from things that would not permit us to use the power, but to do things that give us more power that we can draw closer to our Father in Heaven and what he is trying to teach us. We must learn as much as we can while we are still in this life, because we wont ever get it back and we can progress the most when on this earth.

 

I am so glad to hear that you all are doing great! The cousins, trafalga, golfing! how do you lose. I am doing really well with my Book of Mormon reading. I am in Alma 35 now and the book is getting filled with highlights showing that it is all about the Savior, I cant wait to show you. The Book of Mormon challenge has helped me so much on understanding what it is all about. So this is how my week has been...

 

A lot of events took place this week. First of which, I had an exchange with Elder Burgoyne in Burnley. As I have said many times before, I am a firm believer that miracles happen when you're on an exchange. We had a great exchange and we talked to many people. We even had an on the spot lesson and quite a few appointments set up. One of the appointments we set was with a young woman from Latvia named Baiba. The Elders in Burnley had the lesson with her yesterday (Sunday) and now she is dated for baptism on the 9th of September! I am so glad that we had met her, she is so nice.

Multi-Zone Trainings was so great. I really enjoyed all the lessons we had and I had learned a ton. One that I really liked that the Assistants training was on how to be more effective with the progress record and how we can organize with great detail on the progress records. I had put the training to use this week and utilized the notes section of the progress record. The Ward Mission Leader complimented on it and said that it was a good idea and wants us to continue using it. I still have a way to go though to using the progress record more effectively. I will continue working on it

This week Elder Caballero is going home, so sad. He is leaving a week before the transfer ends so that he can make it home on time for schooling to start. Elder Caballero and I were informed yesterday what will happen this upcoming week because I have no companion from Thursday to Wednesday when transfers happen. So whats happening is that there is another missionary who is going home to Spain at the same time so I get to pair up with his companion Elder Toutua for the week. He is so great and I met him for the first time at trainings. He is a new missionary and he's a Polynesian from New Zealand.  We have a busy schedule all the way up to Wednesday and we are ready to work hard for the final stretch for Elder Caballero. I am also excited about spending time with Elder Toutua. I will be looking forward the the great times we have together serving the Lord.

 

Also, because Elder Caballero is going home soon, he got permission to go to the Preston Temple. We got a member to take us on Wednesday night. I enjoyed it so much and had such a spiritual experience. The Temple here is so awesome! you just have to see it someday. Rob is the member that took us and he is so great. I really think he is the best. He cares for us so much and literally goes out of his way to help us out. He just loves to do the Lords work. He is not just this way for missionaries, he is a strong member with a great testimony.

Well say Hi to everyone for me and I love you very much. Remember its the fifth week of the transfer cycle so you'll get my next email on either Wednesday or Thursday of next week, talk to you then. Have a great week.

Love Elder Corbin

Pictures!

August 1, 2011

Thank you for writing me. I really like this letter you sent me, a lot of good uplifting stuff. It is good to know that things are still rollin' back home. Keep up the good work and the Lord will continue to bless the family. I bet that was a great time in California. As much as I miss it i am afraid to go back. haha. I cant even imagine what it'll be like in another year and a half. Travis and Wyatt doing great or what my friend. Uncle Merlin is tearin it up i hear. Tell them I say hi when you get a chance. Riley is really coming along with the free throws huh. tell him to keep working hard everyday.

My proselyting shoes are still in good condition, I really love the mission shoe, it is so light and comfortable. The back side where the heel is on the other shoes, the dansco's, is fraying on the inside but it should do fine. The shoes that I got in Manchester last week are or when I go to do service. I think they should do the trick for the rest of my time in the UK. now I have a pair for when were doing service and the white one that I used for the indoor soccer league for athletic type activities. They are starting to fall apart when I use them too much. I'll let you know when I can put the two year warranty to use, I wouldn't want to pass that up.

I had a really great week. We had two really good activities with the ward. On Wednesday, we had a reach out night when we paired up with members in cars and drove out to Ramsbottom which is the far side of our area and we went by all the less-active members to meet and greet them. I think it was a great success and we have a few people that we're planning on seeing in the near future.

We also had a "MTC" Fireside at the chapel last night. The whole purpose was to motivate the members about missionary work and to prepare a few future missionaries in the ward and get them some practice. We role played some scenarios that we made up and gave to them. We had a pretty large turn out of about eighteen people. There was also a lot of returned missionaries of every generation and it was a great experience.

I had an exchange with Elder Wright. That was a great exchange and I learned a lot from him. We also had a miracle from it, like I say miracles always happen during exchanges. About a month ago Elder Caballero and I met a young man on the bus named Will. We talked to him and placed a Book of Mormon with him, never to see him again. During the exchange we ran into Will and we were able to have a lesson with him on the spot. I was quite amazed on how well he understood the message and I am looking forward to meeting with him again.
So I hope you have a great week and I will too. Till next time.

Love Elder Corbin