Tub Txib Koob Tsheej (Elder Man of God)

Sounds like a fun trip for Aimee, I hope she learns a lot! Yea, I did see the pictures on Facebook. That is cool, tell her congrats for me. It feels like yesterday that I was graduating, I can't believe it is her turn already! [The trip Michael is talking about is her graduation trip that takes her and about 100 other graduates on a church history tour for two weeks.  You can follow her adventures by going to myorigination.com and following the blog.]

New Comp Elder Tomblin

First off, I consider it a miracle that you wrote me last night instead of waiting until this morning. After transfer calls came in last night, I was more than a little nervous for the changes to be made, and my new companion. Also, some other missionaries decided to do some not so smart things last night that we had to take care of. Needless to say, I was pretty worked up, so it was nice to be able to sit down and read this letter as I tried to calm down enough to fall asleep. Thank you!

Zone Conference Training

Sounds like things are going well. I know that this can be one of the busiest times of the year, but it is exciting to hear that everyone is happy and staying busy. I saw that Elder Ormsby is leaving too! That is so exciting! I am sure he will do great. I am glad that I don't have to start at 18 months again though. [Michael's MTC companion, Elder Ormsby, who went home after 6 months, is now a full time missionary in the Houston South Mission.]

5-12-14 Mother's Day Skype

I enjoyed getting to see you all so clearly, even though it was tough to hear at times. Thanks for being so patient with me. It is always tough to try to get everything out in just 40 or so minutes. I am glad we were able to talk. Being able to see everyone happy is a real tribute to how hard you and Dad worked to help us all be close and embrace the gospel. Thanks for all of your hard work. 

Cinco de Mayo

Haha Cinco de Mayo? Not really, there aren't many holidays that are widely celebrated out here....But thanks, happy Cinco de Mayo to you as well!

Fruits of Coburn's labor

Thanks for the pictures! That is awesome that Aimee was able to press through the mental wall and continue to the finish. I think that is what life is all about! It sounds like despite the cold weather, you all managed to have a fun and successful weekend. 

Easter 2014

I also felt that this year I was able to focus on the true meaning of Easter more. I think last Easter I was just so overwhelmed by the whole "being a missionary" thing. I also really enjoyed the Because of Him video and all the posts from missionaries and such. Elder Holbrook and I had a competition on Friday; we each posted a picture of our family with the hash tag #BecauseofHim and the competition was to see who would get the most likes. I won by like 30, so thank you to all your friends and family who liked it!;) I will say though, that the picture I posted I had to search through Dad's Facebook pictures to find so I could download it and then re-post it...and I went through all of your pictures first, but couldn't find one of the whole family. So just saying, that was the most recent family picture I could find on Facebook...and I think I was like 12...