This
week has been good! A little slow in the beginning, but it turned out alright.
I think it will be best explained on a day-by-day basis:
On Monday we went to a
Home Evening for the mid-single adults in the Branch. Not a whole lot of people
showed up to that. But it was good! We studied out of chapter seven of Jesus
the Christ, by Elder James E. Talmage. I love that book! I've been reading it
since my first transfer, and I always love the things I learn from it. There's
a lot of foreign (to me) words in it, but my Spanish background usually gives
me the Latin base to figure them out. It's fun when I can figure out words that
way!
On Tuesday we gave
service to a lady in the Branch, Sister Gomez. She is redoing, or doing, the
landscaping in her front yard. We were digging up weeds most of the time, but
that's fine by me, because I love digging! Elder Sofele started getting
light-headed, and his heart was beating pretty fast, so Sister Gomez made him
sit down. His body is still adjusting to the altitude. He is from LA, elevation
~0 ft, and his first area is Gunnison, elevation ~7,700 ft! So after service
Sister Gomez told him to drink water and take a nap. We figured it would be
better for him to take a nap than to have to go to the hospital, so he took a nap.
On Wednesday, Elder
Sofele wasn't feeling great after we had personal study, so he went and laid
down. He slept all day. He got up to go to institute at 7:00 (where we also had
dinner), and then the day was basically over. I read quite a bit from Jesus the
Christ that day!
On Thursday, Elder
Sofele was feeling much better. So we went and gave service with the sisters at
the food pantry! We helped them weigh and sort and stack food. The food is
donated by grocery stores, and is given for free to those in need. I like
serving there!
Friday was our rock-star
day! First, we went to Matt's apartment. Matt is a guy we had met the day
before outside his apartment, but we didn't teach him anything. So we went
back, because he seemed nice, and talked to him about the gospel. We talked
outside his front door. He had a few questions regarding faith and religion in
general. We bore our testimonies. We told him we would love to come back
sometime and share more of our message with him. He said, "I've got time right
now." Cool! So he let us in and we shared the first half of the first
lesson with him. He was very receptive, and accepted a return appointment for
Monday!
Later that day we taught
Gloria. We had also met her the day before, standing outside by her car. We
taught her about the Restoration, and she agreed to pray about the Book of
Mormon, and accepted a return appointment!
On Saturday we had the
chance to go to Montrose and witness the baptism of a family in the Mt.
Sneffels ward. It was really spiritual, and I'm glad we got to attend.
Yesterday at church we
met one of the ward missionaries for the first time, Brother Hayden. He served
his mission in Phoenix! Brother Guadian, the Elder's Quorum President, also
served his mission there! Both were Spanish-speaking. We talked about how there
were only two missions in Arizona when Brother Guadian served, and now there's
what? six? eight? And when we moved to Mesa there was only one temple in the
state, and now there's six functioning or under construction! It's great to
notice how the Church is spreading and growing.
Today we're going to
play some kickball with the zone! I like kickball, always have. I'm also hoping
we can go get Chinese for lunch... Anyhow, Feliz Cinco de Mayo!! Tengan un
buenismo dia! That also reminds me, we tracted into a Spanish family and gave
the referral to the Sisters. Elder Sofele was mesmerized by my Spanish, which
was pretty basic, but it's always funny for me!
Choose the right, share
the gospel, and be excellent to each other. I love you!
Sincerely,
Elder Rogers
A Thought from Mom:
The Lord inspired Lehi
to declare the fundamental truth, “Men are, that they might have joy.” The
Lord’s intent is that each of us finds joy. It will not be conditional for you
as you obey the commandments, have faith in the Master, and do the things that
are necessary to have joy here on earth.”
~Richard G. Scott
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