October 27,
2014
Yup, it's
been a week!
Desafortunadamente,
I forgot to bring my daily planner to remind me of all the things I did this
week, so this one's going to be one the fly. It was a good week, tough! One
thing I remember was Zone Meeting. I really enjoyed getting the opportunity to
train on one of my favorite subjects- studying. I guess that'll make me a
pretty effective student some day; my mission has taught me to love studying! I
enclosed the notes on my training in a letter I sent to Mom and Dad, so they
know what I'm talking about. But the one thing that I've really enjoyed this
week that I learned while preparing that training was designating and using a
sacred study journal! I've already had so many awesome experiences receiving
revelation as I study the scriptures, and I know it's because I'm prepared to
record it! There are a lot of concepts that I would not have remembered
learning were it not for my sacred study journal! I encourage you to look at
the notes on the training; they'll direct you to the pages in Preach My Gospel
that will teach you how to keep a sacred study journal of your own! I can't
believe I ever studied the gospel without one.
The whole
mission got an email from President Murdock this morning, and it began thusly:
"Good Monday Morning to you, we hope you are well
planned to have a productive, fun, preparation day. Sister Murdock and I just
returned from our Mission President's Seminar in Nauvoo, Illinois. It was
inspirational and very instructive. I know one of the first questions most of
you will be asking is when are we getting our iPads. We will answer that
question in our Zone Conferences over the next two weeks."
So! It sounds like that will be happening soon! So many
aspects of the work will be made more efficient with the blessings of advanced
technology. I think our zone has the first Zone Conference in the mission, this
week Wednesday! Of course I'll let you know any updates on the situation next
week.
Chelsea and Alejandro came to church for the first time
yesterday! It was great. Tonight we're going over to a member's house to have
Family Home Evening with them! You always have Family Home Evening, right? I
really hope so. If not, *coughrepentcough* you can always try harder! :) Pablo
works in stone in Teluride, and he has a big project he needs to finish before
snow falls, so we probably won't be able to see him for at least another week.
But he still seems willing to progress. It's hard to remember everyone without
my planner!! But know that people are coming closer to Christ, or at least
we're trying to help them do so.
So, I don't like spicy things very much, because I don't
think mealtime should be a painful experience. Sin embargo, I can take some
pretty spicy stuff. Elder Smith, on the other hand, cannot. He hates spicy
food. We've been trying to build up an immunity to spiciness recently. We were
over at a member's house for dinner, and we convinced Elder Smith to eat
a jalapeno (don't worry- I ate one too!). He just about died. It was
pretty great.
The work
moves forward! Thank you for all of your support. Sorry this one isn't too
long, I'll have to remember my planner next time! Enjoy the pictures of our
pumpkin carving on preparation day last week! Endure to the end, and be nice to
everyone.
Sincerely,
Elder
Rogers
A Thought from Mom
“We must not falter nor
weary in well-doing. We must lengthen our stride. Not only is our own eternal
welfare at stake, but also the eternal welfare of many of our brothers and
sisters who are not now members of this, the true Church. I thrill to the words
of the Prophet Joseph Smith in a letter that he sent to the Church from Nauvoo
on September 6, 1842: 'Shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward. …
Courage … and on, on to the victory!” ~President Spencer W. Kimball
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