Jon's first P-day Friday Dec 28th

Hey, Family this is Elder Rogers your brother this is so intense I hate it they give you 30 min to write your fam and they have a big red clock timer clicking but everything is going good we are studying hard. We got our flight plans today. We leave the 9th of January at 8 in the morn we then fly to Atlanta then to Miami then to Lima 24 hours almost exactly of travel, get ready for a call anytime that day mom and dad. Things are always so hectic up at mtc we still don’t know what’s going on all the time. I’m not very good with my language but its coming. We have a couple of sweet teachers and they are really good and nice we work on computers a lot in class doing this Spanish language training deal. It’s so boring but it helps. They tell us all the time how things will be down there so it’s exciting and kind of scary. I can bear my testimony in Spanish and pray and say the first vision almost all in Spanish. I can read almost anything in Spanish and get the gist so that’s good. The other day our teacher was talking in Spanish and I understood most of it, its coming slow. We also are starting our second lesson in Spanish. Our first lesson was really good.
Please start sending letters to Peru. It would be fun to have some waiting. Tell every one that I love them and thanks for everything My e-mail address is Jonathan.B.Rogers.PLE@myldsmail.netI believe in miracles. I love all you
your son Elder Rogers
the lord will never leave us comfortless we are all entitled to the Lords help if were doing the right thing. :)

Two letters delivered today Dec 27, 2007

Dear Mom and Dad and Family,
I am doing good in the MTC. Things are so busy and tough. We go to class 12 hours a day, and then study more. I love my district they are fun, but the 3 in my room are a little different---ok weird. My companion is nice but has had a cough since we have been here and coughs all over me and everything else. I hope I do not get sick. My favorite time in the MTC is when we are in class working hard and learning.
Please keep writing letters and things you do not know how much it helps and cheers me up. Tell everyone thanks for all the letters.
I want to be the best missionary, but some days are hard. I will suck it up like I have been doing and call on the Lord. I am for the most part really enjoying it. Thanks so much and keep the letters coming. I love letters!
Mail is such a bright spot in my day!!! I learned how to pray and bear my testimony in Spanish. I also learned how to teach the first lesson. Tell all the family I love them.
I had my first ½ p-day today and it was such a relieve. I love learning and being a missionary.
I want to tell you all about dearelder.com. It is so cool. Write me and the next day I will get it. We get mail twice a day and there is nothing better than having a letter in your hand. I love you all so much!!!


Dear Mom and Dad ,
Hope you had a Merry Christmas!! Please keep writing and tell everyone else too. It is always fun to get letters
We had a fireside last night and the spirit was so strong. We sang 12 days of Christmas MTC style. It was funny.
I love you all and I am praying hard and doing my best. I know it is the true church. I cannot wait to hear from you all soon.
Love you Jon, Elder Rogers
I said good-bye to Scotty tonight he leaves tomorrow and took pics. Days seem like weeks and weeks seem like days here at the MTC. Christmas really has been wonderful at the MTC. Christmas morning L. Tom Perry came and gave us a talk. It was really good. I love the big group meetings and firesides. I hear that Gordon B. Hinckley might be coming. If he does that would be awesome. I really love being part of this great work. Thanks for the notes. We sang “Come thou Font of Every Blessing” I love that song it is so powerful.
The good parts of the week have made up for the parts that have absolutely sucked!!! I’m not going anywhere. I am a lion and I refuse to walk and talk with the sheep.

Jon entered the MTC Wed. Dec 19th. He had been sick the last 2 days and was green still on Wednesday. We have received 2 notes from him letting us know he was feeling better and now able to eat. He says he feel better every day. He also reports that he can pray in Spanish. He promises to write more on Sat.

Jon's Mission Talk

Jon had his mission talk on Sunday Dec 16th at 9:00a.m.
The first speaker was Pres. Randy Wilkinson Jon's young men leader
There was a very cute musical # by nephews Kason Hoopes and Jeter Rogers
they sang " I Hope They Call Me on a Mission"
followed by "Called To Serve Him" sung by Clint Rogers, Jon Rogers, Jeff Rogers, Tyler Hoopes, Ricky Tebbs, and T.J. Stout.
The next Speaker was Elder Jon Rogers who spoke on "The Light of Christ"
followed by remarks from Stake Pres. Jeff Rogers.

Provo MTC

Jon will only be in the Provo MTC for 3 weeks then off to the Peru MTC.
Be sure to write and wish him a Merry Christmas!!!

Jon will have a farewell party Sat. Dec 15th at 5:00 at the Rogers
578 Cambridge Dr. 673-7242
Sunday Talk will be Dec 16th at 9:00 A.M.