4-6-09 Letter

April 6, 2009

Thanks so much dad for your letter Dear family,Wow what a wonderful week. I am so happy everyone is doing so great. I am glad that you loved conference. I was able to listen to every talk and every session and I loved every second of it. I have never felt the spirit so strong for so long and I know the lord let me understand everything and I did. I took notes in English and listened in Spanish--- it was so so good.
Congratulations Ani and Juj, go and get them!
Mitch and Linda, congrats on the new babe and Kason I love your stories! Dragon flies and snake makers…. keep the stories coming.
Wow, President Wilkinson!!!!! Isn’t that just crazy! I have such a crazy thing to tell you. I didnt know until today when you told me that he was a new General Authority because during the first part of the session I was still getting investigators in their seats and situated but the name of my good friend Pres. Wilkinson came into my head and I knew something happened, but I didn’t know what. I felt it was big. The feeling was so real and today I know why – Wow!Congrats Pres. I love you, and it would be my dream for you to marry me and my future wife in St. George Temple. I’d love to hear from you! I’m doing great! ( Everyone remember Jon has a new address)
O family, what can I say? I am so full of the spirit and this week has been the most significant week of my mission. I was able to finish the Book of Mormon and pray about it… and listen to the prophet of the Lord and his counselors. I had the spirit confirm to me many times in last two days and right now… that this church is so true! I am so grateful for parents. They are my best friends and they have raised me in the gospel. I am grateful for my leaders and my best friends and Kylee girl and my brother Clint and my sisters. I am grateful for my uncles and aunts and everyone that has helped me get to this point in my life. I love living by the spirit and will do anything to feel the way I do now. I am so excited for the future to start my family and be a good dad and husband. If there was one thing I got out of conference, it was like dad said, “ life is tough but there is always hope and comfort in our Lord Jesus Christ.” Holland’s talk was amazing and I too have felt some dark times in my mission and life but the Lord is always there for us and he has descended below all, and doubt and faith can not coexist. That is so good!Well anyways hehe….sorry I’m just going off!!! Hehe….. I’m still Jon Rog hehe… I just really can feel spirit !
This week I found out that David y Maria are going to get baptized they moved away to Chosique and I was bummed but I saw Maria on street other day and she said Elder Rogers thanks so much the other missionaries found us and we going to get baptized. I was so happy. I told them what ever happens keep going forward. What a wonderful family my only family on my mission and I won’t be there to see, but its ok.
I loved song in conference “How firm a Foundation” I have been teaching it to the primary kids in English and yesterday the song was part of conference! I was like woooI love the part when it says… I will not I can not! Forsake no never no never no never ever forsake! I love this work! I know what I’m doing is just changing my life but more then that it is the most important work in the world.
Just think of all those talks of hard times and deaths but with this gospel its all going to be alright!
We changed houses this week. The new house is a pretty cool house. We go up on the roof to plan and study.
Changes are next week and I don’t know what is going to happen but know if I go its going to be hard cuz this Ward is like my Ward. I’ve been here since Halloween ….hehe
I love you all
Love your son down in lama land
Elder rog