May 25, 2009
Hey Fam!!!!!!!!!Well thanks so much for all the fun emails it sure is fun to hear all that is going on. Its so crazy how fast time is flying by. It seems the more time I have in my mission the more time flies. This has been the fastest change of my life. Can you relieve I’ve been in Huancayo for over month Wolf hehe! I can’t believe how fast everyone is growing up. … Orvil and all kids… I miss them so much!Hehe mom about pics and videos my comp has no doubt how crazy I am and we have lots of fun. I always sing and whistle in the shower all the songs I hear on the street and he is so amazed cause I remember them better then he does hehe!Well this has been crazy busy week and were working like dogs. My district always completes with numbers and its awesome cause we can tell the difference. I’m trying to teach them that were not here to work and do what we can and have some good experiences and baptisms ,but we are here to do all we can and work like doggies and then the Lord, He’ll do His part and bless us with baptisms. I’m best buds with everyone in my district but they also know when Sunday comes around they need to complete.
Last week was fun we placed Risk as a district and I won. We played for 4 hours I had such a headache but I won. It was fun but also way frustrating. It was good thing I won cause I’m no good at board games and if I world have lost I would have been angry. I’m trying to be good looser though.O and big news, we beat Zona Mantaro in soccer 6- 3 and I scored two goals. It was way super fun and I think everyone love “bolt “ even better! I was laughing so hard at that little squirrel ! It was so great !Well this week we had meeting with the two girls that CAME to church and want to get baptized and on Friday they told us there parents were going to kick them out of the house if they got baptized. They were both crying not cause there parents were so mean and just ridiculous but because they couldn’t be baptized and I was just sick my heart dropped and couldn’t even teach I was mad/sad and just couldn’t figure out why cause my companion and I felt a week earlier they were the answer to our fast and prayers and
I was praying to know what to do and they said sorry but we can’t be baptized and I said NO!!!!!!!!! Yes you can ¡!!!!!!!!!111 and you willl! We will fast again! And do everything we can. I know you are supposed to be baptized and you do to. But they said we can’t and I said yes you can and shared Moroni 7 33 and we taught them how to fast. Then on Friday we fasted with them and Saturday so that their parents hearts could be softened. They were sure it wouldn’t make a difference and my companion and I said do you think it would be a miracle if your parents gave you permission and they said yes. I said God can do miracles, so we fasted and yesterday they said their parents were much more willing. It was awesome and we are planning to baptize them this week.I was such a spiritual experience and I hope my companion is living it because we have seen miracles I love my companion. It should be a good weekWell we just read the changes and ………………….. I’m going to Bayovar again! Just kidding I’m staying here with Elder Salinas to finish training with my companion. I knew I was. I am totally happy because we have build this area together and I want to be with him when we baptize yeah!But there was one fun change in our zone Elder Birdsall is coming up and he will be in my zone!!! I am way excited, we have grown to be pretty good buds and I can’t wait to listen to him talk…..heheI have really had a hard time lately, my penz…. I don’t know how else to say it…sucks and I just have to eat more we got some good stuff close and I just cant resist the temptation walking past restaurants with pancakes, pizza and my favorite dish aji de gallina. mmmmmYesterday we ate with a member and she taught me how to make it. I wrote down good notes and I’m going blow you guys away when I get home…next week she is going to teach me how to make papa renna filled potatoes with meat and cheese and eggs and chilies. mmm. We can now plan to eat with members from top area authority and I’m scheduling all I can. We get referrals from the lessons with members and good food. We ate four times yesterday hehe and I have two more with a date. Life cant get much better then this!!!I sure love you guys and know that I’m doing all I can to help these people and working hard everyday and feeling the spirit more then ever. I just finished the book “Our history of the Church. I was overcome by spirit many times the sacrifices of the church or so great Love your son in lama land. Elder Rogers
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Letter from Jon 5-18-09
5/18/09
Dear fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!Well I suppose you got the pics with the blond, now you know why you haven’t got pics in a while. I looked like a pumpkin pie hair cutted freak hehe. I wasn’t to proud to send pics but I’m fine now and my bleach problems are on all time low. It was the oxy pads I used on my face in Vitarte plus Sun and poof yeah! I have it fixed now and am doing great!Orvil came how great congrats Ang!!!!!!!! Grandma Talbot thanks for writing me every week. It’s so good to get your letters. I love you ..How trunky….. I know when I’m going to speak to the high council yikes!Well I sure love you guys and love getting sports updates and just get a kick out of Helaman’s Army Letter!
I’ve talked with Elder Wilding two or three times and laughed so hard reading his thoughts on training and how it really is like raising a kid… my companion and I are doing great! The only thing that drives me nuts is how disorganized he is just like me before the mission. He unwraps candy and chucks it on floor makes piles of dirty clothes and can’t ever find more then one shoe. I sometimes stand at door and wait for him as he gets all frazzled looking for his name tag…. I made a system to help us we give each other stars everyday according to our orderliness and who ever has more stars at end of week gets free pancake at local restaurant. mmmm mmm. It’s worked out quite nicely and I think I get pancake on Thurs hehe, but he’s a great kid.Things are going good its way slow and the church kind of struggles out here in the providence but we sure are working hard and trying to help. We found a couple of good investigators. I think they will get baptized this 31 of May and were pumped.
Two weeks ago when I was teaching my district they came inside the church asking if they could learn more ….weird…. We were like uh yeah!!! It turns out that everyday they walked by the church but the door was always locked. When we were teaching they saw door open and came in to take a look around. They found 16 elders in a meeting. How perfect! We took out maps and they were in my area! My companion and I were excited! They were so golden and they just eat everything up. I know the Lord prepares people for us. They accepted the baptism date last night. They said they really feel like its right thing to do wow!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you believe in miracles nothing to two con fecha! Things are good and I’m getting way into working out! I love staying warm and I also am getting way into the deep doctrine I’m obsessed and cant wait to share what if learned and its so nuts! I love reading and am reading Jesus the Christ, Our Heritage, Principles of Faith and the Book of Mormon of course all at same time woof! I love being a missionary and sometimes its so hard. We walk like pioneers in my area. I bet people laugh when they see us go past same store on main street like 9 times a day, but I love it and it sure is and experience feeling so much frustration and trying to control it this is so good for me, but the blessing always come. Thanks so much for all the love and support your son in lama land Elder Rogers muah!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!Well I suppose you got the pics with the blond, now you know why you haven’t got pics in a while. I looked like a pumpkin pie hair cutted freak hehe. I wasn’t to proud to send pics but I’m fine now and my bleach problems are on all time low. It was the oxy pads I used on my face in Vitarte plus Sun and poof yeah! I have it fixed now and am doing great!Orvil came how great congrats Ang!!!!!!!! Grandma Talbot thanks for writing me every week. It’s so good to get your letters. I love you ..How trunky….. I know when I’m going to speak to the high council yikes!Well I sure love you guys and love getting sports updates and just get a kick out of Helaman’s Army Letter!
I’ve talked with Elder Wilding two or three times and laughed so hard reading his thoughts on training and how it really is like raising a kid… my companion and I are doing great! The only thing that drives me nuts is how disorganized he is just like me before the mission. He unwraps candy and chucks it on floor makes piles of dirty clothes and can’t ever find more then one shoe. I sometimes stand at door and wait for him as he gets all frazzled looking for his name tag…. I made a system to help us we give each other stars everyday according to our orderliness and who ever has more stars at end of week gets free pancake at local restaurant. mmmm mmm. It’s worked out quite nicely and I think I get pancake on Thurs hehe, but he’s a great kid.Things are going good its way slow and the church kind of struggles out here in the providence but we sure are working hard and trying to help. We found a couple of good investigators. I think they will get baptized this 31 of May and were pumped.
Two weeks ago when I was teaching my district they came inside the church asking if they could learn more ….weird…. We were like uh yeah!!! It turns out that everyday they walked by the church but the door was always locked. When we were teaching they saw door open and came in to take a look around. They found 16 elders in a meeting. How perfect! We took out maps and they were in my area! My companion and I were excited! They were so golden and they just eat everything up. I know the Lord prepares people for us. They accepted the baptism date last night. They said they really feel like its right thing to do wow!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do you believe in miracles nothing to two con fecha! Things are good and I’m getting way into working out! I love staying warm and I also am getting way into the deep doctrine I’m obsessed and cant wait to share what if learned and its so nuts! I love reading and am reading Jesus the Christ, Our Heritage, Principles of Faith and the Book of Mormon of course all at same time woof! I love being a missionary and sometimes its so hard. We walk like pioneers in my area. I bet people laugh when they see us go past same store on main street like 9 times a day, but I love it and it sure is and experience feeling so much frustration and trying to control it this is so good for me, but the blessing always come. Thanks so much for all the love and support your son in lama land Elder Rogers muah!!!!!!!!!!!!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Letter from Jon
May 11, 2009
Dear family and friends,Well it was so so good to talk to you all on yesterday! It was to fun hearing from everyone and I really enjoyed listening to everyone’s voice-- thanks so so much!Mom happy mothers day and dad I love you and everyone else.Clint sorry I missed you man but I’ll see you at airport when the engines are roaring.I’m excited to work my butt off until that day and I cant believe its coming faster then I can sometimes handle it. It still feels like I’ve got so much to do and learn. That’s so crazy all of the elders that are coming home. I’m glad jeddy boy is good and I cant wait to talk to him. Tell him to email me I want to hear his thoughts.
Well I sure do love all you and it was to fun talking to everyone, Kason hehe and his jokes and everything!Well last night we had a sweet training for the Ward mission leaders and it was so awesome. We gave everyone Preach my Gospel Books and committed them to help us. I wish dad and Pres. Wilkinson were there to whip everyone into shape. The church struggles in some areas but the plan is the bomb. If we can do it we are going to see some good success. I’m excited cause my ward mission leader is a RM and has good potential. We are going to visit my people with the baptism date it should be good.
I love working and in my zone right now its almost like competition. I see nothing wrong with that. I just want everyone excited about the work and my companion and I had 64 lessons this week! Hehe
I love talking with everyone. I’ll try anything that moves the people. The people look at us weird cause they know we coming to teach them and pass out photos and pamphlets… I say would you like to know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet? hehe I’m excited and I’m going to pray and just try to be my best. There is nothing cooler than planning, and praying and The Lord just makes everything come out perfect.
Please keep praying. I just want to baptize everyone and I know that the Lord is preparing for us. I’m going to kick it up its go time!
Well my companion and I are also drinking protein and doing perfect pushups. He doesn’t like it but he likes the shakes. It’s fun and were snuggly warm when we get in our beds.Well I feel like I got most of what I wanted to say out on the phone so I’ll write to you next week with more adventures. I’m doing great and I love you so so much!Love your son in lama land
This week we also found two couples that can get married and then get baptized. I’m going to be working hard with them. I want a family to baptize so bad.
I sure loved what mom said about a legacy. It is fun to think these people we have worked with will look back to the missionary that helped them join the church. I want to come back and show you these great families.
PS. One last request, I want a box of mac and cheese.
Elder Rogers
PSS Today were playing against elder wilding and blackie and larson in the Mantaro zone. I was chest bumping all my Latino brothers and told um Elder Rogers doesn’t loose, so I know you will not make me a liar right? ……….do what you got to do boys…. Let’s win
Dear family and friends,Well it was so so good to talk to you all on yesterday! It was to fun hearing from everyone and I really enjoyed listening to everyone’s voice-- thanks so so much!Mom happy mothers day and dad I love you and everyone else.Clint sorry I missed you man but I’ll see you at airport when the engines are roaring.I’m excited to work my butt off until that day and I cant believe its coming faster then I can sometimes handle it. It still feels like I’ve got so much to do and learn. That’s so crazy all of the elders that are coming home. I’m glad jeddy boy is good and I cant wait to talk to him. Tell him to email me I want to hear his thoughts.
Well I sure do love all you and it was to fun talking to everyone, Kason hehe and his jokes and everything!Well last night we had a sweet training for the Ward mission leaders and it was so awesome. We gave everyone Preach my Gospel Books and committed them to help us. I wish dad and Pres. Wilkinson were there to whip everyone into shape. The church struggles in some areas but the plan is the bomb. If we can do it we are going to see some good success. I’m excited cause my ward mission leader is a RM and has good potential. We are going to visit my people with the baptism date it should be good.
I love working and in my zone right now its almost like competition. I see nothing wrong with that. I just want everyone excited about the work and my companion and I had 64 lessons this week! Hehe
I love talking with everyone. I’ll try anything that moves the people. The people look at us weird cause they know we coming to teach them and pass out photos and pamphlets… I say would you like to know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet? hehe I’m excited and I’m going to pray and just try to be my best. There is nothing cooler than planning, and praying and The Lord just makes everything come out perfect.
Please keep praying. I just want to baptize everyone and I know that the Lord is preparing for us. I’m going to kick it up its go time!
Well my companion and I are also drinking protein and doing perfect pushups. He doesn’t like it but he likes the shakes. It’s fun and were snuggly warm when we get in our beds.Well I feel like I got most of what I wanted to say out on the phone so I’ll write to you next week with more adventures. I’m doing great and I love you so so much!Love your son in lama land
This week we also found two couples that can get married and then get baptized. I’m going to be working hard with them. I want a family to baptize so bad.
I sure loved what mom said about a legacy. It is fun to think these people we have worked with will look back to the missionary that helped them join the church. I want to come back and show you these great families.
PS. One last request, I want a box of mac and cheese.
Elder Rogers
PSS Today were playing against elder wilding and blackie and larson in the Mantaro zone. I was chest bumping all my Latino brothers and told um Elder Rogers doesn’t loose, so I know you will not make me a liar right? ……….do what you got to do boys…. Let’s win
Monday, May 4, 2009
Letter from Jon 5-4-09
5/4/09
Well another week has just flown by and I’m doing good. I think it might be just a change in the food; the difference in food from Vitarte to Huancayo. I feel good and I just pound it everyday. I am working so good with my compie. I love my comp and he is such a stud. I feel our teaching is better then ever.
He shared a story about bearing our crosses and many people asked God if they could cut off a little off the bottom of their cross to make it lighter and He said yea go ahead but at end of journey there is a river and God says ok use those crosses you’ve been carrying as a bridge but the people that had cut of their crosses couldn’t cross the river. I thought that was kind of good for all of us. I’m trying to teach him to do his lessons and he’s doing great! He’s so humble and were buds.We have worked hard as a district this week and its crazy! In the meeting we have with ZL’s we talk about everything and everyone its kind of new to me, but I like it. I love pumping up my district. Were really working hard. I planned an activity with my ward mission leader and we had all the youth go on splits with the elders of the Zone Huancayo for the whole day. They even did studies. It turned out really well and two kids in my ward are now working on their papers and another 13-year-old kid showed up and went with ZL’s. He really liked it. He is not a member but came to my ward cause he has friends. Then he came to this activity and the missionary from his ward told me today he’s now getting baptized and he wants me to baptize him! What ! I was honored !! This Saturday, I’m traveling to baptize 13 year old Milton.Its been great week and we are doing so much good. This work is awesome and today my companion and I went door knocking and found two college students that came to church and committed to baptism last night. They are so prepared. When we knocked on the door I should of said were here…..to baptize you! They are from the jungle and come from many family problems but now they have a date for the 24th; Alan 21 and his sister Enes 22.How exciting it is to be the tool in the Lord’s hand. My comp is so excited and I am too! He’s like Calhoun. He sometimes gets way excited and is like challenging them in the first 5 min of the lesson and I have to grab him and say hey hey! Lets say a prayer and take it easy pal…heheThe other day something funny happened. We were walking through the field and two cows were bashing heads and fighting and I told him that is so cool to be in Huancayo. How many elders are walking and seeing what we see? Then the cows stopped and looked at us and one started doing the one hoof swipe.. swipe and I was like ….are you kidding me? …o Grap! And I looked at my companion and said run! It was way scary and the cows/bulls totally chased us. My heart was going nuts! We were nervous for second but we got through the field. It was great just like the rodeo. Don’t worry mom, I was playing with um…..yeeee haaaaWell this new flu is pretty big news all over the world. I know its pretty scary I got a letter form The President saying we must take all precautions. As a leader I am to inform the district and zone of this with the statistics about how many were infected etc. and I might be in Peru and what not but I know its just another of many signs of these last days and times. It’s scary but the Lord will protect us and not one Elder has it. .I’m trying my hardest and never going to give in to the hard times that I go through.
My new favorite hymn is I How firm a foundation. I love it…in times of sickness and health at land or on sea. He will stand by us and help us to stand. I sometimes wonder why? but I can’t because when I see these people I teach and the change in them… I can’t complain. I love them and I will do anything for them and my Father and he know that.
I love this work and I will never no never no never no never no never forsake.
I cry every time I hear that song and I think of you all I love you! Love your son in Peru.
PS pre-call tomorrow in morning get ready! I got package with pictures coming next week . Happy Mother’s Day! Elder Rogers
Well another week has just flown by and I’m doing good. I think it might be just a change in the food; the difference in food from Vitarte to Huancayo. I feel good and I just pound it everyday. I am working so good with my compie. I love my comp and he is such a stud. I feel our teaching is better then ever.
He shared a story about bearing our crosses and many people asked God if they could cut off a little off the bottom of their cross to make it lighter and He said yea go ahead but at end of journey there is a river and God says ok use those crosses you’ve been carrying as a bridge but the people that had cut of their crosses couldn’t cross the river. I thought that was kind of good for all of us. I’m trying to teach him to do his lessons and he’s doing great! He’s so humble and were buds.We have worked hard as a district this week and its crazy! In the meeting we have with ZL’s we talk about everything and everyone its kind of new to me, but I like it. I love pumping up my district. Were really working hard. I planned an activity with my ward mission leader and we had all the youth go on splits with the elders of the Zone Huancayo for the whole day. They even did studies. It turned out really well and two kids in my ward are now working on their papers and another 13-year-old kid showed up and went with ZL’s. He really liked it. He is not a member but came to my ward cause he has friends. Then he came to this activity and the missionary from his ward told me today he’s now getting baptized and he wants me to baptize him! What ! I was honored !! This Saturday, I’m traveling to baptize 13 year old Milton.Its been great week and we are doing so much good. This work is awesome and today my companion and I went door knocking and found two college students that came to church and committed to baptism last night. They are so prepared. When we knocked on the door I should of said were here…..to baptize you! They are from the jungle and come from many family problems but now they have a date for the 24th; Alan 21 and his sister Enes 22.How exciting it is to be the tool in the Lord’s hand. My comp is so excited and I am too! He’s like Calhoun. He sometimes gets way excited and is like challenging them in the first 5 min of the lesson and I have to grab him and say hey hey! Lets say a prayer and take it easy pal…heheThe other day something funny happened. We were walking through the field and two cows were bashing heads and fighting and I told him that is so cool to be in Huancayo. How many elders are walking and seeing what we see? Then the cows stopped and looked at us and one started doing the one hoof swipe.. swipe and I was like ….are you kidding me? …o Grap! And I looked at my companion and said run! It was way scary and the cows/bulls totally chased us. My heart was going nuts! We were nervous for second but we got through the field. It was great just like the rodeo. Don’t worry mom, I was playing with um…..yeeee haaaaWell this new flu is pretty big news all over the world. I know its pretty scary I got a letter form The President saying we must take all precautions. As a leader I am to inform the district and zone of this with the statistics about how many were infected etc. and I might be in Peru and what not but I know its just another of many signs of these last days and times. It’s scary but the Lord will protect us and not one Elder has it. .I’m trying my hardest and never going to give in to the hard times that I go through.
My new favorite hymn is I How firm a foundation. I love it…in times of sickness and health at land or on sea. He will stand by us and help us to stand. I sometimes wonder why? but I can’t because when I see these people I teach and the change in them… I can’t complain. I love them and I will do anything for them and my Father and he know that.
I love this work and I will never no never no never no never no never forsake.
I cry every time I hear that song and I think of you all I love you! Love your son in Peru.
PS pre-call tomorrow in morning get ready! I got package with pictures coming next week . Happy Mother’s Day! Elder Rogers
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