Jon sent a little letter dated 1-8-09 and 1-19-09
He says that he weighs 186 now!! He says because it is so hot and he is always in the sun that his hair is turning blond. He says he looks like when he was ten!! He says my bangs, side burns, and the top of my head look like they have been bleached.
1-7-09
Day #385. We did some service. We reroofed a house. It was pretty nuts. We showed up at this poor, poor house and the lady from our ward was waiting. First we took down the entire old roof that was made from sticks, tin, grass and cardboard. It was so nasty!!!
Then we put new boards across the house and laid down tin, grass and plastic. It is pretty ridiculous the way they live down her. It makes me sad. I wonder how they stay clean and healthy living like this.
I was on the roof the whole time and it was pretty intense. I was standing on one to two bricks the whole time. I also got pretty sun burnt. I took a picture to show before and after. It was a pretty good project.
After service in the morning we tried to go do some visits. I was so tired. I could not do anything I was just falling asleep in the lessons.
Jon has been trying to get some families in the church. He has to get the people married first. He has become a wedding planner. He arranges and decorates for the wedding and then has the baptism a few days later.
Jon says it is Very Hot, dry and dusty in Lima right now. He is always sweaty.
He wishes everyone his best!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Letter from Jon 1-19-09
1/19/09
Hey Fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hey everyone thanks so much for fun emails today… I love you all! A special thanks to the Barber’s, mom and Bishop Greer and family for Christmas stuff. hehe I just got it and I loved the jokes of the kids and Tebbs I liked the Jon Bythway CD. It was so good! I’m glad you had fun on the trip to Zion’s . I guess me getting bit by a squirrel is kind of funny if you think about it…. But I was pretty scared.Thanks dad for study stuff , I love studying.Thanks so much for all fun package stuff and everything mmmuah!It’s been another week! Isn’t it just crazy how they tick off ? This one was a lot faster because we had tons to do… We had a baptism this week and it was awesome because we married them first yesterday in chosique. It was a lot easier to plan an arrange everything the second time and its so so awesome being able to marry people so that they can get baptized. The lady’s name is Maria and she is really small but she was so ready. I feel so blessed to be the elder to help this family.
It’s been a crazy week but a good one to end the change. Elder Blackham and I interviewed her and decorated for the wedding on Friday night them went to chosigue on Saturday. We baptized her on Sunday. The family invited Elder Blackham and I to the wedding and gave us time to speak and then we just chilled like two cool cats sippin away at our chitta margarita as they danced the night away. I was so so so so tempted to get up and dance. They were playing music like …sweet dreams of rhythm and dancing …and what is love in the chapel? hehe… It was great baptism and a fun way to end Elder Blackham and I’s time together. Maria makes 5 great friends we’ve been able to baptize into the church in these last 3 months. Today was changes and I was way nervous this morning and I always am when things happen like this. I just learned I’m staying here and Elder Blackham is going to Compoy! And his other buddy Elder Millard is going to Bayovar, my old area , both of the areas are in Lima. I am staying here but……………..I’m going to the CCM in Lima to pick up my next companion. He will truly be a greeny. I’m training for real this time yikes I’m way nervous!! There’s only like 6 or 7 new kids and I got one of them. I don’t know who he is and President will tell me after he interviews him on Tuesday yikes!!!! I’m kind of nervous, but way excited. I cant wait to help him out and be his bud. It will be interesting to see his wide eyes as he takes his first look of Lima outside the CCM. I can’t believe I’m finally to this point. I remember going to my first area and seeing all American missionaries speaking Spanish in yellow shirts with old shoes and I was like …I cant do this, but I am doing it. I don’t know if he is Latino or gringo but I’m staying here for one more month at least. I love you all! Thanks so much for always supporting me and being there for me. I am so spoiled and blessed. I feel bad sometimes cause some of these Elder’s families don’t even get emails from there family. My DL Elder Encinas has opened his page and found nothing many times and he just sits there while we write. It makes me tear up and I have the best family. I try to be there friends and make them laugh and I hope it makes them feel better. Thanks for always being positive and upbeat and telling me fun things about the family and friends. It really helps. Make sure and tell people to write their missionaries. Mail is the only thing we have. I’m so very blessed and truly so grateful. This work is a miracle. I love you all ..P.S. this week we did something kind of fun. We went to a different area to go tracking and look for a new apartment for new missionaries. Elder Blackburn and I saw a huge huge water tank and the door was open……. So I said hey lets go check it out. We went in there and we talked to the guy in there and he was like what are you doing in here and I was like oo we just wanted to invite you to church at nine o-clock in the morning. He was like o yeah?? Then I said can’t we go up and look and he said yeah so we went up in a huge lima water tank and I went up this tunnel all the way up into the tank and it was like the size of Dixie high school gym but a tank. There was no water in there but it smelled like sweaty gym and felt like a sauna. I was so high up( I was safe mom it was windy stair case then later a latter) I bet Clint would have loved it! I then continued up and stuck my grill out the top hole from the top I saw almost all of Lima. I started shaking cause I was up so high( I was safe mom) Then I went back down and said Blackie you got to check it out. It was really fun, I love experiencing new things. I just couldn’t help but think how fun it would be to take a little swim in there when it was full. It would be especially fun to sneak in at night and take a little dip! At night it would be so cool!Love your son Elder Rogers Muah!!!!!!!!!
Hey Fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hey everyone thanks so much for fun emails today… I love you all! A special thanks to the Barber’s, mom and Bishop Greer and family for Christmas stuff. hehe I just got it and I loved the jokes of the kids and Tebbs I liked the Jon Bythway CD. It was so good! I’m glad you had fun on the trip to Zion’s . I guess me getting bit by a squirrel is kind of funny if you think about it…. But I was pretty scared.Thanks dad for study stuff , I love studying.Thanks so much for all fun package stuff and everything mmmuah!It’s been another week! Isn’t it just crazy how they tick off ? This one was a lot faster because we had tons to do… We had a baptism this week and it was awesome because we married them first yesterday in chosique. It was a lot easier to plan an arrange everything the second time and its so so awesome being able to marry people so that they can get baptized. The lady’s name is Maria and she is really small but she was so ready. I feel so blessed to be the elder to help this family.
It’s been a crazy week but a good one to end the change. Elder Blackham and I interviewed her and decorated for the wedding on Friday night them went to chosigue on Saturday. We baptized her on Sunday. The family invited Elder Blackham and I to the wedding and gave us time to speak and then we just chilled like two cool cats sippin away at our chitta margarita as they danced the night away. I was so so so so tempted to get up and dance. They were playing music like …sweet dreams of rhythm and dancing …and what is love in the chapel? hehe… It was great baptism and a fun way to end Elder Blackham and I’s time together. Maria makes 5 great friends we’ve been able to baptize into the church in these last 3 months. Today was changes and I was way nervous this morning and I always am when things happen like this. I just learned I’m staying here and Elder Blackham is going to Compoy! And his other buddy Elder Millard is going to Bayovar, my old area , both of the areas are in Lima. I am staying here but……………..I’m going to the CCM in Lima to pick up my next companion. He will truly be a greeny. I’m training for real this time yikes I’m way nervous!! There’s only like 6 or 7 new kids and I got one of them. I don’t know who he is and President will tell me after he interviews him on Tuesday yikes!!!! I’m kind of nervous, but way excited. I cant wait to help him out and be his bud. It will be interesting to see his wide eyes as he takes his first look of Lima outside the CCM. I can’t believe I’m finally to this point. I remember going to my first area and seeing all American missionaries speaking Spanish in yellow shirts with old shoes and I was like …I cant do this, but I am doing it. I don’t know if he is Latino or gringo but I’m staying here for one more month at least. I love you all! Thanks so much for always supporting me and being there for me. I am so spoiled and blessed. I feel bad sometimes cause some of these Elder’s families don’t even get emails from there family. My DL Elder Encinas has opened his page and found nothing many times and he just sits there while we write. It makes me tear up and I have the best family. I try to be there friends and make them laugh and I hope it makes them feel better. Thanks for always being positive and upbeat and telling me fun things about the family and friends. It really helps. Make sure and tell people to write their missionaries. Mail is the only thing we have. I’m so very blessed and truly so grateful. This work is a miracle. I love you all ..P.S. this week we did something kind of fun. We went to a different area to go tracking and look for a new apartment for new missionaries. Elder Blackburn and I saw a huge huge water tank and the door was open……. So I said hey lets go check it out. We went in there and we talked to the guy in there and he was like what are you doing in here and I was like oo we just wanted to invite you to church at nine o-clock in the morning. He was like o yeah?? Then I said can’t we go up and look and he said yeah so we went up in a huge lima water tank and I went up this tunnel all the way up into the tank and it was like the size of Dixie high school gym but a tank. There was no water in there but it smelled like sweaty gym and felt like a sauna. I was so high up( I was safe mom it was windy stair case then later a latter) I bet Clint would have loved it! I then continued up and stuck my grill out the top hole from the top I saw almost all of Lima. I started shaking cause I was up so high( I was safe mom) Then I went back down and said Blackie you got to check it out. It was really fun, I love experiencing new things. I just couldn’t help but think how fun it would be to take a little swim in there when it was full. It would be especially fun to sneak in at night and take a little dip! At night it would be so cool!Love your son Elder Rogers Muah!!!!!!!!!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Letter from Jon 1-12-09
Letter from Jon 1-12-09
Hey Fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yesterday-- what a day for everyone uh! Well it was fun to breeze though and read everyone’s thoughts. I bet dad feels a little weird its probably like being released from a 10 yr mission. I love you dad and you did your job so well. That’s crazy that Kevin is pres now. I had a feeling he might. That’s great. I sounds like it was a great conference and I love you all. Its so fun to hear everything!! Clint’s emails are just pure brilliance hehe! I love hearing mom’s, dad’s and Erika’s thoughts too-- thanks for all the love and sharing. Thanks to everyone family, friends, Kylee-girl--- I sure do love you all.I’m glad Ricky is doing better, and there wasn’t any more weird events. Emma you are a brave mother with what happened to Jeter. ) It’s just another reason I think I want to be a doc. I always want to be the hero for my family and never feel panic for my loved ones and always be there for them and take care of them from danger like my amazing dad has. Dad has always been my hero. He has helped so many lives. He has helped anytime I ever had a problem. I knew no one’s opinions or advice was as good as dads and I want to be like that. I’m glad Utes kicked some butt and that everyone is healthy and happy.Well this week for some reason has been like the longest week. I don’t know why but it just seems like its getting hotter and hotter down here. It is rough climbing up sand hills and teaching in hot houses but I do love it. Blackie and I are rocking. Changes are next week yikes! And I don’t know what can happen…. but I hope I’ve taught Blackie well and taught him some good things; like just do it! It is my motto! It’s hard not to be little lax with numbers and we have to invite 200 every week. Its like pulling teeth and lots of times you feel like people don’t care.
I told Blackie a story how dad would always wake me up from my 5 hour nap or stop me from watching the patriots on Sunday so we could go get our home teaching done. Our families never came to church and hadn’t come in years. It was so boring and pointless but the point is the principle and the Rogers boys always had 100 home teaching. This principle is the same in mission. Those baptisms aren’t as good without full board of worthless numbers to go with them. You have to go out and try your hardest to do the work. We have to do our part and then the Lord will prepare a way. We say it laughingly but we know its true.
Last night we got 56 contacts from two volley ball games that sparked up out of nowhere outside our house hehe right before informes. Then there was also a guy was selling frutes on a motto and with a loud speaker. I looked at Blackburn and he said your nuts ….hehe and I asked the guy if I could use his mike for a second and then I invited about 100 people in the busy street of Lima to church. I was laughing so hard!! I’ve always wanted to do that. It cost me 2 soles. I said the church is free nine o clock. Come come its great its fun and its true!We are also going to have another marriage this week. I am way excited! We have found a lot of new people and we have lots of friends in the ward that are helping us out. We are able to meet 2 3 families a week its really getting fun!I love all you guys and am so blessed to have all you behind me Love your son in PeruElder Rogeras!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Muah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Yesterday-- what a day for everyone uh! Well it was fun to breeze though and read everyone’s thoughts. I bet dad feels a little weird its probably like being released from a 10 yr mission. I love you dad and you did your job so well. That’s crazy that Kevin is pres now. I had a feeling he might. That’s great. I sounds like it was a great conference and I love you all. Its so fun to hear everything!! Clint’s emails are just pure brilliance hehe! I love hearing mom’s, dad’s and Erika’s thoughts too-- thanks for all the love and sharing. Thanks to everyone family, friends, Kylee-girl--- I sure do love you all.I’m glad Ricky is doing better, and there wasn’t any more weird events. Emma you are a brave mother with what happened to Jeter. ) It’s just another reason I think I want to be a doc. I always want to be the hero for my family and never feel panic for my loved ones and always be there for them and take care of them from danger like my amazing dad has. Dad has always been my hero. He has helped so many lives. He has helped anytime I ever had a problem. I knew no one’s opinions or advice was as good as dads and I want to be like that. I’m glad Utes kicked some butt and that everyone is healthy and happy.Well this week for some reason has been like the longest week. I don’t know why but it just seems like its getting hotter and hotter down here. It is rough climbing up sand hills and teaching in hot houses but I do love it. Blackie and I are rocking. Changes are next week yikes! And I don’t know what can happen…. but I hope I’ve taught Blackie well and taught him some good things; like just do it! It is my motto! It’s hard not to be little lax with numbers and we have to invite 200 every week. Its like pulling teeth and lots of times you feel like people don’t care.
I told Blackie a story how dad would always wake me up from my 5 hour nap or stop me from watching the patriots on Sunday so we could go get our home teaching done. Our families never came to church and hadn’t come in years. It was so boring and pointless but the point is the principle and the Rogers boys always had 100 home teaching. This principle is the same in mission. Those baptisms aren’t as good without full board of worthless numbers to go with them. You have to go out and try your hardest to do the work. We have to do our part and then the Lord will prepare a way. We say it laughingly but we know its true.
Last night we got 56 contacts from two volley ball games that sparked up out of nowhere outside our house hehe right before informes. Then there was also a guy was selling frutes on a motto and with a loud speaker. I looked at Blackburn and he said your nuts ….hehe and I asked the guy if I could use his mike for a second and then I invited about 100 people in the busy street of Lima to church. I was laughing so hard!! I’ve always wanted to do that. It cost me 2 soles. I said the church is free nine o clock. Come come its great its fun and its true!We are also going to have another marriage this week. I am way excited! We have found a lot of new people and we have lots of friends in the ward that are helping us out. We are able to meet 2 3 families a week its really getting fun!I love all you guys and am so blessed to have all you behind me Love your son in PeruElder Rogeras!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Muah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Letter from Jon 1-1-08
1-1-09
Well hey fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!How is everyone? First I just want to say thanks so much for all the love and the fun talks and fun cards and presents and money. Thanks for the support of aunts, uncles, friends, and everyone! Everything was so nice and really made my Christmas!HAPPPY NEW YEARS Everyone!!! Woof! This last year has defiantly been the hardest longest but I have learned the most this year of year in my life and I’m excited for one more her in Peru. I will work hard. It’s crazy to think this is the last year of my mission and I will be back the end of the year, yeah!!!!!!!It was so fun reading emails and things and talking to everyone. Well, actually it was a little hard as a missionary to talk to all the family. I’ve definitely felt it this last week but it’s so good. It’s crazy to just talk to everyone like normal but then to go back out on the nasty streets and work,,, you know JThis week we had three baptisms! They were all miracles we got the couple baptized and my amigo RAFAEL!!!!!!!!! It was so awesome I was thinking about all of you last night new years as he went in…All are work this last two months paid off and I was so happy because Blackham got to baptize him BLAKIE’S first baptism. Elder Blackham was pretty excited and nervous but it turned out perfect and it’s been a highlight of 2008!!!!I can’t believe its 2009 woof! Its just been a regular week though since we talked. It was awesome getting these three baptisms in for the New Year and now we are back out finding more to hopefully baptize in January. It’s getting so hot and its just hard to go walk around in dust 3-4 hours to maybe teach one lesson but I think of my family and future family as I just keep putting one foot in front of the other. I’m learning so much patience. I love you all and was so happy to talk to you all. mmm it’s such a comfort no matter how hard it gets here I always got my family and my friends its such a comfort…..I’m down here working hard and setting some new goals for the New Year.Yesterday I had people laughing pretty hard at the baptism just telling a few good jokes, its fun! Rafael, Elder Blackham and I always joke that’s how I teach him but before everyone left I challenged everyone to drink only Inca cola and if they dance to dance with spirit and other stuff. It sounds really dumb in English but people thought it was funny! The bishop’s wife came up to me and said hey Elder Rogers you can speak pretty good Spanish! It was good to hear. It was just something fun! I ‘m rolling on 13 big ones! I love you all muah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Love your son Elder Rogers
Well hey fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!How is everyone? First I just want to say thanks so much for all the love and the fun talks and fun cards and presents and money. Thanks for the support of aunts, uncles, friends, and everyone! Everything was so nice and really made my Christmas!HAPPPY NEW YEARS Everyone!!! Woof! This last year has defiantly been the hardest longest but I have learned the most this year of year in my life and I’m excited for one more her in Peru. I will work hard. It’s crazy to think this is the last year of my mission and I will be back the end of the year, yeah!!!!!!!It was so fun reading emails and things and talking to everyone. Well, actually it was a little hard as a missionary to talk to all the family. I’ve definitely felt it this last week but it’s so good. It’s crazy to just talk to everyone like normal but then to go back out on the nasty streets and work,,, you know JThis week we had three baptisms! They were all miracles we got the couple baptized and my amigo RAFAEL!!!!!!!!! It was so awesome I was thinking about all of you last night new years as he went in…All are work this last two months paid off and I was so happy because Blackham got to baptize him BLAKIE’S first baptism. Elder Blackham was pretty excited and nervous but it turned out perfect and it’s been a highlight of 2008!!!!I can’t believe its 2009 woof! Its just been a regular week though since we talked. It was awesome getting these three baptisms in for the New Year and now we are back out finding more to hopefully baptize in January. It’s getting so hot and its just hard to go walk around in dust 3-4 hours to maybe teach one lesson but I think of my family and future family as I just keep putting one foot in front of the other. I’m learning so much patience. I love you all and was so happy to talk to you all. mmm it’s such a comfort no matter how hard it gets here I always got my family and my friends its such a comfort…..I’m down here working hard and setting some new goals for the New Year.Yesterday I had people laughing pretty hard at the baptism just telling a few good jokes, its fun! Rafael, Elder Blackham and I always joke that’s how I teach him but before everyone left I challenged everyone to drink only Inca cola and if they dance to dance with spirit and other stuff. It sounds really dumb in English but people thought it was funny! The bishop’s wife came up to me and said hey Elder Rogers you can speak pretty good Spanish! It was good to hear. It was just something fun! I ‘m rolling on 13 big ones! I love you all muah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Love your son Elder Rogers
Friday, December 26, 2008
Call from Jon 12-25-08
12-25-08
From the call with Jon
From the call with Jon
This is a picture of the family Jon lives with in Vitarte
We asked him what he knew of the Bolivian mission being closed. The companion that Jon has now never went to Bolivia he went from the Peru MTC to Lima East. He was called to Bolivia though.
Apparently the mission was closed in 1 day due to terrorists. Many of the missionaries left with only what was on their back. There are some real scary stories.
One Elder tells of them leaving in a hurry with 4 Elders in a back of a pickup truck. There were sticks of dynamite thrown at them as they left. The church had a private plane waiting for them at the airport.
We ask about the Lima Este mission. There are 230 missionaries now. We think that 30-50 are from the Bolivia mission. There are 20 zones in Jon’s mission. There are 6 zones in Lima: 1 zone on the Amazon, 2 in Huanuco, some in the providences etc. There are 4-6 Elders in a district. There are about 230 baptisms a month. That means about one per missionary, but it does not always work out that way.
For Christmas the mission president organized some Christmas dinners. Jon said he had about 100 missionaries at his dinner and some missionary couples. Jon was real impressed because they had mashed potatoes and gravy and good meat. Jon’s mission president is a native so he was real impressed with the good food. They held the dinner in the stake center. Jon said the Stake Centers are huge in Peru.
The Stake Centers in Peru are way bigger than the Stake Centers in the states.
Jon was supposed to have a baptismal interview on Christmas Eve, but the person getting baptized forgot (?) about it. Jon was going to take the DL to the potential member’s home later in the day on Christmas day to possibly conduct the interview
Rafael in getting baptized later this month and Jon calls or cks up on him everyday. Rafael said you don’t have to keep asking me if I drank alcohol or if I have been with girls. Jon told him --- I will call you everyday until we get you baptized!
Peru has interesting Christmas Eve traditions. Everyone goes up on their roof and shoots off powerful fireworks. Jon says it last for 15 minutes and it feels like you are in a war zone. It was unbelievably loud and pretty.
All the workers take Christmas off including the Police so Christmas Eve and Christmas day are a free for all. Jon watched a dude getting robbed right in front of his house.
Jon is 176 pounds now. His cooking lady cooks rice with chicken sauce every night. He is getting tired of that taste, but loves the cooking lady and her family. Jon also lives with this family. It is very hot and moist in Peru right now as it is summer.
Jon lives in Vitarte, Lima, Peru. It is a part of Lima. It is very poor area. The people live in little dusty houses on the hills. He says it looks a lot like the Mesquite area.
Jon loves the people and the Elder’s are trying really hard to get some families in the church.
During Jon’s call we quickly conference called all the Grandmas and Grandpa’s and Lisha and Clint. He was able to say a quick Merry Christmas and able to hear them tell him that they loved him.
We sure enjoyed hearing from Jon. Mostly we just listened and enjoyed hearing his voice and spirit.
We asked him what he knew of the Bolivian mission being closed. The companion that Jon has now never went to Bolivia he went from the Peru MTC to Lima East. He was called to Bolivia though.
Apparently the mission was closed in 1 day due to terrorists. Many of the missionaries left with only what was on their back. There are some real scary stories.
One Elder tells of them leaving in a hurry with 4 Elders in a back of a pickup truck. There were sticks of dynamite thrown at them as they left. The church had a private plane waiting for them at the airport.
We ask about the Lima Este mission. There are 230 missionaries now. We think that 30-50 are from the Bolivia mission. There are 20 zones in Jon’s mission. There are 6 zones in Lima: 1 zone on the Amazon, 2 in Huanuco, some in the providences etc. There are 4-6 Elders in a district. There are about 230 baptisms a month. That means about one per missionary, but it does not always work out that way.
For Christmas the mission president organized some Christmas dinners. Jon said he had about 100 missionaries at his dinner and some missionary couples. Jon was real impressed because they had mashed potatoes and gravy and good meat. Jon’s mission president is a native so he was real impressed with the good food. They held the dinner in the stake center. Jon said the Stake Centers are huge in Peru.
The Stake Centers in Peru are way bigger than the Stake Centers in the states.
Jon was supposed to have a baptismal interview on Christmas Eve, but the person getting baptized forgot (?) about it. Jon was going to take the DL to the potential member’s home later in the day on Christmas day to possibly conduct the interview
Rafael in getting baptized later this month and Jon calls or cks up on him everyday. Rafael said you don’t have to keep asking me if I drank alcohol or if I have been with girls. Jon told him --- I will call you everyday until we get you baptized!
Peru has interesting Christmas Eve traditions. Everyone goes up on their roof and shoots off powerful fireworks. Jon says it last for 15 minutes and it feels like you are in a war zone. It was unbelievably loud and pretty.
All the workers take Christmas off including the Police so Christmas Eve and Christmas day are a free for all. Jon watched a dude getting robbed right in front of his house.
Jon is 176 pounds now. His cooking lady cooks rice with chicken sauce every night. He is getting tired of that taste, but loves the cooking lady and her family. Jon also lives with this family. It is very hot and moist in Peru right now as it is summer.
Jon lives in Vitarte, Lima, Peru. It is a part of Lima. It is very poor area. The people live in little dusty houses on the hills. He says it looks a lot like the Mesquite area.
Jon loves the people and the Elder’s are trying really hard to get some families in the church.
During Jon’s call we quickly conference called all the Grandmas and Grandpa’s and Lisha and Clint. He was able to say a quick Merry Christmas and able to hear them tell him that they loved him.
We sure enjoyed hearing from Jon. Mostly we just listened and enjoyed hearing his voice and spirit.
Monday, December 22, 2008
12-22-08 Letter
12-22-08
Hey fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hehe how is everyone doing? Its been a crazy long preparing week and the emails were many and great! Dad I’ve gained about 18 pounds in total. I’m still a little light but I feel great and find stuff to eat. I’m trying to be careful with money but its hard thanks so much for all the support.Well this week has been good we’ve been working so hard to bring to pass 3 baptisms this month and we had two marriages planed for yesterday but one fell through. Susy just wont commit and the RM boy friend is killing us. They were so good but we keep finding hidden secrets and sin and they don’t want to repent. It’s pretty sad all they have to do is marry. I was so bummed, but we had wonderful marriage of the other couple. It was awesome. I was a little stressed because I’ve never been to chosique but I found it and we had them married. I took lots of fun pictures and will sent them later but we are hoping to baptize them this week the 28!!!!!!!I’m praying so hard. We have worked so so so hard and work is kind of slow. Rafael is doing good too. I challenged all three yesterday, and they all seemed pretty excited about it. I am going to call or pass by everyday this week I’ll tell you on the call if they are going to get baptized cause baptism interviews for them are Christmas Eve yeah!!!!!Its been busy week and we found 3 more couple for January its hard cause we have to get them all married first. No one is married so it makes it hard but I want families and we will go forward with faith. I know if we are obedient and have faith and go for it there will be baptisms. I really like the East Stake baptism statistics. Wow- 30 baptisms this year!. If Blackburns and I get these three it will be 30 31 32 for me in my first year in mission. It’s been a long haul, but we have done a lot of good down here. I saw some of the Bayovar people at wedding and they told me about some of the investigators. One is going on mission J remember Eddy with the earring? And his mom the miracle? They are doing great! It’s rewarding some days when you hear things. Also Jauja is doing good. Carolina and her family have wrote me 3 times now. I sent them hymnbooks. Huanuco to is still holding in strong. I’m so so so excited for the call!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I will make a list and will be excited to talk on Christmas. The plans sound great! I will be so happy!Love your son and brother working and sweating in Peru!So your going to dinner with Blackburn’s weird! My buds were laughing when I read mom’s email about being a bit more circumspect. That day was fun and I really am trying to be good companion. We are working hard.
I can’t believe you get white Christmas woof!Love Jon--- Elder Rogers
Hey fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!Hehe how is everyone doing? Its been a crazy long preparing week and the emails were many and great! Dad I’ve gained about 18 pounds in total. I’m still a little light but I feel great and find stuff to eat. I’m trying to be careful with money but its hard thanks so much for all the support.Well this week has been good we’ve been working so hard to bring to pass 3 baptisms this month and we had two marriages planed for yesterday but one fell through. Susy just wont commit and the RM boy friend is killing us. They were so good but we keep finding hidden secrets and sin and they don’t want to repent. It’s pretty sad all they have to do is marry. I was so bummed, but we had wonderful marriage of the other couple. It was awesome. I was a little stressed because I’ve never been to chosique but I found it and we had them married. I took lots of fun pictures and will sent them later but we are hoping to baptize them this week the 28!!!!!!!I’m praying so hard. We have worked so so so hard and work is kind of slow. Rafael is doing good too. I challenged all three yesterday, and they all seemed pretty excited about it. I am going to call or pass by everyday this week I’ll tell you on the call if they are going to get baptized cause baptism interviews for them are Christmas Eve yeah!!!!!Its been busy week and we found 3 more couple for January its hard cause we have to get them all married first. No one is married so it makes it hard but I want families and we will go forward with faith. I know if we are obedient and have faith and go for it there will be baptisms. I really like the East Stake baptism statistics. Wow- 30 baptisms this year!. If Blackburns and I get these three it will be 30 31 32 for me in my first year in mission. It’s been a long haul, but we have done a lot of good down here. I saw some of the Bayovar people at wedding and they told me about some of the investigators. One is going on mission J remember Eddy with the earring? And his mom the miracle? They are doing great! It’s rewarding some days when you hear things. Also Jauja is doing good. Carolina and her family have wrote me 3 times now. I sent them hymnbooks. Huanuco to is still holding in strong. I’m so so so excited for the call!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I will make a list and will be excited to talk on Christmas. The plans sound great! I will be so happy!Love your son and brother working and sweating in Peru!So your going to dinner with Blackburn’s weird! My buds were laughing when I read mom’s email about being a bit more circumspect. That day was fun and I really am trying to be good companion. We are working hard.
I can’t believe you get white Christmas woof!Love Jon--- Elder Rogers
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Letter from Jon 12-15-08
12-15-08
Que tal fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!My emails were so fun today! This has been a good week thanks for all love and support. I’ve really had some investigator challenges these last couple of week but I know things are going better. Elder Blackham and I had a fast and we found 2 more investigators from an awesome family. They have the 28th as fecha (Baptism Date) and we might have a marriage this week. No one is married down here its nuts! Elder Blackham is a stud. We are buds and we keep making goals to be better and we sure are working hard. Elder Blackham went to Chile for 2 days and I’m with other Elder so he probably wont be able to write to his family... He just went to take out his papers since he is illegal here in Peru cause his mission is Bolivia but know he’s mine. Sometimes I tease him I don’t know what he thinks about it hehe...I had good change of attitude this week. I read the talk “Come what may and love it” by Joseph Worthlin. It’s so true and like President Wilkinson said the mission isn’t all roses but its a time were you can give it all to the Lord and I’m trying so hard. We really are so busy. Rafael is doing great. I’m really excited for New Years Eve with him. ( I think that is when he is getting baptized) The best part is that Rafael and Pavel are buds. They come in blue jeans to church every week yeah!!!!!!!!!!I’m so grateful for all your love and I truly am so blessed. I’m learning so much. I’m thinking about buying a blow up pool for the family we live with. It’s getting so hot. It should be fun with all little kids for Christmas. This week will be crazy. I hope we can get the two marriages going. I’m in charge of taking them to chosiquea and I’m going to need divine inspiration to pull this off. I’m working hard! Love you all! your son elder rogmuah!!!!!!!!!!
Que tal fam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!My emails were so fun today! This has been a good week thanks for all love and support. I’ve really had some investigator challenges these last couple of week but I know things are going better. Elder Blackham and I had a fast and we found 2 more investigators from an awesome family. They have the 28th as fecha (Baptism Date) and we might have a marriage this week. No one is married down here its nuts! Elder Blackham is a stud. We are buds and we keep making goals to be better and we sure are working hard. Elder Blackham went to Chile for 2 days and I’m with other Elder so he probably wont be able to write to his family... He just went to take out his papers since he is illegal here in Peru cause his mission is Bolivia but know he’s mine. Sometimes I tease him I don’t know what he thinks about it hehe...I had good change of attitude this week. I read the talk “Come what may and love it” by Joseph Worthlin. It’s so true and like President Wilkinson said the mission isn’t all roses but its a time were you can give it all to the Lord and I’m trying so hard. We really are so busy. Rafael is doing great. I’m really excited for New Years Eve with him. ( I think that is when he is getting baptized) The best part is that Rafael and Pavel are buds. They come in blue jeans to church every week yeah!!!!!!!!!!I’m so grateful for all your love and I truly am so blessed. I’m learning so much. I’m thinking about buying a blow up pool for the family we live with. It’s getting so hot. It should be fun with all little kids for Christmas. This week will be crazy. I hope we can get the two marriages going. I’m in charge of taking them to chosiquea and I’m going to need divine inspiration to pull this off. I’m working hard! Love you all! your son elder rogmuah!!!!!!!!!!
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