Clint mission letter #30 8/17/99
Dear Family,
How is everyone doing?
Here in Cambodia we just had Zone Conference. The theme was on a balanced effort with special focus on planning and use of District Missionaries. Also I took notes as Branch Elder on helping get the new members callings and running a better spiritual baptism.
There are 55 baptisms scheduled here for the month of August. A total of 24 people received baptism in July. The increase is a big part of the help from the District Missionaries. It was announced yesterday officially in Church that the 1st Branch will split in two. A special meeting next Sunday, and the 5th Branch will meet on Sunday the 23rd. Yesterday there was 149 people at church and we thought 130 was too many. The sacrament was blessed twice.
Also it was fun to see from the South Central Area, Sophauaarit receive the Aaronic Priesthood, and Luu Thom baptized a man I helped teach named Heng.
It is summer vacation here for the kids. They have flocked to the free English class. This past week over 150 people have been attending English. I talked with and taught close to sixty people last Thursday. You can’t really call it teaching. I just mainly talk, answer questions and spell words for them. We use all the folding chairs at the Church. “You’re welcome as long as there is a chair.
One other fun part of Zone Conference was a trip to the Intercontiental Buffet as a mission activity. Good eats. I had a little pasta with shrimp, lots of mangos, some other oriental dishes, and cake and ice cream. I just tried everything out, you should have seen some of the Elders who knew what they were after.
We have also switched to a Siesta Schedule. We now wake at 5:30 a.m. and leave by 7:00 a.m. after showering etc., ½ hour Book of Mormon Study and six French Toasts. Lunch is 45 min plus 1 hour of companion study and personal study. Proselyting again until 6:00 p.m. 9:30 lights out. Things kind of shut down here after lunch as everyone has there nap.
This week has gone by like a blur. We have received a bunch of referrals from English and members. This week will be the first discussions with them and also we are trying to help Mory, Hout, and Kosal. They continue to work towards baptism this month. These 3 young men did not make it to church so we need to help them this week. The first discussions are going to be a bit difficult. We have run out of Book of Mormon’s again. We are patiently waiting for more. We had to copy 3 Nephi 11 and staple it together for them.
I want to thank all of you for your prayers. Sister White gave a talk in Zone Conference about prayers of the faithful in behalf of Cambodia. We have certainly been blessed with peace and safety in this land and there has also been a boost given to us by the District Missionaries. We are working hard towards our goal of 225 baptisms by the end of the year.
It seems I am never with my companion. I spent 3 days this week without Elder Fernandez. One day with Elder Williams, while Elder Fernandez went on a Zone leader training split. I spent one day with Elder Harman as Elder Fernandez needed to do some interviews, and yesterday with District Missionaries as Elder Fernandez was sick. It is kind of stressful which means it is good for me. I am working hard on my language.
Well have a good week everyone! I appreciate all of your love and support!
Love ya and do good!
Love your Son, Brother, Missionary,
Elder Rogers