8/9/99
Dear Family,
Phew. . . . ! The move is over! Today was one busy day!
How are all of you? Thanks for the letter everyone. I really do appreciate all the letters, support, prayers and packages. I appreciate all of your great strength and I don’t mean to neglect any of you with the post. Thanks so much for all the packages!
Today I received Lake Powell Pictures and I’ve got to say Word - up to Powell 2000!
I have a new companion, Elder Jacob D. Folsom. He is from the Wasatch front, and he is
a language master 2000 and a spiritual giant. He is 2 months ahead of me and just an outstanding
missionary. Our focus is going to be on helping missionaries increase their skills and thus bring more
souls unto Christ. We have some of our physical work out of the way after today. I look forward to being
taught by Elder Folsom and learning from his example. We have had a special experience together
already as he was fighting a cold a bit and also newly called as an assistant and asked me if I would give
him a blessing. I was grateful for the opportunity and again it was special for us both. And from that
point on we are off and running. All of our work for the last little while came to the big dramatic finish
today as the mission move day took place. We made a small switch on Aug 6 to get Elder Brooking,
Pruett, And Hoare in their new areas so that they could be ready to train new Elders from the MTC come
Aug 11th. So Elder Folsom and I started from the 6th and Elder Hoare is a free Elder.
We moved everyone else today and also moved into 4 new apartments ( small 4 man houses)
Elder Folsom and I were in the car from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. We only stopped for a quick lunch at the
Dog Restaurant. The rest of the time we were coordinating moves, using our van like a pick-up, and just
solving little problems. Things went very smooth overall. I am enclosing the move logistics that Elder
Hoare and I put together.
In the move Elder Lowman had some personal belongings mis-placed and was really worried.
We worried that they were going to be permanently mis-placed. He first asked the middle of the day and
we referred him to the home where the truck went before the stop at his house. The next time that we
saw him it was late almost time to go in 6:00 p.m. He still did not have his things. We got on the phone,
made the special trip and got Bro. Sears, one of our missionary couples and a good friend, also Phnom
Penh District President, so we could go out after 6:00p.m. We found the bags and then took them back to
Elder Lowman. His look of relief made the day all worth it. I love to help our missionaries!
Mosiah 2:17
17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.
I love you all!
Love your Son, Brother, and Missionary Elder J. Clinton Rogers