2/1/99
Dear Family,
Let me tell you why I believe I am serving in the greatest mission in the wold. We woek hard and we play hard. This morning we met at the Inter-Continental Hotel at 6:00 a.m. and were in our chairs for kick-off of the Superbowl 33! We had our own room and a Superbowl party. The Hotel gave us a good deal and it was even catered. At half time President White handed the sheet that let us all know where we were moving to and what our new assignments were. The game was pretty good, maybe because it was fun to watch sports with John Madden. The ole Blitz ski, sports ski, crunch ski, along with breakfast ski was great! As I looked around I thought this is definitely the best Superbowl Party I have ever been to.
However this was all over shadowed by the blessing Elder Badger and I also Elders Pruett, Walker, Stewart, and Hoare at house 210 received this past week. The major change of Zone Conference was to get the discussions taught up to the goal of nine. We united as a house in this goal. We prayed together, talked strategy, and every night at dinner would ask How many? Every single companionship accomplished this with exactly 9 each. Also all of us were short on Sunday and headed out after church meetings to finish it off. We had eight taught and needed one more. We had 3 appointments scheduled that could have been a discussion and all three fell through. We did not panic. We had a teenage girl come to church who wanted to study. We scheduled for the coming Wednesday. However we ( Elder Badger and I ) thought that we could probably find her on a Sunday afternoon. We grabbed a male district missionary, and sure enough taught our 9th a lst discussion to this girl, her mother, and her younger sister. Elder Hoare and Elder Stewart had the most pressure they had to teach 3 on Sunday. They taught one. Then asked some kids if they knew anyone who liked Jesus Christ. They were led to a man taught him a 1st. And met a guy at the church at 5:45 and taught him the remaining principle of a discussion they started earlier in the week. It also happened to be President Whites Birthday so we called in and reported military style of 9 discussions and sang Happy Birthday. He said we made his day.
I am excited for the changes. I am no longer Elder Badger’s trainer. I’ll miss him. I’m headed south again to the 5th branch. My new job is zone leader?
Well got to get the rest of my stuff put together.
Love you all
Your Son, Brother, Missionary,
Elder Rogers