10/26/98
In Jon’s letter about San Diego trip he said that the wave put him in a washing machine. That is kind of like my week, so much happened.
We had an awesome Zone Conference this past Friday. We gave the spiritual though again and sang #281. “ Help me teach with Inspiration”. We also quoted Pres. Hinckley from his Ensign article “ Feed my Sheep, Nourish the Soul”. Elder’s Tolman and Daniels gave their final testimonies along with the Olson’s. They are all going home and will be missed. The Olsen’s started Seminary in Cambodia. We now have over 100 students. I met the Tolman’s as they came to pick up their son.
The Zone Conference was Luke 22:32 and we talked about retention.
This week Elder Brooking and I wired in an outlet for a generator and fixed the water pump. I went to the power and water company today and I was on the phone with the landlord several times as our house has been without water and power most of the week. To keep cool at night we camped outside with the mosquito nets tied to the railing.
I am moving on Friday to the new home of the 2nd Branch. The 2nd Branch is moving from House 30 up North to House 210. House 210 is in my area. I will still be in the same area and with Elder Brooking but we will trade houses with Elder Heng and Hoare because House 17 is closer to their area. I am so excited to have the church in my area. This will really help a few of the investigators and inactives in my area to get to church.
I will still be a district leader but in a new house.
I interviewed two people for baptism for the first time on Saturday. A man and his wife who have been taught by Elder Heywood and Lowman. I was a little nervous but I really enjoyed the experience. It is a bit difficult to ask some of the questions like abortion, prostitution, murder, and chastity. I just learned some of the words.
The man did awesome and I passed him. The wife however was unsure on a few points of doctrine. I asked her to wait one more week, to meet with Elder Heywood and Lowman to help her study on those points and told her we would meet again next week. She felt good about it and so did I .
Elder Brooking and I committed Seetha to baptism this week for Nov 8th. He is the younger brother of a member that watched the Christ video with us.
Tuesday we went to the Branch President’s house and had a home teaching visit with his family. In the branch each set of Elder’s choose 3 families to go visit. Other Priesthood holders where then asked to volunteer to go visit a couple of families. Of those who raised their hands, we organized some more companionships and challenged them to go and meet their families.
Elder Brooking and I chose the Branch President’s family and then 2 other families that if we didn’t choose wouldn’t get visited. We visited all 3 of our families and tried to get other companionships in our area to go visit their families. They got about half done. We are trying hard to get it going. The visit with the Branch President was very fun as we sang and prayed and visited, and then I pulled out my Plan of Salvation Cards. We challenged them to continue to read, pray and go to church together as a family, in order to go to heaven as a family.
Elder Brooking and I have really been working well as a team. It is fun to work with him. We can fix anything. We are setting goals to help him with the language and to get 3 baptisms for November.
Until next week,
Love,
Your Son, Brother and Missionary,
Elder Rogers