Howdy,
This week was pretty good! We had a zone conference which was really fun! I feel like since this was my second in-person zone conference I felt more comfortable and so I participated more and got more out of it. Since zone conference was on St. Pattrick's Day, Elder Brooks and I wore matching ties and cool hats. That was really fun.
One of the things that they talked a lot about at the zone conference was being bold. They said that we are here to declare the restored message of the gospel, not just have feel-good Bible studies. It made me think of our friend Martha, who is old and pretty sick. We have been working with her for a week, and have been hesitant to share the message of the restoration because we didn't want to stress her out, and we didn't know what she could do in her circumstances. After zone conference, we decided we needed to be bold and share the message with her. I gave her a call and we talked for a little bit about why I decided to serve a mission and brought up the Book of Mormon. I asked her what she remembered about it from our previous calls. She said we knew that we used it and that she was very curious, wanted to learn more, and asked us if we could bring her a copy! We told her we would get her a large print one. We are excited to keep talking to her!
It is amazing that people are more receptive to listen than we realize, we just need to have the courage and faith to open our mouths and share! I know that this is the Lord's work and that when we work, He will work miracles from our efforts! I also know that revelation is real! Our leaders at zone conference talked about exactly what we needed to hear!
Elder Brooks and I both talk in our sleep, so we decided to put on a voice recorder two nights last week, and listen to what we say in the mornings. It has been quite entertaining.
Have a great week! Keep Striving! The Lord Jesus Christ lives and loves you! This is His true gospel, and President Russell M. Nelson is His living prophet on the earth!
Elder Tanner Rogers
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| Frisch's Big Boy Statue (We didn't eat there we just accidentally pulled into the parking lot so we took a picture) |
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| Us cutting off other missionaries |
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| Making faces before our friends join the zoom call |
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| Chipotle (The ultimate hack is when we make our own guac instead of paying 2.25 for theirs) |
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| After a run in the rain that I made Elder Brooks do with me |
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| Our matching hats for St. Patrick's Day |
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| Zone conference (We are on the second row in the middle - we are wearing our hats) |
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