Elder Tanner Rogers: 10,000 Years Can Give You Such A Cink In The Neck

Howdy!

This week was pretty great! Elder Brinton and I have been getting along really well! It's been the first week of the transfer, and we've had to do lots of bike jobs this week. We get to fix the bikes and then drive them all over the mission delivering them. We usually put in a good talk to listen to or we just talk. It's fun to see a lot of the mission, but it is sometimes frustrating because we know there are other ways that we could be spending our time. One positive was that I was able to see Elder Leavitt doing a bike job, and I wouldn't have been able to unless he needed bike stuff and I was the bike delivery guy. We spent a lot of time doing cold calls this week which was fun, and we were blessed to have some success doing it. The energy in the mission right now is very fun, and I'm very grateful to be a part of it.

Our friend Brayan from Honduras is doing pretty well. He is really interested and really nice, but now that Elder Brooks is gone, I have been teaching him by myself. I've been trying to teach him English, and I have taught him the restoration. Most of our appointments usually end with him trying to teach me Spanish though... He is really nice, and I feel bad my Spanish isn't great, but it gives me lots of motivation to study which is really good.

Today we went to the zoo which was really fun. I've never been and it was a fun experience to go with some other missionaries. The mission nurse has a pass and takes missionaries every week. I feel like it would get very old going every week, but I'm grateful that she was willing to take us.

It has been a great week! I am very excited about what is to come in this area! My new district and companion are awesome! The Lord's hand is in the work, and it is so much fun being a missionary!

Have a great week! Keep striving!

Elder Rogers