Howdy,
It's been a pretty good week, albeit a stressful one. The big news from the week is that we had Elder Douglas, a member of the quorum of the 70 visit our mission. It was pretty awesome. Most of the setup and take-down fell on Elder Parry and I. It was a lot of fun to be a part of, but man was it exhausting. We had a lot of meetings at the beginning of the week and President made sure we knew exactly how he wanted things to go. Wednesday we woke up at 4:15 to take an Elder to the airport for a trip to the consulate, and then we went to go set up and enjoy the 6-hour meeting. Then we took down and were able to start heading home to teach around 5 pm. On Thursday we got up at 4:55 to get everything ready for the next 6-hour meeting. That one went well. Friday we got to get up at 6:30 like normal to set up for another 3-hour meeting, and it was crazy because we got hit with a huge snowstorm (which made for a fun run this morning). After the meeting, we were driving to a lesson in our suits because we were running late and the roads were a disaster. The snow removal is not as good as Utah, and so people were just stuck on the roads and so we were pushing people to try to get them unstuck in our suits, which was a lot of fun. It was a lot of running around and trying to get everything ready this week, but the meetings were so amazing. I'm very grateful for Elder Douglas coming here and for the spirit he brought. It has been good to apply what he has taught.
Besides getting the meetings ready we didn't have a lot of time for teaching and finding. We were able to go on a short exchange with the YSA Elders so that I could meet their friend Harry. He's super cool and runs track and cross country for UC. It was so nice to talk to a runner person again about runner person things. Rickey is also doing well and is excited for his baptismal date of February 18. Wednesday was the first time in 8-9 years that he has gone a day without a cigarette, which is so cool! He invited me to baptize him, and so Elder Parry and I are really excited.
It is amazing to me to know that Christ can change our desires and help us to build more faith. When we act with diligence and obedience our faith will grow. I'm so grateful to serve as a missionary. It is the greatest adventure and blessing, and I love being able to serve in Cincinnati!
Keep Striving!
Elder Rogers
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| Elder Willis and me |
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| President and Sister McGuire at Skyline |
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| Elder Parry and me at Skyline |
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| All of us at Skyline |
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All of us minus President McGuire |
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| Sunglasses |
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