Elder Tanner Rogers: Like Sparrows Egg Between Thighs

Howdy,

It was a pretty good week. While we were having companionship study Tuesday morning I felt like I should open the window (a fairly common practice for me). I did and sat back down, and then a minute later I suggested a video that we could use to teach one of our friends. Elder Moeller responds by screaming no to which I said ok well I guess we'll use a different one. He responded by saying that he had just seen a lady fall in the parking lot and that she hadn't moved or gotten up and that we needed to go run and help her. So we booked it outside without socks or shoes but otherwise is full pros mode. When we got there she was in total shock, and not doing very well. She was pretty dizzy, and when we asked her what year it was she told us she thought it was 2000 or 2001. She couldn't remember the password to her phone either. Luckily she could remember the phone number of her daughter and so we called her from our phone. She said that she was at work and couldn't help, but that we could call 911 so we did. Then we waited there with her for the ambulance to come to take her to the hospital. I'm grateful that I like to look out the window and that we were in a position to be able to help her. We haven't seen her since and so we hope she is ok.

We also went to El Nopal this week. It is a Mexican restaurant that 6 of the people we are teaching work it. Not gonna lie it wasn't that great, but it was really fun to see our friends there. They tried to wait on us in English and it was cool to see how their English has improved from since we first met them until now. Our favorites from El Nopal, Juan y Jessica have been doing very well. They have been reading and praying about the Book of Mormon, and the other day they wanted to spend our whole class talking about the gospel, rather than splitting it 50/50 between gospel and English which is what we normally do. Their biggest struggle, like most people we teach, is that they have to work an insane amount, and they don't have Sundays off to come to church. This week is 5 de Mayo and so we are going to have a branch fiesta which should be a lot of fun. Also, we had a good laugh watching a bunch of drunk Latinos playing musical chairs. Just listen for the banda and you'll know you're in the right spot.

Serving as a missionary is honestly one of the coolest things ever. It is so much fun to try to focus solely on the Savior. When He is the center of all our thoughts there is joy that comes with it. It is usually exhausting, people slam the door in our faces, and they sometimes yell and swear at us as we walk down the road, but there is nothing else I'd rather be doing. I love my Savior Jesus Christ and it is such a blessing to be able to serve Him as a missionary.

Keep Striving!

Elder Rogers