Howdy,
It has been a pretty good week here in Dayton, OH. The weather is starting to cool off and it is really beginning to feel like fall. The highlight of the week was meeting a girl named Sequoia. We were on exchanges with Elder Purcell and Elder Snow, and we were knocking on a street that I had been down a couple of times before. I asked Elder Snow which door we should go to next and he suggested a certain door and I was sure that they weren't Latinos and hadn't been interested in the past. I almost said something to have us walk by, but then I decided that I was having a bad attitude and that if he felt like we should knock on a certain door that I should be supportive. I had him knock on the door and as it turns out the lady was very sassy about the fact that she was not interested in our message and went on about all the things we should be doing if we actually wanted to make a positive impact on society. We were about to leave when she told us that her daughter might be interested. She called out for her daughter who came running down the stairs. She introduced herself as Sequoia, apologized for not being dressed modestly, and covered herself up. At this point, we were a little nervous and getting ready to defend our faith in a bash. A lot of the time people who are really nice when we first meet them are just putting on a front so that they can appear more genuine when they try to bash us. Our fears left pretty quickly when she told us that she had found some Saints Unscripted videos about the restoration, the plan of salvation, and temples. She said she knew a little about the Book of Mormon, but hadn't had a chance to read from it at all. She said she would be "super interested" in getting a copy and learning more. A few days later we had a really great restoration lesson with her, and we're in the process of trying to help her meet with the YSA sisters and start attending the branch. I'm very grateful that I listened to the spirit and Elder Snow's idea, rather than letting pride push it away.
Other weekly highlights include digging holes for fence posts, pizza hut, fruit punch, Skull King, running through the middle of the street in full pross at 9:30, Bibibop, our branch president finding out that our elders' quorum secretly removed his records from the branch, and talking with a pencil in my mouth.
This week I had a fun time reading in Alma 37 about the responsibilities that Alma gave to his son Helaman regarding the preservation of the plates. It is amazing to me how much God trusts us to do things. Regardless of if our current responsibilities are large or small, God will use us and our abilities to make a large impact on the lives of others. When we know that our plans are becoming God's plan for our lives it will make all the difference.
Keep Striving!
Élderito Rogers
Pictures are of
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| Bibibop (not my favorite) |
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| A cool corvette |
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| Elder Purcell and I found a frog |
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| Elder Purcell |
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| Elder Snow |
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| The frog |
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| Lunch after the Spanish meeting |
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| Muchas escaleras |
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| It's true |
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| I found Santa Clause |
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| Tri-zone activity |
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| Elder Ostler wanted to try UDF (I'm in the middle) |
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