Elder Roderick welcomes the New Year with a SWING, a SONG and a SLAM DUNK. View his latest adventures by clicking the link below:
HEY Y'ALL!!!!
Happy New
Year!! I hope you all had an awesome week! My week in Hickory Flat was so
amazing. We had transfer calls today and I found out I'll be staying here for
six more weeks to finish training Elder Pena. I don't know what I'm going to do
when I have to leave this ward! The members have become like my family and I
can't imagine serving in another area. I guess that's what the experience is
all about though. Also, apparently my Mission President will put anyone in a
leadership position because until I get transferred I'm going to be a District Leader. This poor, helpless district...Lord help them all!!
The New Year started out right
because I've never been so busy during my mission! This week we visited a
million people and we were able to make a ton of return appointments for the
upcoming week. We’ve been working so hard that sometimes during the last half
hour of the night Elder Pena and I will be headed to an appointment and I feel
like I'm going to pass out because I'm so tired! Kinda like Lehi when he passes
out from feeling the spirit so much except, I'm not really a prophet or
anything.
We had some promising lessons and
contacts this week! Our top investigator Max will be getting baptized on
January 25th! We thought we were going to have some trouble because he lived
with his girlfriend, but it turns out they are married. Ha Ha. Don't ask
questions. It's "complicated." Okay? They came to church with us this
week and it was great! However, during the sacrament hymn the power went
out. Ha Ha. It stayed dark the entire time they were blessing and passing the
sacrament. I can't imagine what they were thinking. I had to assure them that
it wasn't planned. Mormons seem weird, I know, but not that weird! We also
had some interesting contacts with some random people. Sometimes during my
conversations with people I forget that I’m the “missionary” because they end
up trying to convert me to their church. For example, we bashed with a guy who
graduated from Oxford with a major in theology.... Now, that was fun. And, I’ve gathered pamphlets and all sorts
of invitations to different churches. I
consider these conversations the perfect opportunity to get the full southern experience! On Thursday it snowed here in Georgia for the
first time in three years! It also snowed a little this morning. When I say “snow”,
I mean ten little snowflakes falling from the sky and disintegrating in
mid-air. Nonetheless, school is canceled for the next two days. What's up with
that?
In other noteworthy Georgian news, I witnessed
a pig dying because it had been hit by a car 10 seconds earlier. That should tell you a lot about where I'm serving.
Gotta love Georgia baby!
If I had to choose the
main things that I've learned so far on my mission, it would be patience and humility. Day in and day out I am humbled to be doing the work of
the Lord. I have the unique opportunity to talk to everyone and hear their life
story and witness their situations. I’ve realized just how blessed I am because
I have a loving and supportive family and a group of friends on whom I rely. There are so many people who are alone and
depressed and need the gospel more than ever, and it's humbling to know that
it's my job to bring it to them. The knowledge that the LDS Church has is incomparable
and it can solve every problem. If only more people would listen!! Unfortunately, it's
easier said than done. I've also been blessed to work with two companions who
have come from some rough backgrounds and don't have near the resources or
support that I do. As I try to adjust to
their needs and abilities, I’ve been required to be very patient, but I
learn from them every single day. Basically, I hope you realize how blessed you
are!! That's something I always took for granted.
People, the Church is true. See you
in two. I mean nineteen months. Who's counting though? I LOVE IT HERE!!!
Have a great
week Y'ALLLLLLLLL.
Elder Roddy
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