Hey guys,
We had an
awesome week!! It was definitely a lot better than last week. As always, it was full of ups and downs but I've
just learned to expect that becauseI know that nothing comes easy in the mission
field.
On Tuesday
it actually snowed again! It was soooo cold at the beginning of the week and
the weather is just recently starting to get warmer. Seriously, though, it was miserable to go
outside. Every night when I got home it took about 20 minutes before I could
feel my ears again. Ha Ha.
We had
inspiring experiences this week! We had the opportunity to give Kenny, the
investigator who I've told you guys about, a blessing. Satan has really
been hitting him hard and Kenny has been having a lot of trouble with some of the
things he saw and experienced in his past. Elder Pena gave him one of the
most incredible blessings I've ever heard and the Spirit was
so strong. By the time it was over Kenny was just bawling because he felt
so much better! A few days following his
blessing, we visited Kenny again and the difference in his countenance was like
night and day. He asked us how we were able to “do that” and make him feel
so much better. We told him that we didn't do anything. It was the Lord! He
looked at us and said, "You know what...you're right. It had to be
Him because two boys couldn't possibly make me feel the way that I did.” That
was pretty amazing to hear! The power of the Priesthood is REAL!!
After backing out of his baptism,
we've really been focusing on Max and trying to help him progress. The reality
is, Max wasn't ready to make the commitment of baptism and the last thing we
want is for him to get baptized and never come to church again. The good news
is he's very motivated to find out for himself if the church is where he wants
to be and he genuinely wants to meet with us. Hopefully some miracles will happen soon!
For the past couple weeks, Elder Pena
and I have been planning a "mini mission" for the youth in our ward.
Last night, they all came to the ward and were surprised to receive mission
calls, including personalized nametags, and companions. We split them into
groups and role-played a little "MTC experience”. The ward members taught
them about the area where they were called to serve and we taught them how to
teach the first discussion. This week at school they are wearing their nametags
and carrying a Book of Mormon around with them.
When it comes to missionary work, the dedication and excitement of these
kids is amazing!! When they come back for youth night on Thursday, we are going
to have fake investigators (ward members) for each companionship to teach. The mini
mission idea has motivated our entire ward to get busy with missionary work and
they’ve even been asking us for Book of Mormons to share with their
friends. Because of their help, we’ve
been able to set up appointments with many of the ward members’ non-member
friends. The plea from the First Presidency to “hasten the work” is getting
everyone excited, which should result in a lot of success for the
missionaries!!
I just
want to let you all know how much I appreciate the love and support that each
of you give me! I was reading in the scriptures this week about Amulek and
how because he was preaching the gospel, he was literally betrayed by all of
his friends, each of his children, and even his dad. I thought about what I would
do if that happened to me. To be honest I'm not sure I would be able to keep
going every day, especially when the times get tough! Thank you all for
motivating me to be a better person every day! I hope I can do the same for you.
Have a great week
y'all!!! SO LONG SUCKAS.
Elder Roddy
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