What's up guys?
This week
was a roller coaster, up and down..up and down...ALL THE TIME. It never gets
old. I’ve come to understand that if something good happens, I know Satan will
try to combat it somehow. But when something good comes around, it just makes
the joy of missionary work that much sweeter. Elder Gosar and I have been so
busy that it's ridiculous. We've been doing exchanges all week and planning a zone
conference and in the meantime we’re trying to handle a group of Haitians,
which is no small task. I'll give you a little insight to my life:
So, like I told you last week, all we teach are Haitians because there are a ton here in
Roswell. There is a little Haitian church here in the city that HATES us (and
by "us" I mean the Mormon missionaries) because there are a lot of Haitians who
attend our church and we're constantly teaching people that go to
theirs. I feel like I'm living in a modern day War in Heaven. There have
been so many people that meet with us, feel the Spirit, tell us they know it's
true, then still decide to go to the Haitian church because they have a better
band (seriously) and they get inundated with anti material. Ughhhhh.
Lately
there have been tons of Haitians getting baptized into our church so Satan has
been making it really hard on those who are investigating. Alice, our sweet
investigator got fed a ton of “anti” this week and consequently, she told us
she doesn't want to come to church anymore. The worst part is that we couldn't
do anything about it because we didn't meet with her once this week due to her
work schedule. So sad! KEEP READING THOUGH LOL. For every bad thing there
is a good one!
CLEEVENS
is doing so amazing!! This week we felt prompted to move his date up to
the 14th. So, we talked to him about it and he was all game! He'll
be getting baptized this Saturday! We're going to meet with him every day, warn
him of opposition and try to help him remain strong. Please pray for Cleevens to have the strength to withstand it! The best part, however, is that he already has. He
is best friends with Alice's son Steven (all the Haitians know each other) and
on Saturday night while he was at Alice’ house she tried to argue with him and
tell him not to come to church, but instead of arguing he bore his testimony to her. He told her that he knew the church was true. Yah, baby!
Then, he came to church yesterday AND brought a friend with him! He's
helping us teach his little sisters too!
HERE'S THE
BEST PART THOUGH: Last night he told us that when he and his friend (Marvin)
were on their way home from church and they arrived at his apartment complex
they decided to KNOCK ON A RANDOM DOOR AND SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH SOMEONE! They
literally knocked on a door, gave some guy a Restoration pamphlet, and said,
"This church has brought us a lot of happiness. It will bring your family
closer together. We love it. Please join us next Sunday." LIKE
WHAT!? I wish you could've seen Elder Gosar and me! We were stunned! You
never hear about investigators doing that! It was unreal! I love that kid so
much!
There were
so many other experiences that happened but I'd have to write a book so I'll
cut it short. We're teaching some other great people (Haitians of course...and
1 white girl. Boo ya!). We’re teaching Jacque and Nella Pierre, a couple from
Haiti. They didn't come to church on Sunday because Nella has a commitment at her
current church every 2nd Sunday of the month. But, she told a member of our
ward that she has that conflict "until she comes to the Mormon church
permanently." So we're praying for that to come true!!
In other
news, I rode in a Tesla this week (if anyone cares). I didn't even know what a
Tesla was until I got to Roswell. But now I want one. Dad??? :)
Love you guys!!
Thank you for everything! You're in my prayers! LOVEUBYE
Elder Roddy
P.S. The picture is of an 89
year old guy in our ward. He only speaks Creole so we took him with us this
week to speak to some of the Haitians.
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