Well Hello my family! Yes, I am
officially in Florida! Its amazing here! So beautiful. Dad you probably already
know this but the skies here and to die for. Sometimes, when I am having a hard
time, I like to look up at the sky here and remember how blessed I am to be
here. My pday is usually on Monday, but this week it was a holiday monday so it
is today instead:) I am sorry mom, for making you wait. haha
So let me start you off with my first day
here. My first day here we ate dinner at the presidents house with all the
AP's. Ok, my president and his wife are amaizng. They are litterally like the
two most amazing people I have ever met in my entire life. After that they had
us go out and place Books of Mormons. Oh my goodness. I was TERRIFIED! but it
turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life. I will never forget
that. I wante to just keep going,
and going! Good thing I have a whole 18 months to keep going right? haha The
next day we had transfer meetings. This is where I got to meet me lovely
companion. They had a big projector up in the chapel, they went area by area,
and announced who was serving where, with who. I got my lovely new
companion/trainor Sister Bean. God blessed me so much with her. I know that I
am with her for a reason. Her spanish is amazing, and she is just the most
outgoing person in the world. She tells me all the time how grateful she is for
me because I am willing to learn and to participate unlike her last companion
who did pretty much nothing. Haha its funny becasue I feel like there is just
so much more I can do to help. I feel helpless most of the time!
That first day we went out and went
Harvesting. Harvesting is SO COOL! It's when we go knocking on doors, we say!
"Hi i'm sister rogers, this is my companion sister bean, we are representatives
of jesus christ. He has sent us here to leave his peace and blessing with you
and your family." You would be so suprised how many people are so up for
it! Oh I forgot to tell you. I am serving in Riverside Park North, Fort
lauderdale Florida. Its the Ghetto and I love it:) The spirit is so strong when
we say those prayers. I don't know how any one else in other missions get
anything done! I now know why our mission is so crazy with baptisms! We do this
every day and we see miricales every day from it. The spanish is coming slowly
but surely. I get really discouraged sometimes, becasue I want to be as good as
my companion. But then I have to remember that she has been out for 8 months
and I have only been out for 1 1/2 or something like that. Which is crazy by
the way.
Ok... I have a surprise for you. I
ALREADY HAVE HAD MY FIRST BAPTISM! yes. I know. First week here and I have
already gotten to experience that great experience. His name is Dairien, he's
19, and a CUBAN! Yeah. It was amazing. I will never forget that experience. We
have so many potential people! The work is hastening that's for sure. Its so
hard though. It gets hot and I get tired, but I just have to rememeber. I have
no time to waist.
Last night I was actually have a really
hard time. Just feeling a little alone, and one of the amazing sister in my apartment
told me to go and read the talk today about the enabling act of the attonement.
I read it today and realized I used that for my farewell talk. Its amaizng how
much I have learned since then. It was like I was reading a completely
different talk! I have to remember that I am far from alone. I feel almost like
a broken Clay pot that was dropped, trying to find out what kind of missionary
I am. But I know that as time goes on my pot will be glued back together,
stronger than ever. I know that is a little cheesy...but my relationship with christ
has grown more than ever. This has been such a humbling experience.
I went on exchanges on my 3rd day here.
It was so fun. I went with a sister named sister Johnson. I will send pictures.
But she serves in Pines. Its more rich there and hard to get to people. Lots of
gated communities...So much different than the ghetto but I really learned a
ton from her. We even got to go see the Fort Lauderdale temple being built! Ah!
So pretty!
Ok another crazy story for ya. I am in a
Tree-o again. I dont know how for sure it is or how long she will be with us,
but a tree-o is hard! She is from Puerto Rico, well was serving there, and got
in a car accident and had internal bleeding so they flew her here and she is in
our companionship for a little until the 12 decides what they wat to do with
her. Its been a rollercoaster ride. My trainer is training 2 greeniees. Its
sometimes super difficult teaching with three people. ya know? but i know that
everything I go through is just another lesson that Heavenly Father wants me to
learn. I just have to remember that:) But yeah, Know that this is the best
experience I have ever gone through, Its hard, but so rewarding, and I am
having to rely on my father in heaven more than ever before.
My appartment is super nice!! I am
spoiled haha. I haven't had the chance to ride my bike yet, but everyone loves
it a lot:) I do to. I look at it all the time and admire it. I love you all so
much! I don't know if I will be able to individually email you all back but
know I love you and I pray for you every single prayer I say. I miss you all
like crazy. I am so thankful for all of your support and what a great family
you are. Have an amazing day family!!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU ATON!!!!!
With a ton of love: Sister Rogers
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