So on Tuesday, I left the MTC and flew to Boston. At the Salt Lake Airport, only two runways were open so we ended up taxiing for one hour before we actually took off. We got into Boston about 5:45 EST and met President Miller and a senior Elder. We then drove through Boston for an hour because the traffic was so bad, and the President drove in the breakdown lane! Apparently there is a crazy law in Boston that allows anyone to drive in that lane at certain times of the day. Anyway that night, Sister Miller made us Cafe Rio style burritos. I had gotten up at 3:45 in the morning, so I slept well that night.
The next day, the AP's made us breakfast, and we had a ton of training. The President interviewed all of us to determine where we were going. Then, we actually went out into Boston to contact people. Two other Elders and I were dropped off on Broad Street, and we walked around there. We talked to some UPS drivers. They were eating lunch, so we talked to them about the church and stuff and one of them seemed really interested and I gave him a Book of Mormon and a pass-along card. It was the first awesome experience I had with missionary work.
After that, we went back to the mission home ( it's actually in Needham, Massachusetts) and we got assigned our area and trainer. They had all the trainers sitting down and we were asked to just sit next to one of them. Believe it or not, I actually sat next to my trainer-to-be. Anyway, I was one of the last two assignments to be announced and President Miller did the last two simultaneously. So my trainer is Elder Nielson from Provo (he has been out about 14 months) , and we are serving in the Narragansett Ward in Rhode Island! We live in North Kingstown, and our area covers from North Kingstown all the way down to Charlestown.
It was cool to see Sis. Ament from my home ward at the Mission Home. She is training a new Sister missionary from my MTC district.
Anyway, the last five days have been the hardest of my life, but I'm pulling through with a lot of help from my companion and my Savior.
Elder Rogers
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