2018?

Hey Everybody,

I hope your New Year's resolutions are lasting longer than our New Year's Eve celebration did. I can't believe it's already 2018. I think time speeds up when you use a daily planner. Haha. Anyway, we had a good week. The cold is a little bit of a challenge, but I like the challenge. I always picture John Rowe Moyle from Only a Stonecutter walking 22 miles to work on the Salt Lake Temple. If you haven't seen it, I would recommend it. I always come out of it feeling ready to take on the world.

This week on exchange, we went out tracting for an hour and a half. To make it not so bad, we worked on houses with 3-6 apartments because they usually have a little heated antechamber where the buzzers are. After about an hour or so, a potential investigator texted us out of the blue and said she wanted to come to church this week. Not only did she come to church on New Year's Eve, but she brought another friend.

This last year has been a fantastic one. The amount of experience I gained is unlike any other year of my life. I'm reminded of a quote from President Hinckley on missionary work:

"I can promise you that you will grow as you have never grown in a similar period during your entire lives. I can promise you a happiness that will be unique and wonderful and lasting. I can promise you that you will reevaluate your lives, that you will establish new priorities, that you will live closer to the Lord, that prayer will become a real and wonderful experience, that you will walk with faith in the outcome of the good things you do."

I've seen every one of those promises fulfilled in my life in the last 15 months. It's not always been easy, but it's definitely been worth it.


Love,
Elder Rogers