This Week was good. Between exchanges and interviews, it went by pretty quickly. It's beginning to feel a little long in Cambridge. It's my second 4-transfer area in a row. We did have a cool experience this week with a nonprogressing investigator coming back to life. He texted us on Monday, and was like "I want to get baptized. Can we meet tonight?" That's why we never stop texting and reaching out ;) Imagine what it would be like if God gave up on us. Obviously, as we turn away from him, there's less he's able to do for us. He's always there, though. I know that.
Here's a funny story. I was trying to give a Book of Mormon to someone on the subway this week when a member was like "Hi Elders! How are you?" I was not about to stop talking to this guy, so I just turned and said, "Hey," then turned back and kept talking. I hope she wasn't offended. We see a random member probably every other day. It's pretty crazy. The moral of the story though is just give missionaries referrals, then they'll talk to you.
You know, sometimes we think if we can't do something perfectly, we just give up. I love missionary work. I love that despite my many weaknesses and infirmities, God still chooses to work with me and mold me. That love has changed me more than I could ever imagine. I love Ether 12:27 and the Sacrament prayers. I was pondering about what Judgment will be like. I don't think it will be a judgment so much of what we have done, but how we have used the mercy of God, afforded through Christ's Atonement, in our lives. (Check out "The Power to Become" Elder Oaks for more on that idea.)
Love,
Elder Rogers
