Friends and family, lendeth me thine
ears. It be-eth time to hear the words
that I shall speak unto thee.
Wow, sorry I had to get some of the dumb
missionary humor off of my chest. See,
as missionaries that kind of stuff is funny ;)
What is goin' on my hard rockin' amigos?
Yes, I know that you are all thinking "Really dude, you think that
people enjoy this stuff?" My answer
to all y'alls is, No, but my mother
demands it and well…..for fear of not getting treats in the mail anymore, I do as she tells
me. Man, I sound like Milo right now.
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| Milo |
I hope everyone back West is loving the
winter as much as I am. As a good friend
of mine once said, "Jackets over shorts." I think the Lord is watching out for the
missionaries who wanna not get fat, by allowing it to stay slightly warm in the
morning so that we are able to go out and run.
It's really weird because while I ran before my mission, I hated
it. But, since I have been out here, I
am addicted to running. We had transfers
last week and I am happy to say that Elder Hafoka and I will be staying
together for another six weeks! Yeah
doggy! (Hillbilly accent must be used
for that statement) We have been working
really hard finding people to teach and we have some really promising people on
our plate. We hope that they will accept
the Lord's message to them. Being a missionary
is the hardest thing I have ever done but the most rewarding. While some days are really hard, and you
wanna head butt a tree, there are other days where you are so grateful that the
Lord gave you the strength to endure all of those days so that you make it to
the moment when he needs you the most.
There is not a better feeling than knowing that the Lord is working
through you.
In Helaman 4, the scripture goes into
the pride cycle and I learned something really profound from it today. I learned that the source of all sin, not
just a couple here and there, but every single sin in the world, is a result of
pride. It blew my mind. I was completely shocked by the fact that one
thing could be the source of every bad thing in the world. Think about it, when we let even the smallest
bit of pride sneak its way into our hearts, we begin to think we don't need
rules or commandments. As this dawned on
me, I began to realize all of the foolish mistakes I had made throughout my
life because I was prideful. I really
want that to change while I am here. I
hope I can come home a more humble person and a more obedient person to the
Lord and his commandments. I would
always say, "Nah, I am strong enough.
I can handle it." Only to
find out that when I said that, I had lost the strength of the Lord, just like
the Nephites. I really hope that I come
home a completely different person. I
also want everyone to know that I no longer want to be a UFC fighter. I love the sport but it's not something
Heavenly Father wants me to do. In Alma
21:12 is says "Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak;
therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his
strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought
in this land, for which we will praise his name forever."
I love you all! Peace and blessings, til next week!
Elder Rodeback
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