Weekly

       This week was super awesome!! We were able to meet with our investigator who has the scripture tattooed onto his arm. He is awesome! He's been really busy with work lately, but he found some time to chat with us. A couple days before we met he said he wanted to talk with us about baptism. We weren't sure if that was a good thing or bad thing so we just hopped for the best! We ended up answering his questions best we could and eventually he told us that he is ready!!! We were and are so happy for him!! I totally agree with him too, he is so ready and I'm excited to see him progress! He gets a new work schedule today and said he would let us know what day he wants his baptism to be on. We are really excited and can't wait to help him along the way to follow Christ.
       Besides that! We had a great day at church and learned a lot from the members!! I'm very grateful to be here and to be able to help the people that the Lord needs me too. I know that we are all on the Earth to grow and learn from each other!
       Sorry for the short email, but I'm gettin stuff done today!! Have a good one!
Elder Rogers

Eternal happiness

       This week was a good one! We weren't able to meet with the people from the casino because they all happened to be on vacation. And let me just clear up, we have not gone into any casinos to talk to people, they were outside when we talked to them. Haha although it might be pretty effective to walk into a casino and whip out the word of wisdom. Haha but then again probably not.
       Anyways, we ran into one of our investigators! He was getting in the train we were getting off of, but he hasn't been answering our calls or texts lately, so it was good to be standing on the other side of the train doors waiting for him. Haha just kidding, he has been really busy lately, and said he wants to meet again! We set something up for this evening so hopefully it works out!!
       Other than him, we have been working with the members a lot lately. Since us and the sisters are over 3 wards now, we have to divide and conquer on Sundays to catch every meeting. It's pretty long, but I like being even busier and meeting new members! One of the bishops brought a coworker to church with him, so we were real happy about that! He's a great guy and lives really close to us, so meeting up will be really convenient. Plus he is really ready for the gospel.
       Well that's about all I can remember from this last week! Before I send this baby off, I just hope everyone realizes how much love our Heavenly Father has for us! He sent us here so that we can learn and grow, along with our family and friends. He knew that we would endure trials, and because of that He is always just a prayer away. I'm eternally grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ, to me there is no greater blessing then His redeeming love. Because of that love, our families are to be eternal. I know that there is so much more in the life after this, this is just the preparation. I am very grateful for the wisdom of eternal families, it all just makes perfect sense! The gospel of Jesus Christ is true!!! It's simple, powerful, and eternal!!
       I hope everyone has a really great week and is able to feel the Love of God through personal prayer!! Tschüss!!!
Elder Rogers

We went to the best city in the mission today, which is Mannheim of course!

Same team

       Well this week was great!! It was really fast and again I'm low on time.. just like every freakin weekly I send out! I'm just terrible at procrastinating and I don't wanna lose my streak!!!
       As far as the week goes, I finally got my new bike so it's been a lot easier to get around now!! Elder Forsey and i have been working hard to keep in touch with our potentials and investigators! We did meet this one guy on Saturday who is super cool!! He will only be here for another 3 weeks which is a bummer because he is heading back to the states, but we are working extra hard to get him and the others to church! We had a huge talk with him about the church. We were able to share the Restoration, Plan of Salvation, and a little of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It was super awesome to be able to answer all of his questions to the best of our knowledge and the Holy Ghost was right there to help us out!!!
       We also met a couple people outside of a casino who were amazing!! One was a German, another was Romanian, and the last was from Iran. They all spoke German, and aren't with the military, so we gotta hand them over to the German missionaries. Which isn't a big deal, but the lady from Romania was super ready for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and I so wish I could get to know her more!! It's all good though because we are on the same team! And that's the Lord's team!
       I hope that everyone this week can get onto the Lord's team! There aren't tryouts or qualifications or even an entry fee!! We are all entitled to be a part of his team because we are His children and He sent us here to become more like Him. He loves us. He wants us to be happy. He even gave us His perfect Son so that returning to Him was a possibility! Just think about how much love that is!! And it's all for us individually!!
       I hope everyone has a great week!!
Elder Rogers

Elder Forsey and
i ridin bikes!! (He is behind me a bit).

Just some pics of pday with the Karlsruhe Elders and Elder Forsey

Dropped... but wait!!

       Well this week was great but super crazy!! We had the transfer call on Saturday night already. I can't believe how fast time has been going!! I get to say, but sadly Elder Robinson took off! There used to be four Elders here in the area, but now that elder Robinson is gone and one of the other Elders is going home this week me and the other elder staying will be in the area still. But we are overall three American wards... which is a lot! Sundays are going to be crazy and so are the weeks! We are a little nervous to see how it's all going to work out, but we are excited to get to know and work with so many people!! The wards here are awesome and very helpful, so it shouldn't be a big deal!
       Also this week, we were dropped by one of our investigators. Not the one with the tattoo of Mosiah 24:14 on his arm, but another one that was actually progressing very well! He struggled a lot with faith and finding that desire to keep looking for his answers through prayer and scripture study, but we are still going to stay in contact with him for now. As for the tattooed investigator, he just got back from vacation and work and then he got a little sick so we weren't able to see him for a couple weeks. Well we saw him yesterday and got to talk to him a little bit! He's doing really well and wants to keep meeting with us. He is really stressed and trying his hardest to keep studying in the scriptures and pray.
       Well besides all that, my new companion and I are workin hard to get our potentials into investigators! My companion is Elder Forsey and he is from Logan Utah. Surprisingly he is only my second companion that's from Utah! I was on a streak for a while, but it's nice to be able to talk about the best place on earth with him! ;) well that's about all the exciting news for the week! I hope everyone knows how awesome and forgiving our Heavenly Father is. He is always willing to work with us and always willing to listen to our prayers! I hope that everyone will be able to not blame Him for our trails, but instead that you will come to Him in humble prayer because of your trails. He loves us and wants the best for us. He is constantly blessing us every day, and the blessings won't stop because we are doing something bad, but we just gotta try a little harder to be a little better to receive all the blessings possible. It's simple: be good, receive blessings, be better, receive more blessings!
       Hope you all have a great one!!
Elder Rogers

Happy 'Merica day! 🇺🇸

       Hey this week was great!! We visited our potentials a couple times and one never answered and the other did, but sadly isn't actually interested. Which is ok! A ton of people here are ready they are just hiding from us. It's like one big game of hide and seek for 2 years!! But we have a cheat, he's called the Holy Ghost ;) haha just kidding, we are doing our best to always act on the help of the Holy Ghost!
       So this week we met with a really cool family on Sunday. They are members and have 9 kids I think. They are really awesome!! They are a really funny, and kinda weird, couple in their 30's but they are really strong in the church! They had a rough start in their lives growing up, and went to many trials. But they always knew that they had to be in the church! Their faith is so strong and I'm very grateful to have been able to hear about all their experiences.
       Other than that, we were able to meet our new mission president and his family!! They are super cool and I'm very excited to work with him and learn from them!! He gave a great talk to us on the 4th and he is really excited to be here along with his family!
       Well that's about it for the week! I know that this church is true! I know the more we bare our testimonies the closer we will come closer to our Savior Jesus Christ!! Which is a big deal! He gave His life for each one of us. We all have the Light of Christ, which allows us to gain our testimony and to receive a witness from the Holy Ghost.
       Everyone have a great week!!
Elder Rogers

Fahrräder 🚴

       Hey! This week was super sweet! Just to start off, we have had a ton of member appointments lately! The members here are really awesome and have been very helpful! We were able to visit a couple investigators because they offered us rides, sadly no one answered this week, but we keep trying!!!
       We have been staying really busy and trying really hard to meet with our investigators, sometimes people are just so dang busy it's a joke! But we know that the power of prayer helps them realize that God truly loves them! And I'm so grateful to be able to help others come closer to their Savior, Jesus Christ.
       Well besides that, we have been biking a lot this week. My bike has always been a little old and beaten up. Well we were going up this hill to a members house and just at the top of the hill the chain
busted in half and the gears got destroyed. Obviously now it's completely not usable, obviously. I realized that I learned something from my bike breaking. Just like the bike, we need to keep ourselves maintained and taken care of so that we can always be able to perform at the top of our ability! I know that because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ we are able to use that to keep ourselves in the best shape and able to be closer to Him and our Heavenly Father.
       I hope everyone has one freakin swaggin week!!!
Elder Rogers

Rides from an African brother

       This week was sweet and so was today, which means I'm out of time and this is going to be short! I also have no pictures this week, my bad I'm starting to suck way bad at taking pictures. To start off, Elder Robinson and i were able to meet with a couple of our investigators! Sadly we only got to make an appointment with our tattooed friend investigator, he has been so busy with work we haven't been able to meet. We are going to the beginning of next week though so we are way excited! He's a great guy. Another investigator is going in for surgery today so shoot him a prayer if ya could!
       Other than that, we were walking home from the institute building one night and an African man pulled over and offered us a ride! He said he knew our brothers so we got in. In our car ride he told us that he was taught by missionaries earlier and used to go to church! Crazy! He was super cool and lives way close to us!  We aren't sure if we are able to teach him, but if the other Elders here do then it's all good because we on the same team!
       Well I can't think fast enough to remember more of the week, so I'll just end it here! I just want to leave a challenge with everyone, the next time you hear a talk from conference or a lesson at church or whatever. After you learned and took personal notes from it, think about how you are going to apply what you learned! For me, I always forget to think about how I'm going to apply what I learned or look back on what I wrote down. Do your best to look back on notes and goals! Have a good week!
Elder Rogers