Dear Family!
So last Saturday I got the notification that I would be transferred for my last Week! And I am so grateful for that, often times as missionaries we can get into a rut if we have been in an area for awhile, so my prayers were answered, and I got an area where I can finish strong! Its biking, so thats fun, I can finally bunny hop haha.
I have two companions, Elder Pexton, who is one of my really good buddies who I came out with, and Elder Bowles, and awesome greenie from Eugene, Oregon! We make a cute little bike gang, riding around town, causing trouble (A.K.A. preaching to reach!) I lost my helmet during transfers, so I definitely stand out as the trouble maker, but I'm over, people still listen to our message!
Monday was pretty shweet, we went to a trampoline park, where I had a good ole time flipping around, just like Zach taught me :) Then we went hiking with the Colburns at Red Rocks! We then got to go to dinner with a family going through some really hard times, and it was awesome to share about the Atonement of Jesus Christ, and how He can heal us!
Tuesday! I got to see a bunch of my friends who were at transfers and said goodbye to those who were going home! Its crazy that I am not far behind them, these being my last days in the mission! As I reflect on these last two years of my life, I can't help but be overwhelmed with gratitude for my Savior, and the opportunity He and His Church has given me to grow and to build my foundation on Jesus Christ. Some say it is a sacrifice, but while a mission is hard, all I have seen is blessings and miracles. I am so grateful for that. When I finally got to my area, I had some lunch and got to work! We biked to go see some investigators and made some return appointments, and on our way to another appointment, we met this kid Nathan, shared the message of the restoration with him and invited him to learn more! He said sure and gave us his address! So that was a cool miracle!
Wednesday we went to do service at Care and Share, the local food bank! While it was fairly boring, it was good to help out the community! We then went to do a transition lesson with the North Zone Leaders with a guy name Mike, who is interested in learning more! It was nice to teach someone seeking the truth, but I did have to throw down on false doctrine. Im not about to let that stuff slide!
Then we went to Costco so that I could pick up food, since I had just been transferred there. We LOVE samples haha! My Comp Elder Bowles is the nicest and even bought me lunch! Later that evening we chaperoned a date with a single guy in the ward and his girl friend, but it wasn't as awkward as it sounds! Plus I had the most dank fajitas I have ever had, they literally came out sizzling 
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Thursday we did weekly planning weakly! It took daggum forever, and we still didnt finish! After about 2 hours we just decided to get up and go do stuff, so that we didn't kill each other from cabin fever.
Friday we had district meeting at a ranky stank church, and that was a good time! Afterwards we went to Five Guys, which was such a blessing! The dankest food was eaten, and everyone left fat and happy! Also by this time, my legs are perpetually tired from biking incessantly, but its fine, I love it! After the dankest food was eaten we went to finish weekly planning, and had a good tripanionship inventory! After that we did more stop bys, had dinner with the Lopez family, who told Elder Bowles to check his facts, so now we always tell Elder Bowles to check his facts!
Saturday was a gucci day! We went tracting and got everything from the typical born again christian responses, to a very depressed man opening the door, looking at us and instantly saying "not interested" in a likeness to Eeyore from Winny the Pooh that I couldn't help but laugh! We did hand out three copies of the Book of Mormon, which was awesome :) That night we had an opportunity to go to a Colorado Switchbacks game, which is a professional soccer team! It was a really good time, especially because we got free tickets 
Sunday was awesome! WE LOVE FASTING! My stomach was so so so grateful to give up trivial things like food and water to supplicate the God of Heaven! I got the chance to bare my testimony so that was cool, even though everyone in the ward thought I was a young man who had come with the missionaries haha. Nope, turns out im one of the most experienced missionaries in the mission! Boy were they surprised, I guess it was my youthful glow and enthusiasm that got them confused 
So during Church, this girl comes and sits behind us and afterwards we find out that she is from Germany, one hour outside of Frankfurt, and on vacation touring the United States! She has been going around every Sunday and exploring different religions, and decided to try ours out! She stayed for all 3 hours and said she loved it! We got to teach her a little bit of the Gospel and give her a copy of the Book of Mormon! She gave us her address in Germany, and her email, and said it would be okay to send the missionaries by! What a sweet miracle! She is driving from Seattle down to Texas then back up to Maine to discover America! Sounds like goals to me! We then went back and studied and planned and went to do stop bys, got yelled at by some random dude, to which I told him I ain't no holla back girl, and the guy responded with thats Bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Not really, but thats what happened in my head. We just left instead. At this point, my stop has never been more grateful, and it was so sad to have to eat bounteous amounts of delicious food at the Colburns, who fed us because they are the best!
So that was my week! Hopefully this email makes up for my typical lack of emails..
I want all of you to know that we can have unshakeable faith in Jesus Christ, just like the Prophet Jacob, and that I have received too many witnesses and gone through too many incredible experiences to ever deny my testimony. My testimony is this: I know that Jesus Christ lives. I have read the holy scriptures, lived the principles found within, prayed to know for myself, and have been edified by the Holy Spirit of truth. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, called to restore the Gospel of Jesus Christ, translate the Book of Mormon, and seal his testimony that there is a God in Heaven and the Christ is in fact our Savior, with his blood. I know this because I have read the fruits of his labor, the Book of Mormon, and I know that it is the most true book on the earth. No ones frivolous and denigrating opinions about a book they have never read will take my experiences away. That book has brought me closer to Jesus Christ, it has cemented my morals, deepened my wisdom, brought incredible insights to my mind, and given me peace like no other book ever has. And all of this is because it is another testament of Jesus Christ. It is true, make no mistake. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, and I will be for ever. He lived, He died, and He lives today.
Love y'all, Thanks for the support :)
Elder Rogers
P.S. I love being a missionary :)
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