7/31/17

 it has been hot but it has also rained a ton here people are really surprised with all the rain and complain about the humidity but i love it! i dont even have to use lip balm anymore and my elbows arnt sand paper. also i would like it on cd also the supreza boxes are amazing not sure if i told you that or not. i do need some more razor blades but i can also get my own if you would like. so transfers were this last Saturday and................... elder bjork and i are staying in Blanding and ...... we are trio training so it will be us two and a brand new missionary fresh out kinda weird i feel like i was just there but now its my last transfers its honestly a little depressing but it impossible for me to be depressed as a missionary so i am fine. my ponderize scripture is Doctrine and covenants 128 verse  22 "Brethren, shall we not go on in so great a cause? Go forward and not backward. Courage, brethren; and on, on to the victory! Let your hearts rejoice, and be exceedingly glad...."

 dont go backwards   go forwards have courage and act in faith. those are the thoughts i had as i read this verse. i also think its kinda funny how he seems to call out the " brethren"  haha 

sorry thats all this week  i didnt have time to email today we are leaving for farmington in 20 minutes to go to a meeting then pick up the new missionary in the morning !!! so excited 

7/24/17

Well great week we had zone conference and interviews which were both amazing. some sister missionaries gave a training that changed the way i work with people so thats great  i am super thankful for that. the Zone conference was on teaching Repentance and learning teaching skills.   so because of that something that has been on my mind a lot lately with all the training about teaching better, to bear frequent, honest, humble testimony. so my ponderize scripture is 2 nephi chapter 31 verse 21

 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.

i know this is true. he is the only way. and yes seeing uncle epp and lana and the cousins was super weird, but good i sure miss all the family. well have a great week 

On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Chase Ryan Roskelley <chase.roskelley@myldsmail.net> wrote:

7/17/17

wow everyone is getting so tall!!!! i am going to be a midget when i get back i really like jadens shirt  ians is interesting hahahaha that is a deep hole. as for the cars i dont know. i ll just ride a scooter or a dirt bike around...... this week has been good lots of good things happening in the zone still got some room to grow that's for sure. we taught some really amazing people this last week and hope to teach them more and more and more until they are baptized then keep teaching them ha. had some great talks and lessons in the wards and branch we went to this week we herd two farewells and will probably here one a week for the rest of the summer its weird to listen becuase i remember mine so well its sad to watch them stand up there and cry. its also funny to  but mostly sad. but i am glad they are going and i know the people they meet will be too. I read a talk this week titled " put the savior first" by Robert C Gay it is  a super duper good talk  ( https://www.lds.org/ensign/2017/07/put-the-savior-first?lang=eng  ) My ponderize scripture is Doctrine and covenants 19:18-19 
18 Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink—

19 Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men. 

That is really powerful to think of how much he went through for us yet he finished it and gave the glory to the father. In the YSA branch the topic was on obedience and the speakers did an amazing job. It just makes me think when i have done or do something really great and spectacular i want something from it i expect something especially praise but i should be giving it to the father. Also to give the glory to the father i have to be doing things he is proud of other wise that is just bad

love Elder Roskelley 

On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 11:50 AM, Niki <emailnikir@gmail.com> wrote:

7/10/17

Well this week was great lots of fun things we could see the firework show from our house so that was great we heard the last firework was a classified bomb but legal. it was definitely bigger than the rest.  the bluff elders drove up to Monticello to golf and we hitched a ride with our bikes and they dropped us up at the top of devils canyon. elder bjork got a speedometer thing at shopco and it is bomb we went as total of 12.5 miles and a top speed of 37 miles per hour. it was a blast biking is so fun we went down hill a ton. we only had to peddle up like 2 hills 

 MY ponderize scripture is Doctrine and Covenants 19:24 it says  

24 I am Jesus Christ; I came by the will of the Father, and I do his will.

 i love this scripture i found it during comp study it was next to a scripture we were using in a role play and i just couldn't help but be inspired. Because the Father sent him he was going to do the will of he father and nothing was going to alter that. on the 4th we received a lot of pressure to be a part of the festive entertainment and we would not do it it was so hard. what usually happens is the missionaries would ride a bike in the parade it was a 6 person bike in the past they never got permission to do that and this year we weren't sure about it so we called our mission president and he said that we are here to teach and testify of the gospel not be an entertainment act. lots of people were really wanted us to do it and we got asked like 100 times about it. we had a good week though found some people to teach so that was great. 

love elder roskelley

On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 12:56 PM, nicole roskelley <emailnikir@gmail.com> wrote:

7/3/17

this week was great. the little town of blanding becomes a city for the 4th of july it crazy! today i cooked a bacon explosion for the district or at least the elders in the district. it was delicious. and then we cooked ribs and i have eaten almost an entire tub of chocolate peanut butter tillmook ice cream...... YUMMMMM.... it has been hot this week and we also had two baptisms this saturday one for jensen and one for Autumn it was great. 

  my ponderize scripture this week is Doctrine and Covenants 66: 7-10 

7 "Go unto the eastern lands, bear testimony in every place, unto every people and in their synagogues, reasoning with the people.

8 Let my servant Samuel H. Smith go with you, and forsake him not, and give him thine instructions; and he that is faithful shall be made strong in every place; and I, the Lord, will go with you.

9 Lay your hands upon the sick, and they shall recover. Return not till I, the Lord, shall send you. Be patient in affliction. Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

10 Seek not to be cumbered. Forsake all unrighteousness. ..."

 i took this to mean that we should only work the east side of blanding... i am just kidding, i really like how inspiring it is it just makes me want to go and do and be a part of miracles. to testify to every single person i meet. and to be better

love elder roskelley

On Mon, Jul 3, 2017 at 2:15 PM, Niki <emailnikir@gmail.com> wrote:

6/26/17

Well this week as been crazy! we get to cover 7 wards and one branch which i think i already said but its just chaos  a little bit but we got the first week under our belts and i dont get lost as much when we are trying to go to peoples houses. hahhah actually it has been really neat we are driving and we know were we need to go but cant find it and then we just show up god is really guiding us we always just pull over to see what street we are on and then we look at the house and its the one we needed to get to. pretty neat. it is hot here. way hot. but i use lots of sunscreen so no problem. Elder bjorkand i have had a ton of fun. too.  My ponderize scripture is 1nephi 14 verse 1 it is soo good. 

      1 And it shall come to pass, that if the Gentiles shall hearken unto the Lamb of God in that day that he shall manifest himself unto them in word, and also in power, in very deed, unto the taking away of their stumbling blocks. 

 it is about how the Gentiles will come under the same covenant that the children of Israel are under. and how he will make them strong and removing their stumbling blocks. its neat because it just makes me think about the coming forth of the book of mormon and really how many prophecy the Restoration as a whole fulfills.  i know that the restoration came forth through the word and power of god. love you all

On Mon, Jun 26, 2017 at 10:36 AM, Chase Ryan Roskelley <chase.roskelley@myldsmail.net> wrote:

6/19/17

Well this week has been stressful and sad we found out that Elder Johnston is leaving he will be transferd to Bayfield Colorado he will getting a brand new trainee fresh from home. i will be staying here in blanding but i will now cover all 7 ward and 1 branch in blanding so yeah thats crazy my new and also old companion will be elder Bjork he was my second companion i trained him ha it should be fun.  It has been very hot here in the 90s even so i am using sunscreen a lot. my ponderize scripture is  James 4:16-17 
16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
How true is that often times we find our self's rejoicing in our accomplishments we have done on our own. when in reality if it is something praise worthy at all the honor belongs to our father in heaven. When we dont do the good we know we should it is a sin. sin is not just doing wrong it is also a lack of living up to the knowledge that we have. i love my mission and i am changed because of it. 

i have had so much fun with elder johnston and we have been blessed a ton. i am so glad i could be his companion even if it was the shortest companionship i have had. 

On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 9:00 AM, Chase Ryan Roskelley <chase.roskelley@myldsmail.net> wrote:

Also a response from my letter about his missing watch in Picts 

so my watch disappeared not sure if it got stolen or what but its been gone for like 9 months but i found a watch at Walmart for like 8 bucks or so so ive just been using that one it is kind of a child's watch but it counts steps hahah it work s so i really am okay. also i did get the toblerone package it was Delicious of course and i did get the mans package its nice i am sad i cant where the socks but i would if i could. also could you send just like an audio recording or video of the marshall mcdonald piano song of called to serve. just through email as  video or audio whatever works i want elder johnston to here it before he goes. 

On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 9:17 PM, Niki <emailnikir@gmail.com> wrote: