Week 10/25 update.

Wow sounds like a lot is happened.  In a letter you will get in a week ( sent it today) I already wrote that dad should a make a ponderize app I didn't know someone already did, dang!  My ponderize scripture this week is Alma 62:41 and I don't want you to think I am having a hard time.  But I did want to have this scripture in my arsenal so to speak because I am sure I will eventually need it.  I know that people I teach will need it so,  I decided to study it and memorize it. 

  Transfers are this week, ahhhhh!  I don't want to leave and I'm super scared to train someone and take over the area.  So, I've been praying to have me and Elder T stay here So, we will see if I get to stay. 

I am so jealous you have Dicks Sporting Goods.  All we have is a Bashes, which is like Safeway's wimpy little bro.  But I did get an axe and some deer skin leather gloves for service. Which I talk about in my letter. I even drew you guys a picture.

 One of our investigators had an insane experience with the spirit I recorded a voice file telling about his story on the little microphone usb thing you gave me.   So you guys can hear that later. 

  Also,  we contacted a referral she was smoking something, to be honest not sure what but I decided standing down wind from her would be a poor decision. Oh yeah, her kid had just broke her arm like 3 hours before-- that was weird.

 I love studies in the morning. The BoM is so awesome I cant even explain.  Learning every day and getting tan... just kidding but I am not sunburned either so that's good.

 Anyway- I love hearing from everyone and thanks for all the packages they mean a lot.

Here are a few picts of the cute puppies for Elle. 

        hagonee

Sweet letter from Chase's trainer.

Hello Brother and Sister Roskelley!  This is Elder Tollefson, Elder Roskelley's companion!  I just wanted to write and tell you how great Elder Roskelley is doing.  You have raised up a fine young man who is an amazing missionary!  He has been such a blessing to work with and i am grateful to have him as a companion.  

P.S.  Thank you so much for the socks!!!!

Love Elder Tollefson

10/19 weekly update Dilkon

Good week!  We finally got over 20 lessons this week and  went to the temple and had  a baptism. My ponderize scripture for this week is Mathew 7:7,8. By the way, I have memorized all my ponderize scriptures.  So, by the end of my mission I will have about 100 scriptures memorized! The baptism was really good I gave a talk at it and my companion baptized her and the branch president confirmed her which was good because I have only known her 3 weeks.   I was super happy for her because she has had a crazy past. 

  The temple trip was awesome we got to go to the Snowflake Temple which is actually out of mission boundary so we got permission from the prophet for that.   I forgot my camera for the temple, sorry. One of our investigators had such a spiritual experience he had to go walk out side after and couldn't go to sleep that night.

 Its so awesome here!  We should have 2-3 baptisms here in the next 2 months so yippy so exited. 

I am eating very healthy I even have almond milk I think I actually lost weight. 

Hi josh -hope you like Washington still haha.  

Elle so cool about you tennis Ill have to play you when I get back but you will have to show me how first haha. 

Jaden three sports at once week! I hope you are still having fun. 

That is crazy about your rib Ian and it must not have hurt that bad if you didn't cry haha just kidding.

See you guys later.- Chase 

ps- picture is shakey because the Elder that took it has the shakes often.   This dog was the softest dog on earth! 

No dry cleaner?! He's killing me

Wow this week flew by, its insane!

 I’m getting more comfortable and I am getting super deep into the Book of Mormon. My “ponderize” scripture this week is Alma 37:6 It’s really good and I almost have it memorized. It talks about how small and simple things bring to pass great things. So, I think about reading the scriptures, prayer, church, etc. Mostly it makes me think about a quote my MTC teacher said " obedience brings blessings, exact obedience bring miracles" and I really think this is true especially if you add faith and diligence into the equation. Another slightly related quote I heard from Elder Clark ( who was in my MTC district and also lives in Washington) at a recent zone training went some thing like this    “knowledge plus experience equals wisdom”.   I really love that because as I learn during my study time then go try to teach and live it I become wise (which seems like a stretch but I think it is happening hahah.) 

   We have a baptism in 6 days wooohoo! (she was already taught all the lessons by the elders before me)  It should be good and she even gave me a card and princess balloon for my bday it was really nice. 

  The weather is back to hot again so- yippy -and it is now “suit season” so, we have to wear suits if its under 70 but we don't have a thermometer so I never know what the temp is so we just wear them anyway and its so hot.  No, I haven't gotten my suits dry cleaned there is no dry cleaner anywhere near.   I just wipe of the dirt paw marks from dogs with a wet rag it seems to work pretty good.  I am recording on the usb recorder you sent.  Its so cool.   I also recorded an elder singing in stake conference which was this week. It was really good.   The conference topic was conversion.  I think it was super applicable to us missionary's. The talks about how they got converted where amazing. BTW a talk that everyone should listen to is "the conversion story of bill carpenter a catholic priest"  Hagoonee (Navajo)   

 

love you bye- Elder Roskelley

 

Weekly update Oct 5th 2015

So luckily we caught chase online and got to kind of IM back and forth. It was so awesome to "hear" him in real time. It was just for a few minutes but it was awesome. I  find it so cool the similarities in the tribal customs. So many have dreams as answers to their spiritual questions. I wish I could be that in tune that a dream could answer my questions.   I remember some similar experiences at church on the Tulalip reservation.  Beautiful in their own way. 

HERE IS HIS LETTER : 

  

Hey guys,

 

 I hope every one is doing well.  I’m having a good a time.   We put two people on date for baptism this week so that's exiting! One of them is Louise Smith ,an old Navajo, after our first meeting she told us that since then she has felt a good weird and had goose bumps.   Also, she told us that she had a dream of her holding a baby in white blanket and how the dream was different and she has been thinking about it for 2 days.   We felt inspired to tell her that she was feeling the spirit and that the baby she was holding was Jesus and I showed her a picture of a nativity which I had thrown in my bag for some reason that morning. When she saw the picture you could tell she was like “ohhh!”.  She held baby Jesus in her dream! Which was an awesome experience!   

 

   General conference (bi-annual conference we have that is broadcast) was amazing Elder Durrants talk was my favorite I think but I missed David A. Bednar cuz our Wi-Fi went out, ha. I it was a miracle that it stayed as good as it did for so long. Elder T and I both have a scripture already for this week mine is D&C 33:13  and my question to start my”ponderization” is What is the rock? I’d love to know what all your scriptures are. 

 

Also, Benny Beckis ,a less active member, came to conference and just had a death in the family but when he heard Elder Eyrings talk he just cried and said “my baby girl his home”.  It was awesome I think it helped him a lot.

 

Oh, and thanks for all the packages I love the drawings from the nunleys and the protein stuff & shaker bottle.  BTW I just got protein from the store and was going to buy a shaker bottle but didn't ha! We have plenty to eat mom, Elder T’s mom sent us like 50 lbs of food seriously, so we are good. One thing that would be awesome is a usb like 64 gig or more with the man of steal sound track on there. That can be my Christmas present. All everyone uses is USBs because our trucks take them.

 

There was a huge storm last night the lightning was so close to us like it was probably only a quarter mile away some times.  The thunder was shaking our house, it was awesome! The rain made me happy though and a little home sick. We went on a sweet hike today.  I’ll send pics soon. Anyways got to go I hope all my friends and my family are doing good. Look forward to you emails.  There are some cute puppies out here.   After my mission I’m coming to get a puppy from here. 

 

We don’t have ipads but there’s talks of us getting them in the future.  That would be so nice.  

 

Have to go- we’re headed back to our place and will grab the mail on the way.  It’s a long drive

 

  Love you guys – Chase 

General Conference Surprise

Someone in Chase's mission sent this to us.  With General Conference and this its been a pretty awesome day!!!