March 27

Hello this week was great a little cold but it was a blast.   So many people are just coming out of nowhere like the Lopez family.  They  just called us up and we taught them they are a part member family mom is the member and the husband and son aren't. They even came to church! And so did lots of other people for some reason.   Also,  70 percent of the people we teach speak Spanish.   Its kinda funny because I have like no idea what is being said 50% of the time.

My ponderize scripture is  form general conference a while back from April of 2010 in the priesthood session it titled 
 "Act in All Diligence"
Henry B. Eyring
First Counselor in the First Presidency  

 Its so good I thought I would just paste the whole talk on here so your welcome. 
love elder roskelley

Act in All Diligence

March 20

Okay so today we went with the Cortez district on a trip to Mesa Verde.   It was insanely awesome we just didn't have lots of time but I got lots of sweet pictures but..... I left the usb cord to send them.   So that will have to wait until next week. But I am sure you can look them up on the internet.

 We had a great week lots of really neat things that worked out that are really miracles. 

My ponderize scripture is mosiah 11 It's so good! and so sad, how hard the wicked king and his priests hearts are but I am excited to look for things that Abinindi did to get through to Alma and leave the impression that he did.  That way maybe we can do those same things and be able to get through to the people who otherwise would never really listen. 

It has been so sunny here its very nice. Oh also transfers are this Saturday I am pretty sure that I am staying here but you never know.  Here are a couple picts form Elder Lewis's camera

- Chase

 Mesa Verde

March 13th

 that's elder lewis and the other one is me and a hippie van

I got the package today! ( sent it at the beginning of February)   The fish was rotten and I had to pay 13 bucks to get it. It's safe to say I really wanted to destroy the post office. I was and am very mad but the rest of the package was great.  The balloon was kinda random ha,  the ties are amazing!

 So this week was good had a fun exchange with the elders in Red Mesa area they are great missionaries.  It was neat to see such willingness to learn and improve. they also have a beautiful area. Thursday was just a weird day for us nothing worked out and really weird people just kept saying random stuff to us it was ridiculous. I recorded the days events on the recorder thing so I'll send that later. 

One really incredible thing that happened is a lesson we had with an investigator and the lesson was just really spiritual. She has the concern that we have a check list to get into heaven think maybe baptism. temple etc.   But the reality is that those things are here for us to grow closer to Christ and to understand him and our Father in Heaven more. as well as our own true identity and worth. It was just a great lesson. We also taught doctor Z again.  It went well,  some things were said my the member that aren't particularly true but I am confident that the spirit will not let him remember them in that way. 

My ponderize scripture is 

Doctrine and Covenants section 10:57-64

 I love it because its Jesus Christ explaining why the book of Mormon is needed.

57 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I came unto mine own, and mine own received me not.

 58 I am the light which shineth in darkness, and the darkness comprehendeth it not.

 59 I am he who said—Other sheep have I which are not of this fold—unto my disciples, and many there were that understood me not.

 60 And I will show unto this people that I had other sheep, and that they were a branch of the house of Jacob;

 61 And I will bring to light their marvelous works, which they did in my name;

 62 Yea, and I will also bring to light my gospel which was ministered unto them, and, behold, they shall not deny that which you have received, but they shall build it up, and shall bring to light the true points of my doctrine, yea, and the only doctrine which is in me.

 63 And this I do that I may establish my gospel, that there may not be so much contention; yea, Satan doth stir up the hearts of the people to contention concerning the points of my doctrine; and in these things they do err, for they do wrest the scriptures and do not understand them.

I know that the book of Mormon is true and that it does not eliminate the miracle of the holy bible and it only brings more glory to our father and heaven and Jesus Christ. It is key in the building of my relation ship with each of them.

love elder Roskelley

ps it is like 62 here the last couple of days its hot.

March 6

So this week was cold mostly just the wind was what got me I thought my ears were going to fall off. We got to go on exchanges this week I got to be with elder johnson he is from Alberta Canada and played some college basketball... he is very good lol.   It was fun to be with him for a day he is a great missionary. it just seems like I have been unfocused lately ( or at least more the usually ha ) and its been bothering me. But last night I was sitting there waiting for numbers and I suddenly thought I need to read Doctrine and covenants section 23  
Even though I had no idea what it was, and it was just what I needed I am not sure why but it just helped me a lot and so did some of the footnotes for it. So i am great full to be reminded that God is all knowing and He is mindful of what we need and if we just listen we will get it.
Also we had zone training this weak and there was some really good training's by the missionary's in the zone we also met in the primary room instead of the gym like usually I guess we needed to be more childlike. hahha

well love you all -Elder roskelley

Feb 27th

Hello, Crazy week!    Somebody died up at the ski resort this week and it was  young mom from Elder Lewis's old ward in Farmington she has 5 kids the dad is okay but its really sad so please keep them in your prays its the Ming family. Whats crazy is we were up there with a member to teach a lesson and we got stopped because a helicopters came to life flight her. its super sad. This week was good very slow at times but good its been interesting how some things just don't work out no matter how hard we try or how much we pray for it, I think its just not the Lords will. The Ward has been fasting for missionary work this month a different family each day some days were not filled but still so many family's have fasted for the work its amazing and yesterday we had to nonmembers come to church that we had never taught before. then after church we where blessed to find 6 new investigators that are all pretty solid. we have an exchange with the Bayfield elders today and we are very excited for it.

   Well my ponderize scripture is Doctrine and covenants 1: 21-23

21That faith also might increase in the earth;

22 That mine everlasting covenant might be established;

23 That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before kings and rulers.
the reason I choose this passage of scripture is because this is why the restoration happened I love the first one that faith might also increase in the earth. in page I remember talking with a man who had some things to say and we shared scriptures with him and bore testimony but he wanted hard facts. he lacked faith. In the world now this is a problem there seems to be an immediate answer for everything and that's not how god works. I found that out through seeking my own answers.
love Elder Roskelley

ps the rocket scientist guy was also a pilot, firefighter, and a coroner

Feb 20th

Okay so this week was kind of a rough start.  But we adjusted and now things are going incredible. We had stake conference and because we live so close to the building our mission president  asked us to help do a role play with the bishops in a meeting before stake conference started.  Also in attendance at the meeting was the stake presidency and Elder Rhien an area seventy.   It was kinda scary hahah!! But it was good to I learned a lot. The rest of stake conference (large meeting of all congregations in area)  was also fantastic. 

My ponderize scripture Doctrine and Covenants section 3 verse   20

 And that the Lamanites might come to the knowledge of their fathers, and that they might know the promises of the Lord, and that they may believe the gospel and rely upon the merits of Jesus Christ, and be glorified through faith in his name, and that through their repentance they might be saved. Amen. 

 yup I love that because we must learn to rely on Christ and we do that through repentance. and diligence in keeping the commandants for how can we follow Christ if we are not willing to obey the commandments of the father. 

love elder roskelley

----- also we went teaching with that guy who helped put Apollo 13 into space and he helped get it back too!