9/11/17

Well this week was great .  We found 4 new people to teach and there are some really good ones.   We had a super exciting lesson with Zach and Autumn last night and I think we will have a great one tonight as well with the Ewalds then we have to drive to Farmington... I got transferred..... (end of mission humor) 

My ponderize scripture

is Moroni 10 verse 33  33 And again, if ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding of the blood of Christ, which is in the covenant of the Father unto the remission of your sins, that ye become holy, without spot.

 I also really like the next verse too but I highlighted this one this week because I have been doing President Nelsons challenge to go through the topical guide under Jesus Christ. It has been great and I really like this one. I know that it is only though Jesus Christ that we can be sanctified and receive a remission of our sins. 

love Elder Roskelley 

09/04/17

 What a week!   I love being a missionary we had zone conference on Wednesday and had a cleanest truck competition and..... WE WON  !!!!! We spent a ton of time on the truck during our Prep. day on Monday.  It was worth it though I got a certificate and most of all RESPECT!  hahah It's not actually a very big deal to win but I haven't yet so thought we better do that. I learned a ton from the conference itself about teaching and missionary work in general.  Our mission President's wife Sister Adams gave a training on the holy ghost and having him in our lessons and with us ALL the time not just in lessons but in the car in the store etc. Sunday was tough Elder Howell got sick for the day but he is better now. We had a member of the 70 come to 1st ward unannounced... that was interesting. I don't know how but everyone in 5th ward knows I am going home now.... news travels fast in Blanding I guess 

 Also , my Ponderize scripture is Doctrine and Covenants Section 93 Verily, thus saith the Lord: It shall come to pass that every soul who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know that I am;  

I am doing the Jesus Christ Topical guide challenge as a part of my personal study and it is amazing I honestly was skeptical not sure why I was but I  am not anymore.  I found this one yesterday and I loved it.  We have to be obedient and we will meet our savior someday and we will be able to do so with confidence. 

love Elder Roskelley

08/28/17

Wow a great week I went to my last meeting in Farmington and it was so sad.  I love those meetings there is a really strong spirit there and the acoustics are fantastic! This week we had some great lessons and did a lot of searching for people. One miracle is the lesson we had with Zack and Autumn the young couple. They are amazing and they are excited to keep learning.  Zack is already a member and is the only one in his family who isn't active his whole family just came back into activity a few years ago.  Autumn investigated the church a while ago but and got close to baptism but backed out at the last minute now they want to know. They even said that they didn't really care before but now it " feels different "

 My ponderize scripture is 2 chronicles chapter 20 verse 20 ¶"..... Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.'' 

I love this it sounds so simple and it really is but simple doesn't always mean easy something i just really liked. 

love Elder Roskelley

8/21/17

This week was something else that is mostly a good thing. I read the talk rise to you call again I haven't read that in like  1 year and 7 months or so. WOW that talk was what I needed in fact thats were I got my ponderize scripture from.  its Ephesians 6:12 it says 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

you will hear my long explanation of this and reasons later but it applies to us right now a ton also what a neat eclipse today we went up on the blue mountain there are pictures form bluff and another hike we did a few weeks ago with some investigators and I think a selfie that elder howell took and I was in it so yeah I still dont like to take selfies

8/14/17

This week was great we had 4 lessons that where just down right power full the spirit was unbelievable and of course fun hahahaha everything is fun as a missionary (almost everything but its all worth it). One of them was a lady who was visiting friends here and said she was ready to be baptized almost 20 plus years later after she was introduced to the gospel. She wants to be sealed to her husband who passed on already and had his work done by some friends who are members. We got to teach her the first two lessons the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Plan of Salvation. it was so amazing after the first lesson we committed her to pray and ask if Joseph smith is a prophet and if the book of Mormon is true and of course if Jesus Christ is the savior and author of the restoration. She prayed and she got her answer that it is all true. it was so sweet in that room a 70 year women learned the most important things of her life and we were there to witness it.  How amazing.! The elders in her hometown in Idaho will be meeting with her soon.

My ponderize scripture is 1 nephi chapter 16 verse 4 

 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, did exhort my brethren, with all diligence, to keep the commandments of the Lord.

 I love this and I felt a little guilty when I read it I started to ask well I can't be as good as nephi then I remembered the  verse just before that says "....wherefore, the guilty taketh the truth to be hard, for it cutteth them to the very center."  so yeah I need to be more diligent so I am reading the talk Act in All Diligence by Elder Eyring is so amazing. If we could all just exhort our brethren and sisters to be better and closer to god how amazing would that be ! 

love yall