So this week we had some power outages when Hurricane Olive came through. That was a lot of fun. And by fun I mean my fan turned off in the middle of the night, and I got to go swimming kind of because of how much a person sweats when the fan shuts off and it's extremely humid. So yay for me. The power is back now though so all is well I suppose.
We also did some service pushing junk cars out of some guys back yard.
The most exciting thing about the entire week was when we set Gena with a baptismal date of November 3rd, which happened after a tear filled lesson on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Gena has a daughter with special medical needs, and as such she basically lives at the hospital for now, so she was unable to come to church this week, but seeing the light of the gospel give her hope in this trying time of her life has been a great blessing to behold, and it's adding to the growing list of miracles we are seeing in this area.
Another super cool thing is that I got to teach the gospel using video game knowledge. Remember Solomons family? The ones that like Horizon Zero Dawn? Well, I used the game itself to teach them the gospel of Jesus Christ this week. The way I did that was by talking about how in the game you have to go through a tutorial like stage called "the proving" wherein you are given specific tasks to do which prepare you for the rest of the game as a whole. The point is that after going through those tasks, you have a massive game to explore, and now you have the tools and knowledge to be able to handle the rest of the challenges in the game as they present themselves to you. Similarly, we have been taught by Christ the importance of enduring to the end. The proving in Horizon Zero Dawn is like the steps leading up to baptism as well as the baptism itself. We are given tasks to help us be prepared for the gift of the Holy Ghost, and afterwards we have a lot more of the world open to us, and are better equipped to handle the challenges of life as they present themselves. The lesson went really well, and it made me really glad that I played that game.
And finally: The surprise! As many of you know, Elder England will soon be returning home to Oregon. So to give him a happy surprise before he left, I decided to take him on a surprise trip to Kualoa Ranch on his second to last p day as a missionary. In case you didn't know, Kualoa Ranch is a very famous spot for filmmaking (and it also happens to be in our area and approved for missionaries to visit), so we decided to take the movie sites tour to see it all! Most famously, it is the land where Jurassic Park was filmed, and we had a total blast!! They had added a lot of new stuff since I was last there as a tourist, so it was exciting to see the sights of Kualoa with Elder England.
That's about all for this week, see you next time!
Elder Rogers
The first picture was taken after dinner at a member's house, the rest are at Kualoa Ranch
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