"How do you like the humidity, Sister Rogers?"

NOT. AT. ALL.

That's right, folks. It's warming up in Zion and I am sweating like a toasted cheezer. The transition from cold weather to warm weather is not going well, especially in the shaving legs department. I am NOT missing my tights though haha little five year old me on the inside is like NO MORE TIGHTS.

But the missionary work is picking up! This week we had FIVE investigators come to church....two of which were BOB AND SUE! The Restoration branch couple we've been working with! This is the first time they've come to church in the 6 months they've been investigating! Also, during Relief Society, our other investigator, Dorris, told us that she wants to be baptized on May 24th! We taught her the last of the commandments yesterday and we are good to GO!

I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY! I have become obssessed with wearing my nametag...I'm seriously going to struggle when I get released because I just love that people can look at me and know that I am a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ. I LOVE this.

This email is so short but you should know that I'm loving it out here!

#alliswell

​LOVE YOU!​

-- 

Sister Annika Rogers

Isaiah 49:16

Myriah and Charlotte's baptism!

I tucked my companion in just like mom used to do for me!

"Come and See."

This has been a weird week, irregular weather patterns included.

Had a tornado warning last weekend. Don't worry, we didn't have any tornadoes at this end of the state - just hale and big, fat, angry clouds. Kind of like on that Disney short about the storks and the clouds. #truestory

So this week I learned that NONE OF OUR INVESTIGATORS LIKE US. We have had SO many one-and-done's since I got here...I'm seriously getting sick of it. Steven, who was all in when we taught him about the Restoration, turned into a snowflake and won't keep an appointment. He still texts us back, but he won't follow through with anything. As we were looking through our former investigators the other day, I realized that a lot of the area book is full of those...why? I don't know. But, if you have room in your prayers tonight, please pray that we can have a baptism...this area needs one.

On the bright side, our transfers were today and Sister Walton and I are staying together! Raytown has a couple more miracles waiting for us :) We've got some good things coming up haha so stay posted and keep us in your prayers!

Had a guy hit on my comp at the VC and ask her on a date...didn't realize I could go all Momma Bear on someone so fast haha it was kind of cool and kind of scary.

The title for this email comes from Jesus the Christ...I will explain via letter

-- 

Sister Annika Rogers

Isaiah 49:16

We were on a photography kick yesterday hahaha :)

Guuuuuurl you better get CONSECRATED.‏

Helllloooooooooo world!

This has been a crazy week so I'm really hoping I can pack it into one email!

1. Killed a brown recluse in our bathtub this week. His name was Aragog, and he fought a good fight. Also gave us a good fright. Man, you think sister missionaries are ridiculous until you put three of them in a bathroom with a big spider.

2. We're in a trio now! Sister Morris (one of the sisters from my MTC group) is now one of our tripanionship! We are having a blast and trying to cover two areas at once haha miracles are still happening but mostly we just laugh a lot and drive around like madwomen...especially cuz I'm the only one that can drive haha stinks...

3. Went to the Nelson-Atkin Art Museum again! Family - we're coming back to visit this place someday soon!

4. The Visitors' Center is picking up again! I have taken some of the most spiritual tours through - I love it when missionaries bring in investigators because it gets WAY more personal...so great. Love it.

5. I LOVE JESUS THE CHRIST.

So a while ago we did a special study session on the word "consecration". This word has a lot of different meanings, as we are in the county where the saints first started living the law of consecration, we use consecrated oil in blessing the sick and afflicted, and we consecrate our time and talents to serving the Lord. Further study of the term, however, led me to the conclusion that consecrating is something that the LORD does by His authority (AKA the priesthood). Well, I've been set apart as a missionary, but I don't feel that I have been adequately consecrated lately...so I've rekindled my efforts towards exact obedience.

Confession: I do not do very well getting up on time. Didn't happen before my mission, isn't a miracle that's occurred now.

So, in an effort to consecrate myself and return to obedience, I made a pact with another sister in the Willis house that if I wasn't up when she came downstairs, she would spray me with a squirt bottle to help me get out of bed.

Yep, just like you used to do in the summer, Mom.

Guess what? It works haha count me as consecrated...

Let that be a funny story/reminder of the importance of obedience.

I love you all! Have a great week!

-- 

Sister Annika Rogers

Isaiah 49:16

we were there in spirit

Aragog

@ the eye doctors... :P

#thinking

@ the nelson atkin art museum...in the rain.

Easter letter

Easter :)‏

Hello everyone! I'm hoping this finds you all happy and warm :) You should all know that I pray for you daily and love any and all updates I get from you.

This week has been spectacular! I will tell you all about it in a letter home because I ran out of time... For now, http://easter.mormon.org/

Everyone watch this video and then share it with everyone you know. It is SPECTACULAR and the Church produced it specially for the Easter season. SO GOOD.

I love you all so much :) Take care of each other

-- 

Sister Annika Rogers

Isaiah 49:16

My companion in a shifty elevator...

Me, Sister Walton, and the Goodrich's! Jeff Goodrich wrote the songs Oh Lord, My Redeemer, and I Heard Him Come. It was so awesome to get to meet him and thank him for the comfort those songs have given me :) He was so humble and I secretly gave him a hug before he left. Shhh don't tell.

HELLO WORLD

I don't even know what ate my time this week.‏

My BYU application is finally finished haha so I have no excuses.

But I only have time to tell you all that I love you and that I will write a good letter for my mother to put on my blog...love ya!

Watch this: Mormon messages hope ya know we had a hard time

-- 

Sister Annika Rogers

Isaiah 49:16

We made our house breakfast for conference :)

I keep getting hurt.

This picture fell off the wall and hit me in the face...darn baby Chloe.

Saw this truck just after conference...

"It was the load!"

Her response to why so few letters and how things are going:

We're only allowed to write letters on our p-day, which ends at six. We've actually been ending our pday an hour early lately because we want to be obedient and be out of dinner by 6:30, something President Keyes has asked us to do specifically. We email for 2 hours and do our grocery shopping, as well as any other shopping we need to get done, and we have to do our laundry, which isn't too taxing but gets annoying if you don't do it right then. I actually had to wash a load twice last week because we didn't get it done all at once. Also, anything fun that we want to do we have to do on our pday - museums, art galleries, anything. We wash and vaccuum our car, which is provided us by the church through tithing funds, and we also clean our apartment. We also carpool with another set of sisters, so if we finish on time and they still have things to do, we have to wait. After all of those required things is when we typically write letters.

That's why my letters tend to be short and my thank you notes even shorter. I haven't intentionally ignored anyone. Usually I simply run out of time. There are always more letters to write...some of them just don't happen.

I loved conference :) we watched some of it at the Stake Center near the VC and then some at the VC. We had some connection problems, so the 2nd Saturday session was watched on a smartphone...I can't imagine waiting until next month. (like Braxton)

Training is good. It's just hard.

The trees are starting to bloom! I'm waiting for the blossoms to actually come out so I can send you a picture. The humidity is spiking up again...BLEGH.

Love you so much!