He's got a cold!

Got our email today...Elder Rob sounds really good except he has a cold! He said he is really congested and wants to know what to do.....this 19yr old young man is on his own, no mom to help him out, and he's got a cold! Hmmmm, I guess it's time to rely on himself...hahahaha...his question was I don't know what to do and I quote "I want to rip my face off" hmmm...that sounds pretty serious, sooo.... my advise (which he won't get for days due to only be able to communicate with letters and emails once a week)would be to get some kind of decongestant like Musinex

etc, drink lots of water, rest and chicken soup! Hahaha...then he told us that they are teaching a 17yr old young lady at a members home....the member has a rope swing..












yes, Elder Rob decided to swing, in his suit no less...and he turfed it...or might I say Face planted himself on the ground (LOL) His comment was...there were no broken bones, no concussion but a few scrapes and scratches on his face...he did mention they didn't record the incident hahaha...that is just too bad...in this day of technology...we could of had it on YouTube hahaha!! Anyway, he didn't go into detail about his "condidtion" or the condidtion of his suit :( so I am hoping both are ok.

He really sounded good...He said they have 2 solid baptisms coming up...I think he really likes this mission thing *sigh* That's our missionary.

Does anyone have a Book of Mormon?

Sorry, I have been a little slow in updating this blog. Things are going really good for Elder Rob. His first comment in my email was "I'M DOING REALLY GOOD"...whew! So nice to hear since the week before we not only got a, shall we say, discouraging email from Elder Rob....but one that concerned me a little. Apparently his companion has a bit of an idea that hanging out at members homes and being a little less than a hard working missionary is ok....poor Elder Rob...excited about serving the Lord and wanting to really do what it takes to press the work forward.. It was nice though because that week they went out on exchanges with the Zone Leaders...that was a good experience for Elder Rob. He really enjoyed it. We flooded Rob with letters of encouragement and ways to work things out with his companion. Probably before he even got our mail, he had things already worked out. Hahaha...isn't that the way it goes. He said things are good and he is thrilled that they have a man who has set a date for baptism. He is around 55-56yrs old and is so excited about being baptized. Rob is so excited....he said he will keep us updated.

Elder Rob has a favor for anyone who wants to help him out. He has asked that we get a Book of Mormon, write your testimony in the book with your picture and send it to him so that he can pass them out. How fun is this. If anyone wants to participate...you can either mail him directly the Book of Mormons, or get them to us and we will send them for you. I will post his address at the end of this blog. What a nice way to spread the gospel to those in Kennewick Washington. And the work goes on.

Elder Robert David Schroeder
Washington Kennewick Mission
8656 W Gage Blvd Ste 205
Kennewick,WA 99336