SICKNESS and WEIRD WEATHER.

**There was not an email last week due to him being sick and limited computer time.**

Dear ______(fill in the blank)

 

This week I decided that I am going to try a new way of doing my "Mass Emails" home to you all. It is a way most of you have seen or if you are a missionary, then it might be the way you use it to send home to your families. I haven't done my emails this way in a while but I figured why not give it one more try!

 

MONDAY- Monday was such a freakin busy P-day! It was really rediculous! Monday was Bro. Butts Birthday and we all (Missionaries in Greene, Binghamton, and Owego) decided we would celebrate it with some Kickball, cookie cake, ice cream and some gifts for him! WE went and picked up the Binghamton Elders and from then on it was just a literal running to and fro from store to store getting grocery's and other things for the Butts mans birthday! In the end it was a great time and we all were able to get done what we needed to get done!

 

TUESDAY- On Tuesday we went on exchanges with the Greene Elders (Elders Gatherium and Koyle) I stayed in Johnson City with Elder Koyle who is going home this transfer and we had a good time! We had a part member family take us out to eat to a place called "The Beef" with was a bar and pub sorta deal! It was pretty good!

 

WEDNESDAY- Wednesday, we had a Zone meeting that day with a member of the seventy, Elder Katcher! (He spoke in this last General Conference) It was a pretty sweet conference! He talked about how we can involve more of the Ward council and other members in missionary work.

 

THURSDAY- This day I have to tell you all that it was a struggle bus day! I just couldn't do anything with out messing up some how haha the biggest thing I was goofing on was when we played basketball after coordination meeting with the Elders Quorum and I kept tripping over my feet and falling on my but and it sucked pretty bad... I looked like I was freakin drunk! haha (I think it was all the cough drops, and nyquil I have been taking haha)

 

FRIDAY- We went on another exchange this day and boy I was just ready to be done with exchanges! haha we have like a total of 5 we have/had to go on this transfer because my companion is the Distirct leader so.... yeah that is always fun. This time it was with our Zone Leaders and I stayed again with Elder Bybee while Elder Sanders went to Elmira with Elder Sedgwick. It was a super fun exchange and Elder Bybee and I taught like 3-4 lessons and had a sweet ol' time!

 

SATURDAY- Saturday was a pretty good day; after we exchanged back, we had to drive straight to a baptismal interview so that Elder Sanders could interview them so that they can be baptized next weekend. Then we went on a small blitz with Elders Mabey and Muller which was super fun! To end the night, we went to the sisters Baptism and that is always a good time!

 

SUNDAY- Sunday was the most boring day ever! I don't know why but all the lessons where just super lame and dry and I was tired and had a runny nose and It was just horrible! haha but I sruvivred a all is well!

 

That was pretty much my week this week! I hope you all have a good week this week and I am sorry for not having a letter last week, its was just one of those weeks where my mind was somewhere else and I just...yeah ...anyways!

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Love Ya's! 

-Elder Zenger

MANY BLESSINGS

Dear yous guys out there!

This week has been a pretty good week! The only down fall was that my companion and I are both sick with the same thing and we have literally had it for an entire week! It has sucked.. but we are both feeling a bit better today which is good and I hope that we are going to progressively get better this week.

Last week on Monday, we all played Volleyball with all the missionaries in our unit with Brother Butts from the Greene Branch! It was so much fun and we even played a little bit of basketball afterwards as well! On Saturday, after Elder Sanders and I went to a dinner appointment, we went to McDonalds and got some dessert since our appointment cancelled that we had right after the dinner Appointment. As I was backing out Elder Sanders (yup still can't drive haha ) A guy came running out of McDonalds and asked us if we knew a place where he and his wife could stay. Elder Sanders told him that he didn't know of any place, and I told him I just got to the area so I don't even know how to get home (I was trying to lighten the mood...didn't work). His wife came out and stood next to him and told us thanks anyways and told us God Bless. As we were driving down the road almost to our apartment, Elder Sanders and I were talking and we both felt super horrible that we couldn't do anything for this couple. Then just like as if I was sitting in General Conference, the Voice of Elder Holland came into my mind when he talked about, "You give what you can to those who don't have anything, even if it is just a little bit, that can go a long way." Elder Sanders and I both agreed that we needed to go back and give them a copy of the Book of Mormon we found in the car. As we pulled into the opposite parking lot, Elder Sanders and I emptied our wallets with what we had and stuck it on the inside of the Book of Mormon with a restoration pamphlet. We walked right back into the McDonalds and found the couple exactly where they were when we left and handed them the Book of Mormon, and said, "We don't know where you can stay, and we don't have much ourselves, but this is what we do have, and we want you to have it and we hope that it will help you in some way." They took it in their hands holding it and staring at for a little bit, and looked at us with sincerity and said, "Thank you, thank you very much!" We told them we would pray for them and we left. I felt so good after we went back and did that, I knew that it was the Holy Ghost bringing that talk back to my remembrance so that I can bless the lives of his children in some small way that I could.

I love you all and I have nothing else to say but thank you to all of you! Especially those in my home ward (the Kimball ward) I got a surprise package the other day this last week when I was on exchange, and inside it was a homemade blanket made by the members of my home ward wishing and hoping that I will keep going, keep staying strong, keep my faith and trust in the Lord, as well as keeping warm this upcoming winter season. Thank you so much, and all of you who keep not only me, but missionaries everywhere in your prayers. WE feel them each and everyday and we are grateful for them and all of you! I hope you all have a good week and that the Lord will bless all of you for the good you do for others each and everyday!

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Love Ya's! 

-Elder Zenger

Transfers

 

Hola amigos

 

This week has been a pretty interesting week! I got to as you know be transfered to Binghamton New York wich actually we are called the Johnson City Elders cause most of our area is Johnson City so I better change that on Facebook....but maybe I won't cuase we actually live in Binghamton so I think I will just leave it :)

 

Nothing exciting has happened this week really, My new companion Elder Sanders is freakin sweet! I love him to death and I won't lie I really hope and pray that he is my last companion for I only have 12 weeks left and for the last 4-5 months I have had a new companion every transfer (6 weeks) and it has been getting a little depressing! haha but what happens happenes! This email is late because after we went shopping, we got together with the other 3 sets of missionaries in our unit (2 sets of Elders and a set of Sisters) and played some Volleyball and played a little basketball as well! It was so much fun! But that is why we are so late emailing cause we didn't go and do it first but now we know what to plan for, for next week :)

 

It is getting a bit cold here this last week... I had to bust out my coat yesterday.... that was really lame.. I about froze to death! 0.0 But I was greatful today was a nice day. I have to tell you all this sweet lesson we taught a Less Active guy. Well actually he taught us for a little bit. When we got there, the my companion and the previous Elder invited him to read 1 nephi 7and 8 before we came back. So when we came back he decided to act out the story's instead of just telling them back to us! (this guys is like in his 50s mind you) so he has some T.V and Phone cord and ties up Elder Sanders like Nephi and he tells him, "OK, you've read the story you know what to do!" SO elder Sander breaks out and the Less Active gets down on 1 knee and says, "Oh our brother Nephi, we are so so sorry, please forgive us!" Elder Sanders looks and him and says, "Yeah sure I will forgive ya!" He then proceeds to do the next chapter which talks about the Tree of Life (AKA Lehi's vison) He has laying on the back of a chair a green t-shirt with a tree on it and  a sign next to it that says tree. He then says, " I don't have a rod of iron but I do have a rod!" so he pulls out this very long tree branch with duck tape on it and he holds it to the chair and says, "Come guys, you know what to do!" So we grabbed hold of the rod and headed toward the tree of life, as we got the the tree he ran into the kitchen and brought out apple slices and put them on the chair and said, "Ok guys, partake of the white fruit that tastes so fine!" It was the best lesson of my life! It was so cool to see how people get involed in reading the Book of Mormon!

 

Other that...things are same old same old! I hope you all have a good week and I will see some of yous on the FB!

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Love Ya's! 

-Elder Zenger