Apr 1. 2013 Email

Dear Family, Friends, and all others of you on the interweb!

This past week has been very interesting and actually very...normal! 0.o which is weird because we haven't had a normal day (for what I have been told) since I have gotten here. But none the less it has been awesome and defiantly uplifting! :) I wanna thank Grandma and Grandpa for the AWESOME package they sent me with the Easter goodies and wonderful snacks and food. :D It was awesome getting a package this week xD haha

This week had been pretty normal with really nothing out of the ordinary happened. (that I can remember anyways haha) So I am going to tell you all that I can currently remember about this past week! :D haha
In my last letter I told you all I was kinda sick and wasn't feeling well? Well on Wednesday, it full on kicked me in the face! I woke up with the worst stomach cramps and upset stomach I have ever had in my life! It was so bad I didn't dare eat breakfast. We went to district meeting that morning and that's when I started dry heaving for a little bit....yeah not fun...so after district meeting, Elder Evans and I went back home so that I could take a nap to see if that would help. After a 2-3 hour nap, I woke up feeling completely fine, but my abs where super soar! My entire mid section felt like I did a intense work out for 10 hours straight, with an internal bruise, and if felt like someone punched me in the gut all at once! Needless to day, I went to a dinner appointment we had that evening ate was just fine the rest of the evening. I don't know what it was or what was going on, but all I know is that I am now better and I am grateful for it. :)

That next day, Elder Evans and I were stopped by this couple on the street who asked us a few questions. The first one was, "Are you guys Jehovah Witnesses? or are you Mormons?" Once we explained who we were they continued to ask us if we heard about some murder in Arizona that the lady who murdered a guy said that the Book of Mormon told her to do it. (Crazy right?) and so they asked the most amazing question ever. They asked us, "So what do Mormons believe anyways?" Once we explained a little about how we believe in the Book of Mormon and how it is supposed to be read with the bible, I handed them a copy I was carrying (cause my companion forgot his back at home) and said that this is the Book of Mormon. After we handed it to this lady and she held it in her hands for a second, she immediately asked, "Can we have this?" We told them yes and that they may keep it and it was theirs. We told them as Missionaries, what we do is go around telling people more about the Book of Mormon and what we believe as a church. Imediatly they gave us their names and where they lived so that way we could come back and teach/tell them more. We have an appointment set up to see them tomorrow! :D After we met with the couple on the street, Elder Evans turned to me and told me that he prayed or has been praying for that kind of situation and was very happy that his prayers was answerd! WE placed a B.O.M! :D YEAH!

We also had an amazing Easter on Sunday! I am going to tell you how much food we ate and how much candy we received yesterday by giving you 2 holidays, Halloween and Thanksgiving! We had 2 dinner appointments and got so much candy from family, and both wards its like an over flow of sugar! haha I did make myself sick yesterday.....I ate WAY to much food and candy yesterday, I barfed it all out this morning at 1 haha But it was such an amazing Easter Sunday. I love celebrating the Resurrection of our savior and remembering the atonement and how he has made it possible to over come death and to live with our heavenly father once again in a perfect immortal body. I hope you all had an amazing week and an amazing Easter Weekend! I hope you all don't forget about General Conference this coming Saturday and Sunday, and all you worthy Priesthood Holders better be attending the Priesthood Session of Conference on Saturday! I'm excited for my first General Conference out here in the mission field to hear the prophet of the lord and his apostles (I shook Elder Bednars hand xD) and to hear what they have to say to us this coming weekend.

I love you all and hope you all have a wonderful week! Until Next weeks time,

-Elder Anthony D. Zenger