Tax Day Email

Dear Family, Friends, and all people from all walks of life! (That is pretty fun to say! haha)

This past week, has been full of small numbers, but great counts of the spirit touching lives and the hearts of the people here and the people we love. I wanna start by telling you a story that happened on Tuesday evening.

Elder Evans and I went on Exchange with the North Syracuse Elders (Elder Gasetoto and Oluapo). Which means we basically trade companions for 24 hours to help out and to see how the other area is doing. We have to do this a lot because Elder Evans is our district leader, and we have our zone leaders in our district as well, which means TONS of exchanges haha anyways! All the elders had a dinner appointment at a members home, the Donaldsons. Elder Gasetot and I arrived first and sat on the couch waiting for the other Elders to get there. I have to give you a little info on the Northside Elders. 1. They are both Samoan, and 2. they both weigh between 300 and 315 lbs EACH! When they got to the Donaldson's, Elder Oluapo sat on the couch with Elder Gasetoto and I and broke the couch. Yup we were all on the floor with in 2 seconds! haha It was so freakin funny! Luckily, they are moving next month, and was going to sell the couch and or get rid of it. We were informed at basketball this morning with bro. Donaldson, that they indeed now sold the couch! hahaha Which makes the story even better! haha

On thursday, we had an amazing Zone conference and we were informed that we got a freakin BRAND NEW CAR! to share with another set of elders so we trade off each week, but we get to drive a freakin brand new car! Like no joke, brand new, 2013 Subabru legacy, straight off the lot that week. and we get to use it first! :D Pictures will be somewhere in this email if not the next one! :) Its so nice and it means that we can now stay out later and do more work with out having to go home early cause of the stupid bus system! haha

Just as a little side note before I close this lovely email to you all, I did get super sick on saturday....like I had major soar throat and like couldn't speak :P but I literally slept all day and all that night and woke up feeling better just with my voice trying to leave me. I can happily say though this morning, I am 100% better and its awesome! :)

By special request by one of my aunts, I am now going to include what I studied in my studies this week and will share with you the things that stood out to me and that I should send home. This week I was reading in Alma 17:11&13 It says the following:

11- Go forth among, thy brethren and establish my word; yet ye shall be patient in long-suffering and afflictions, that ye may show forth good examples unto them in me, and I will make an instrument of thee in my hands unto the salvation of many souls.

13- They separated themselves and departed one from another, trusting in the lord that they shall meet again at the close of their harvest.

These versus stood out to me because I applied those verses into my current situation. In verse 11 it describes what I do as a missionary, and that by doing his work, it will not be easy and that at times it may seem that I will be suffering and have afflictions. but that if I am patient in my doings, that the lord will use me as his instrument in his work. Verse 13 stood out to me, and I hope that all my buddies in the mission field, my family, friends I have left at home, that as we may now have been separated for this short period of time in our lives, that we will all be united together at the close of our missions, when the our time comes and at the close of our harvest.

I love you all and have seen how the lord has shown and comforted me through all your letters, emails, my studies in the scriptures, and through out my life. Until next week my friends and family!

May the lord bless you and be with you in your lives and in your homes.

Love,
Elder Anthony Zenger