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

Transfer Week! (Transfer 16 or 17)

ARE YA READY KIDS??!?! I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!! 

This week has been a very uneventful week. Which is ok, because things will get better! :) I just know they will! Elder Geminert got sick this last week with what we think is strep throat...yikes... but he is doing better than he was at the beginning of the week which is super good! His throat just hurts really bad....

So Transfers are this week! And I know some of you know cause of A. I told you this week on monday in an email. Or B. You found out through Pastor Yost :) I am leaving to spend at least (hopefully) the next 6 weeks in Binghamton centeral with Elder Sanders whom I have met before and is a freakin amazing missionary and person! :D I am excited to serve with him but I am sad to leave Elder Geminert and the people I have been able to become close with and get to know very well! But I know the Lord needs me to be there to learn something or to help someone or someones in Binghamton. Other than that nothing else has happened...we spent a lot of time sick this week and so nothing awesome happened... :P But things will be exciting when I get to a new area! 

Sorry its so short this week.... :/ 

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Love Ya's! 

-Elder Zenger

Another Week of Testing.

Dear you's guy's,

This week has been another very slow week, but It was a bit easier this week has it has been in past weeks. I think it is because Elder Geminert and I have been trying to stay more positive and are trying to point out all the good things that have happened through out each day that have helped us fulfill our purpose.

We also had the sweet opportunity to watch "Meet the Mormons" in our Zone meeting last Wednesday and it was a really good movie! Elder Geminert and I both agreed that one day that will probably be a movie that we hand out as missionaries and show to others  as we teach them. If you guys haven't been able to see it, I would encourage you to go and see it :) This movie is not for just members of the church, it was actually made for people who aren't members to understand more of who we are, what we believe, and how we live our faith as members of the Lords church. There was defiantly a sweet spirit that was there as we watched this movie and I hope that more people will watch it as it come to a theater near you!

This week is also transfer call week, we find out on Saturday what is going to happen, I have no idea personally what will happen but I know that I am game for what ever needs to happen for this upcoming transfer! Other than that, it has been getting super freakin cold this last week! Like It might freakin snow before halloween! 0.0 I hope that it doesn't...I don't want it to be super cold all the time. haha 

I love you all and I don't have much, but I hope that somewhere out there you all enjoy these emails/FB posts!  Keep on Keepin' on! 

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Love Ya's! 

-Elder Zenger

ROUGH, TOUGH, AND BLESSED WEEK

Dear you all whom I Love so very much,

I want to let you all know that this week has been a hard week mentally and emotionally for my companion and I as we have done our best to do the Lords work, but as we all know, when we strive to become better and do better, Satan does the same thing; he tries harder and does what he can to tear us apart so that way may fall off the path of righteousness that leads to eternal life.Despite that hardships my companion and I have had this week, I do not wish to dwell on them or talk any more about them. In conference this year we heard a lot of people talk about how we need to let things go, and dwell on the bad, but hope for the good, and see the goodness that is yet to come.

This week did have some good things come from it! We did find a new investigator, we were able to see some of the small blessings that have come despite all the bad things that have happened. I want you all to know that I feel blessed beyond comprehension from this last week, and I still feel super blessed as I have looked passed the doubt, worry, and other un-positive feelings that Satan has thrown at me this week, and have done as most of the other speakers from this last General Conference have asked us “Which way do you face?” I asked my self that question this last week and noticed that I was not facing the Lord as often or as much as I should have been and that I needed to change. Just by turning to the Lord and facing him and the things we have been asked to do, I have been blessed immensely. I have not had any answers to my prayers yet, I have not had extreme or any other extra ordinary things happen to me since I have done this. What has happened to me is, that I feel happy, peace, comfort, in all things no matter what has or is going to happen! It has helped me feel more of a courage to head the words of Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum or the 12 apostles said to all of us,"Despite all of the negative challenges we have in life, we must take time to actively exercise our faith.....You may need to reorganize your priorities....If so, DO IT!

I also want to say a very very special CONGRATULATIONS to the new Mr. and Mrs. Wofley! Who got married this last weekend! I sent a special request in my email to my mother to give to those attending the ceremony (which I didn't they would actually do ) to take a selfie with those who were apart of the wedding so that way I could see everyone since I was not able to make it to the wedding. Here is what almost made me cry when I opened an email from my mom this week.

Thank you so much to those who where willing to be in the photo and to my cousin Bryson who was the camera man (AKA main selfie man) This truly has made my week and I love you all very much and I am so happy for both Robert and Sam that they are now married and are happy! I can't wait to hear from you all next week! 

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Love Ya's! 

-Elder Zenger

Conference and Tracting

HOLA! 

This week as most of you know was General conference and boy what a conference it was! I loved all the topics given in all the sessions and how much all of them in their talks no matter who they were or what session they spoke in, they all pretty made sure that we get off our lazy butts and just "DO IT!" - Richard G. Scott

Other than conference it was pretty much a finding week for Elder Geminert and I. We spent a good amount of time calling people to set up appointments, tracting, and trying our best to find those whom the Lord has prepared to hear the message of the Restored Gospel.We had quite a few tell us to come back and when we came back over the weekend, no one was home or wouldn't answer the door. It was kind of depressing, but I know that the Lord is with us and that if we keep our hopes up and keep on keepin' on that we will blessed for our efforts and so will others as we continue in faith to do the Lords work.

Now with that since all we did was find this week, I didn't take to many pictures so I will also post these pictures I am sending in this email on the FB (Facebook) for those of you have facebook to see as well, there might be some that you will see in the email that didn't make it onto my personal FB because of the rules which we have about what we can post picture wise on the FB. That is another reason why mom's are so great! haha :) 

I love you all and hope and pray that you will be blessed this upcoming week and that as you ponder the things which were shared in conference and the feelings you felt, that you may become whom the Lord would have you become! 

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Love Ya's! 

-Elder Zenger