Weekly Letter - 20 Jan 2015
Sent Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Author: Andrews, Zachary Jacob
President,
This week was super busy. You were there for most of it. Super cool. I have been sick all week but as my Dad always said that responsibility comes before sickness, so we have just kept working. Our Zone is doing really well. Sorry this is not going to be long email. Awesome week, everyone is good, life is awesome. Thanks for anything you do.
Love ya
Elder Andrews
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Words of Affirmation
Dear Brother and Sister Andrews,
I had the opportunity of visiting with your son as part of my tour of the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission on January 13-14, 2015.
He is a wonderful young man and it was a joy to get acquainted with him. He has a tender heart and is sensitive to the spirit. He desires to do the very best. He is a good zone leader and a good example to other missionaries.
I had the opportunity of visiting with your son as part of my tour of the Louisiana Baton Rouge Mission on January 13-14, 2015. He is a wonderful young man and it was a joy to get acquainted with him. He has a tender heart and is sensitive to the spirit. He desires to do the very best. He is a good zone leader and a good example to other missionaries.
Thank you for raising a good missionary. He is making a wonderful contribution to the work of the Lord. President and Sister Hansen speak highly of him.
Sincerely,
Michael Teh
Monday, January 12, 2015
Sugehey's Baptism!
Sujey got baptized on Saturday. So we went to Morgan City on Friday it was super fun. Then we spent the night, but I am getting ahead of myself.
Monday we played soccer with a bunch of people it was super fun. Then Tuesday we had district meeting. Wednesday we had MLC(Mission Leadership Counsel) it was super fun. We had Elder Bluth, the area seventy, come and talk to us. It was interesting and all really he talked about was a little change that we can do to improve as missionaries. I related it to "A matter of a Few Degrees". I really enjoyed MLC; I came into it with lots of different questions and it was so funny to see how precisely my questions were answered.
Then on Friday we had ZTM it was a good meeting in which we tried to involve as many people as possible. It was really a spiritual experience. My main goal in ZTM was to motivate people to look inward and try to see how they can improve.
Right after ZTM we had to go to Morgan City, as I said before, because Elder Walker had to interview Sujey (PS her name is spelled Sugehey). She passed obviously. So awesome. It was really fun to be back in Morgan City, especially without the stress of anything. I really love those people and it was so fun to see all of them and to see that they are all doing well.
I am so grateful that I got to be a part of the process of Sugehey's baptisms. It is so wonderful to see her faith and her understanding of the Covenant that she has made. I know this Church is true and am really sad that I only have 5 months left. That is absolutely crazy to me. Church is true we need to hold onto what we know always.
Love y'all,
Elder Andrews
Cool Things Coming Up
January 5, 2015
This week we had so much fun and did lots of work. I found out that Sujey is going to get baptized this Saturday so we are going to go! I am super excited to see her.
We have some cool things going on in the next couple of weeks. Wednesday is MLC and the Area 70 is going to come and I am super pumped about it. Then next Wednesday we have Zone Conference with Elder Teh. We are super excited about that! Oh my Gosh I am so excited. Then on the 30th we have another MLC with Elder Cook. Then Stake Conference with him on the 31. Super super cool!
Love Y'all
Elder Andrews
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Monday, January 5, 2015
Finding
Sent Date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Author: Andrews, Zachary Jacob
President,
I am super excited for these coming weeks. There is nothing really going on, just us doing our job. The Zone is doing good. As you are informed Sister Roberts and Sister Baird are struggling with companionship unity. We are working with them and we are doing all that we can to help them, and in the end it is between them and the Lord.
Elder Walker and I have been doing lots of finding. We have found some good people and are excited to teach them. We are working really hard to find and help our ward out. The Leaders in our Ward are super stressed. So us as missionaries have decided to help them in anyway we can.
Love ya see you on Wednesday.
Elder Andrews
Sent Date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Author: President Hansen
I feel like if we can get the members of ward leadership to be member present everything in the wards will improve.
Author: Andrews, Zachary Jacob
President,
I am super excited for these coming weeks. There is nothing really going on, just us doing our job. The Zone is doing good. As you are informed Sister Roberts and Sister Baird are struggling with companionship unity. We are working with them and we are doing all that we can to help them, and in the end it is between them and the Lord.
Elder Walker and I have been doing lots of finding. We have found some good people and are excited to teach them. We are working really hard to find and help our ward out. The Leaders in our Ward are super stressed. So us as missionaries have decided to help them in anyway we can.
Love ya see you on Wednesday.
Elder Andrews
Sent Date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Author: President Hansen
I feel like if we can get the members of ward leadership to be member present everything in the wards will improve.
New Year's Goals
Sent Date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Author: Andrews, Zachary Jacob
President,
I am super excited for these coming weeks. There is nothing really going on, just us doing our job. The Zone is doing good. As you are informed Sister Roberts and Sister Baird are struggling with companionship unity. We are working with them and we are doing all that we can to help them, and in the end it is between them and the Lord. Elder Walker and I have been doing lots of finding. We have found some good people and are excited to teach them. We are working really hard to find and help our ward out. The Leaders in our Ward are super stressed. So us as missionaries have decided to help them in anyway we can.
Love ya see you on Wednesday.
Elder Andrews
Sent Date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Author: President Hansen
I feel like if we can get the members of ward leadership to be member present everything in the wards will improve.
New Year's Goals
Sent Date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Author: President Hansen
Dear Mission Leaders,
I love the leaders in this mission and I am so proud of each of you. As we begin a new year let's think about what we want to accomplish.Work with your districts to set goals for finding, teaching, baptizing, and reactivation. I gt a note from one of our district leaders who had made a goal with his district to teach and average of twenty lessons per week and the first week the exceeded that number. Goals are so motivational, especially if the missionaries have a hand in creating them.
Here is a part of his letter to me:
We set a goal as a district to get 80 lessons in one week this transfer and we accomplished it! My purpose for doing that was to get us to stretch and find more people to teach. And now the goal is find more people and use the members to help them. Basically get those 80 lessons into member present. That's our goal. I'm exited for the zone conference. This is an example of an inspired District Leader.
President Hansen
Author: Andrews, Zachary Jacob
President,
I am super excited for these coming weeks. There is nothing really going on, just us doing our job. The Zone is doing good. As you are informed Sister Roberts and Sister Baird are struggling with companionship unity. We are working with them and we are doing all that we can to help them, and in the end it is between them and the Lord. Elder Walker and I have been doing lots of finding. We have found some good people and are excited to teach them. We are working really hard to find and help our ward out. The Leaders in our Ward are super stressed. So us as missionaries have decided to help them in anyway we can.
Love ya see you on Wednesday.
Elder Andrews
Sent Date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Author: President Hansen
I feel like if we can get the members of ward leadership to be member present everything in the wards will improve.
New Year's Goals
Sent Date: Monday, January 5, 2015
Author: President Hansen
Dear Mission Leaders,
I love the leaders in this mission and I am so proud of each of you. As we begin a new year let's think about what we want to accomplish.Work with your districts to set goals for finding, teaching, baptizing, and reactivation. I gt a note from one of our district leaders who had made a goal with his district to teach and average of twenty lessons per week and the first week the exceeded that number. Goals are so motivational, especially if the missionaries have a hand in creating them.
Here is a part of his letter to me:
We set a goal as a district to get 80 lessons in one week this transfer and we accomplished it! My purpose for doing that was to get us to stretch and find more people to teach. And now the goal is find more people and use the members to help them. Basically get those 80 lessons into member present. That's our goal. I'm exited for the zone conference. This is an example of an inspired District Leader.
President Hansen
Monday, December 29, 2014
Member Presence
Sent Date: Monday, December 29, 2014
Author: Andrews, Zachary Jacob
President,
Man talking to my parents for the 3rd time was weird, I have been here for a long time. It really doesn't feel that way at all I still feel all new and shiny.... Well not so shiny; Anyway, this week with Christmas and then Elder Walker getting sick we where less than 100% but there was some very important things that happened this week that I would like to share with you. First is Monday at a Family Home Evening, Donal and Angie and us were invited, with a little inviting on our part to a members house. So here is a little thing about Donal and Angie, they are kids, scared kids at that. So on the way to the FHE they were having a literal panic attack. I was just sitting there in the back smiling. We walk up to the door to them saying every single excuse they can think of, I knock and it was about 2 minutes till they where having the time of there lives. We had to leave at 9 and they STAYED AFTER WE LEFT. HA. Awesome. Now they have friends beside the missionaries and The Bishop. It was a good week. We got lots of thinks done, and will continually work to diligently.
Love ya,
Elder Andrews
Sent Date: Monday, December 29, 2014
Author: President Hansen
I am so glad they are making friends. That is what makes the member presents so valuable.
Author: Andrews, Zachary Jacob
President,
Man talking to my parents for the 3rd time was weird, I have been here for a long time. It really doesn't feel that way at all I still feel all new and shiny.... Well not so shiny; Anyway, this week with Christmas and then Elder Walker getting sick we where less than 100% but there was some very important things that happened this week that I would like to share with you. First is Monday at a Family Home Evening, Donal and Angie and us were invited, with a little inviting on our part to a members house. So here is a little thing about Donal and Angie, they are kids, scared kids at that. So on the way to the FHE they were having a literal panic attack. I was just sitting there in the back smiling. We walk up to the door to them saying every single excuse they can think of, I knock and it was about 2 minutes till they where having the time of there lives. We had to leave at 9 and they STAYED AFTER WE LEFT. HA. Awesome. Now they have friends beside the missionaries and The Bishop. It was a good week. We got lots of thinks done, and will continually work to diligently.
Love ya,
Elder Andrews
Sent Date: Monday, December 29, 2014
Author: President Hansen
I am so glad they are making friends. That is what makes the member presents so valuable.
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