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.

Talk to You Soon!

So I got a new companion. Elder Walker, he is a really cool guy. I am really excited for this transfer especially for Christmas! I am super excited to talk to everyone on Thursday! Super, super excited. I will be calling from the Paz's house, I will call at 1. I am super excited.

 

This week Angie was baptized. It was amazing to see her finally be baptized. It was a really long time in the process. Angie was super excited and Donal is super excited about the church now. He is going to become an elder next month I am so excited!! so sick. It was a really good week. 

Mini Golfing on P-day

Nativity and Sacrament

Dec 16 at 11:00 AM

Elder Drollinger is leaving. That is sad, but I'll make it work. This week was good, Angie is going to get baptized on Saturday and I am super excited for her and for the amazing step that she is taking. We have been working really hard with her and Donal, her husband, to help him to be advanced to a Priest and then next month to be an Elder.

 

I have been studying the Nativity lately and I have learned a lot of things. I love the thinking of Mary and Joseph looking for some place to stay. They are walking around looking for some place to stay. Every place that they go is closed just imagine what they where thinking about the throng of people before them I imagine it was something like this: "You don't understand. Today is the most important day that has happened up to this point, Today the Savior of the WORLD comes, your Savior and your Savior, when you get to heaven you are going to wish you had let us in." Something like that, looking at the people thinking when they realize the chance they missed they are going to regret it. But Mary and Joseph, the faithful parents push on and finally find a place to stay. In a stable, not that weird of a place mind you. They found it they made it. There is some many more symbolic things there.  That is just a little thing that struck me.

 

Just really quickly I want to testify of the importance of the Sacrament. I love the opportunity that I have to partake every week I look at it like a Checkpoint. I never understood the importance of it before my mission but I love it so much. The opportunity we have to have an accountablility with the Lord every week and see what we did well, what things we can do better then set goals and do them.

 

This week I was struggling hard core. I was praying really earnestly during sacrament, which is last hour, and after I took the sacrament I was ready. I was ready to do the things that I was going to be asked to do. I still feel the power that it brought into my life right now. It is one of the best assets that we have and it is so horrible that I was lax in my efforts to partake before my mission. Now I know why we take it. I know that it is important. I testify to all of you that if you worthly partake of the sacrament each week there will be nothing that week that you cannot over come. And even if you fall all the more reason to take it the next week and try again.

 

Love you.  Thanks so much for everything.  I feel the strength that your prayers give me.

 

Elder Andrews

Fish Stories

DEC 8

This week I went on an exchange to Covington and then to Mandiville to solve some problems that were going on. It was super cool. I met this guy and he TOLD US A FISH STORY, about him catching 47 foot long fish. Super funny. He must be a really good fisherman. It is really cool to help out their district. Life is good. Life is awesome!!

 

We also had ZTM this week it was really good. We had a lot of things to talk about but it was really interesting and spiritual. Super awesome. Life is super awesome. I am super tired but it is cool.

 

OK well this is what it is like being a Zone Leader: all is fine and dandy if you have good district leaders.  If you don't then you end up taking on the problems of the district.  We have 4 districts and 30 missionaries. It is cool, I like the challenge.  It just means some days we are so tired that we come in and crash in our church clothes.  Also it is hard to teach people when you are helping lots of missionaries. Problems are typically like people watching movies, staying out too late.  But more than that it is comps that don't get along. Sorry I am running out of time.

 

If a missionary is down, you have to find out why.  It is usually for three reasons

1. Disobedience.  Life sucks when you are disobedient.

2. Problems at home.  With that all you can do is build their faith, obviously I am talking generally if you ask me this question later I can give you a bigger explanation on all these things. and

3. They don't understand why they are here.

 

I am exercising, not as much as I want but as much as I can with my limited time. I am super tired by the end of the day but I am finally sleeping through the night so I wake up ready for a new day, new adventures and new problems.

 

Elder Andrews

Life as a Zone Leader and Jimmer

NOV 28, 2014
This week was good. There has been a lot going on. Lots of problems in our Zone. But we have been figuring them out.

 

The best thing about being a zone leader is that we are super busy and I have to do things that are really hard and it pushes me, really pushes me super hard. I have to make calls and do things that I never thought I would. I like it a lot.
 

The other side to being Zone Leader is life in the fast lane; so many problems, so many issues, so much drama. Elder Drollinger and I are lucky when we get in on time and when we do we come in and fall asleep in our proselyting clothes. I mean really and truly I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to serve these amazing missionaries. I am humbled everyday by their testimonies and their spirit. Don't take the wrong message away from this, I am working hard.  I absolutely love it every part. The good, the bad all of it is amazing. I just am in need of some council. Life could not get any better. Reallly and truly.

 

This week I went on exchanges with the Jefferson elders.  It was really cool; they are really new and it was funny to see them and their view on the mission and everything. I really like going on exchanges. Anyway life is really good. We have Angie who is going to be baptized on the December 20. This is a really big deal because this date marks several Elders entire missions. It is amazing to be here at the end of this great process.

 

This week was really fun we where knocking doors and we go to knock and we hear someone chanting in Spanish really loud. It was weird so I peek in the window, and there are four women standing in the room praying in Spanish really loud. So we listen to what they are praying about, and they are praying for answers so I look at my companion and say, "Dude we are about to answer their prayers."  So we wait and wait and then they stop.  I smile at my comp and knock on the door and they answer and totally shut us down... Hard core. We were like, are you kidding me!! So we moved on and kept working, good day. Life is all about finding little things. Missions especially.

 

Love y'all let me know if you have any questions!!

 

Elder Andrews 

 

PS Jimmer is in our ward.

 

 

Angie's Baptism

Sent Date: Monday, December 22, 2014
Author: Andrews, Zachary Jacob

President,
This week was Angie's baptism. Amazing. It was a really awesome experience. I was super excited that Elder Yardley well Klynt could come back and baptize her. We really had some awesome miracles. One of the most awesome things that happened was that Donal is all of the sudden excited to advance in the priesthood. They are so excited to be members of the Church and the ward is accepting them.

The Zone is good. No problems at all.

I am loving this, life is good. I am excited for this transfer and all that will happen. We have
been having lots of members come out with us.
Elder Andrews

Sent Date: Monday, December 22, 2014
Author: President Hansen
You sure have. Good job with the Member Present Lessons

Member Involvment

Sent Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Author: Andrews, Zachary Jacob

President,
This week was good, as a Zone we have been trying to ask more members to come out with us. Elder Drollinger and I decided to set the example and so we have. We have been asking lots of people to come out with us. We have seen lots of success from that as far as building relations between the members and the investigators, and other less actives. The others missionaries have been asking people to come out with us. Awesome blessing are coming from it. So Angie is going to be baptized this week, we are super excited for her. Elder Yardley, well Klynt Yardley is going to come and visit for the baptism. We still need her to be interviewed I don't know if you have time in you scheduled for that but if not maybe one of the Assistance could.

I am excited for this new transfer and all the things that I can learn and for all the challenges that it will pose. Let me know if there is anything that I can do to improve I am working on being EXACTLY obedient. I know that there is blessing from it that is why we are working so hard to show our Zone the blessing.
Love ya,
Elder Andrews

Sent Date: Friday, December 19, 2014
Author: President Hansen
I love you for your diligence and obedience. Six member present lessons makes me so
happy. I know the Lord will bless you.