2 May, 2011

I baptized the ones that are with the Other Elders as-well.

OK so you want a long E-mail.
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I'll do my best and the book is off for now. well thus far in my mission I have been sick 3 times and only one was really bad, and it was not fun. Life is great we have had 3 to 4 days of no rain only sun. Elder Trader is from Orange County California so that made him happy but today it's raining. The weather is actually getting warmer and here when the weathers good we can go without our suit coats.

I am not dreaming in Spanish very often I have only had a few dreams thus far in Spanish but I am told that at times I speak in Spanish In my sleep so that is encouraging. Many of the members tell me that it is hard to hear my gringo accent so that is good one step closer to being a Latino!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway my area is huge look a map of Surrey and Delta in B.C. Canada and that is my area and I am in charge of all the Spanish speakers in that area. so yeah it's one of the biggest areas in the mission.

I'm truly sorry that I have not written longer E-mails.

The Baptisms where amazing and they even invited their friends to come so that made it even better.

OK more about my comp. He is very Different from me and he likes to surprise me. He will be good for me.

We have found several potentials and there is one that I am already praying for so if you could too that would be great she need them.

oh one thing you can do is have the "people" who ask about me write me so I can get some mail because I haven't gotten anything for almost two months:( so yeah I don't want to feel like Job any more I want to be remembered.

well now that I have had my cry time on with the E-mail

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so I have some questions how often is the sky blue??? answer " I HAVE NO IDEA" OK I know random but that's the Ziegler in me!!!!!!! Or is it the Westergren??????????????? oh well who Care's. well I hope you enjoy your long E-mail. and remember I am praying for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

25 April 2011

Hello how are things back there?

So my big sister is going to have a new born QUE chido.

Well any way the work here is going well and the food is even better. We had 5 of our investigators baptized on the 23rd and I did 3 of them (all in Spanish) and I did 1 of the confirmations last Sunday it was all very cool. They did seam much happier than before so that is good. I do have pictures but I don't have my camera with me so I will send them next week ok?!

18 April, 2011

Tell me about your week. the week went very well and we had several experiences that are both funny and sad and some very marvelous ones. we got three baptizem dates for this Saturday :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

You never did tell me if you liked the Balloot. well it wasn't disgusting but it was mainly the idea of it. the taste was really good.

Are you doing much tracting? yes and no it depends on the day and what we are doing. we are trying to organize our area so that is a little hard but it will be awesome when it is all done.

How are things with your new companion going? they are really good so it is going to be really good for me.

I have been reading every day and praying even more and all seams to be going really well the language is coming I am starting to be able to hold a small conversation so that's good.

Some very good videos to watch....... https://lds.org/youth/video/our-true-identity?lang=eng

http://lds.org/study/prophets-speak-today/unto-all-the-world/joy-for-us-and-others-comes-by-following-the-savior?lang=eng

Italicized is Mom's question, Non Italicized is Eric's answers.

11 April, 2011

we few,we happy few, there are only six Spanish speaking missionaries but we are charged to bless many.

11 April, 2011

I am very well and all is well. tell me about your new companion...... Where is he from? Orange county California. how are the families you are teaching? well I got some great news the M family said that they want to be baptized next week.

I have been able to understand more and more Spanish every day so that's good being able to speak it is different.

But as I said all is well. well this last week was a bit of a downer most of our appointments cancelled and several of the people we contacted almost ran away but of course in the saddest of times the Lord will give us a simple joy.

Well on other news I am feeling rather well except the occasional sore arm and feet. I am being given A LOT of FOOD to EAT and it is hard to say that I am full because I know that several of them need the blessings so my gut is not getting any smaller even though I do all I can to lose it (well maybe not) I am doing my best.

The weather here is in surrey BC is raining, cloudy, and sunny on rare occasions. and of course with good weather comes many challenges.

I have gotten good at reading a map :) any way all things here are doing well and I look forward to every ones letters.

once my camera card is full I will mail it home I have 1.62gb left and there is 2.05 on there it's a 4gig card.

(mom)wow that is a lot of pictures. as for the eating you should take smaller portions knowing that you might be eating somewhere else as well. but it is okay to eat but just smaller amounts. it will help with your belly and so we don't have to buy you new suites.

but they see that I am done and they take my plate and put more on and expect me to eat and if I eat slowly they ask if I don't like it

(Mom)it is a tough one you will just have to tell them you are full.

I'll try

(mom)You can do it I have faith in you.

I know you are doing great We pray for you always and Love you much.


With my love and Prayers Elder Ziegler


I happened to be emailing Eric back while he was on line emailing, it was nice to be able to kind of chat once in a while.

4 April, 2011

I really enjoyed conference this year I got a lot out of it and I also got a lot of great advice for after my mission...hey I think I saw one of the Hallman girls in the BYUI choir!!!!! Can you confirm for me???? because that would be really cool.
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well as you know transfers happened and Elder Reynolds left me to figure things out and I got Elder Trader as my new comp.

He likes to play on my gullibility }:( but he is a really good missionary.

I contacted a young lady (in English) and she is interested in learning C: so we will see.

I'll do my best to stay notified. well Sorry that this is so short but I will write more I promise (Letters:)

28 March, 2011

Hey how are you? I am well!!! I have some good and bad news for you. First with the good there is a family that wants to be baptized soon the (T) family but the daughter doesn't want to lose the cash flow of the grandmother. So we are working with them. Also the (M) as well but they still have a ways to go.

Ok now for the bad news. Elder Reynolds may be transferred this week we will see, but I hope not. I'll have to beg President to let him stay one more.
Well I don't have much else to report so until next week. Hay I forgot to tell you something I ate Baloot (Balut) last week and here is a picture of what it is it's a duck egg(embryo).












I think Eric had written another letter and forgot to hit send. He has done this before. bummer no real letter this week.

March 21,2011

I received another letter from Eric today
Her is what he had to say.......


ok I didn't do so well on writing things down this week but I did remember some important parts. Well about the "T" family, We had a very good member present with them and the lesson was on the book of Mormon. we left them a challenge to start reading it chapter by chapter starting from page one and the father was so exited to start reading he opened it up and started before we finished!!!! and also at church yesterday the parents were asked "when are you getting Baptized?" and they replied "soon, we are getting there!" so yeah Elder Raynolds and I were very happy. now the "M" family. we had a lesson with them last night and the mother told us that their son told her "Mom I want I tie, I want a black suit!" and then she said that she feels that we are being a great influence on him.



Well I must tell you that I am getting an addiction....... to a Mexican soda called Jarritos they are very good, and also to the food:) (: so its not that bad nothing I'll be sent home over. as for more news well we had plan to go to the beach and have a BBQ but it rained so we aren't going. well not much more to tell...... OHHHHHH I remembered there is a big Earth quake predicted here and Surrey is one of the areas that is supposed to be affected the most but Please don't panic all will be alright.

I love you my family and I pray for you every day.

14 March, 2011

well to start off they raise the price each year so for this year postage is just over a dollar a stamp when you get my letter (that I will be writing later today) you can see.





well as for my week there were a few things that happened (from Tuesday last week) well I don't remember much but what I do remember is... we have been working with two investigator families and one is very close to baptism.

I had my first exchange with an Elder Muler from Switzerland (his native language is German Diana:). We contacted a lady that said that we were a cult right after I said "we are volunteers form the Mormon church" and she said that we need to find the true God. well Elder Muler bashed with her for a bit.

We had the area 70 come speak to Spanish ward yesterday so that was really cool.

OK well today we have planed on going to Vancouver to go on a hike in the mountains near by but we will see how that goes.

I have been writing in my journal every night and I found out that I will run out of pages on Oct. 16th 60 days short of my year mark of DEC.15th so yeah that's about it for right now.

So how are things back home?? I hear that spring is in the air!!!! well here rain is in the air allot of it. but it's all good. I am loving it.


so how does the food differ from the Mexican food I am used to? It is way different. the food is all made by hand from scratch.


http://mormon.org/ this is a very good website And I encourage every one to make a profile this is mine
this web site is a wonderful missionary tool please use it

Monday March 7, 2011

Weekly update 3. WOW I've been here three Mondays!!!!!!!!! that's crazy. well this last Sunday was a lot easier to understand what was said so yeah that's nice. I am loving it here the people are so great and the food matches. everything is so nice for the work. well I am working on my Spanish and I am understanding more and more each day.



(well the last message sent before I was finished) how are things in your part of the world?? whats new I am well and life is as it is. see ya next week.

Mom

Answering your questions first. So tell me about your week are there any interesting and great investigators? Yes we do and their names are the family Torres, the family Meza (those are the ones I can remember right now) How do you like Canada so far? I like it, it is nice the weather is like Seattle so you know, but it's turning to spring:). Have you had clam chowder? NO:( not yet soon I hope. How is the Spanish going? rather well. Are you understanding more and more every day? Yes I am. How is the food? Wonderful. What kind of food do you get most? SPANISH. from many different Spanish country's some from Mexico, El Salvidor, Peru......... the list goes on. I am sorry for not writing much this week I am going to send pictures and that will take some time I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!