How is life treating you? the life is not to bad I am getting better at a lot of things and I am actually starting to forget allot about the things back home and what I liked to do.
so more about how things have been well I have a new companion well one I had before. Elder Trader elder Silbas went to surrey to finish his mission.
Remember how last week we went to Black tusk on a hike well I don't hurt anymore. yesterday I gave a talk in sacrament about missionary work but I tried to use a different way. I talked about the 2000 stripling warriors. Alma 53:17 I talked about how many missionary's have the same desire. They fight for the souls of their brothers and sisters. When I was reading this and preparing for the talk I was thinking is this my desire is this what I want to do. So that really changed my view on what I need to do to become closer to my Father in heaven.
I also can feel how much I miss you because today I was able to write a little and then the other elders wanted to go downtown and so on the way back I stopped here at the library so I could finish writing to you.
I am doing very well and I am sorry I did not send you an Email for your B-day to be honest I forgot and so I am trying to repent of that I love you very much I will be seeing you through different eyes when I get home.
well I need to go now but I will keep you all in my prayers.
Monday, 19 September 2011
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
12 September, 2011
So how is life this week? well rather tiring a lot of work.
the 6.4 earthquake off the coast of Vancouver Island. did you feel it? no I didn't I found out about it on Sunday.
have there been any aftershocks? not that I know of.
Well other than that I have been very busy I have had to find new investigators and drop some. Today we went to a place called black tusk. and it was very cool. I will add some pics.
I am progressing in many way's I am getting better with the language. I am starting to know more of the doctrine, and I am loving the people more and more every day.
How is life there I hear so little of the going on's I feel left out. and I am not really wanting much.
About my week it was good we started out with a good time of phone tag with some of the members. then we went to see one of the members we haven't passed by for a long time and her grand daughter wants to be baptized so we will see what the mother says.
About the hike we went to the top of the middle mountain in the 3rd pic. and the trip down was the hardest part. We all had fun we also saw a wonderful lake well I will send more pics another time.
any way I have been rather cranky to day because of the hike we got up at 4:00am to be able to get back in time to shower and get dressed.
I love you very much and I want you to know I am well. the last pic was at the beginning of the trail. cool huh.
Monday, 12 September 2011
6 September 2011
wow a Lightning storm that must have been scary! well I am glad that every thing is alright.
ohh the library's were closed yesterday so we are able to email shortly today. so my week has been great. we found 3 new investigators now we need to help them progress.
I have been working harder on working with the members so that I can have longer and longer conversations and understanding. so I am starting to really get into the culture of the Latin people I am asking all the questions I can about it. we will be having a big ward party where I can learn more.
I learned a few things lately and I wanted to share them. A simple invitation may make all the difference. Have the strength to stand against the storm and be not one to be commanded in all things, Chose to act. also we can never fully understand the blessings of the temple unless we attend on a regular basis.
I have found the at times the fewest words are the ones that need to be spoken, for they may be the ones need to be heard.
well I am finding a lot of Spanish stores here in Vancouver one is called La Tierra del sol (the land of the sun) and they sell clothing, art and give a smile all from Latin country's. I bought a shirt there and I love it I'll send you a picture of me in it.
here is a quote I like that I heard from a member. ( I will translate) "your dreams can live on in those you love, and in me live the memory of who you where".
well I am glade that all is well and that no one is hurt I am praying for you and I miss you. I am in the lords work and I will be blessed though they may not come in this life.
ohh the library's were closed yesterday so we are able to email shortly today. so my week has been great. we found 3 new investigators now we need to help them progress.
I have been working harder on working with the members so that I can have longer and longer conversations and understanding. so I am starting to really get into the culture of the Latin people I am asking all the questions I can about it. we will be having a big ward party where I can learn more.
I learned a few things lately and I wanted to share them. A simple invitation may make all the difference. Have the strength to stand against the storm and be not one to be commanded in all things, Chose to act. also we can never fully understand the blessings of the temple unless we attend on a regular basis.
I have found the at times the fewest words are the ones that need to be spoken, for they may be the ones need to be heard.
well I am finding a lot of Spanish stores here in Vancouver one is called La Tierra del sol (the land of the sun) and they sell clothing, art and give a smile all from Latin country's. I bought a shirt there and I love it I'll send you a picture of me in it.
here is a quote I like that I heard from a member. ( I will translate) "your dreams can live on in those you love, and in me live the memory of who you where".
well I am glade that all is well and that no one is hurt I am praying for you and I miss you. I am in the lords work and I will be blessed though they may not come in this life.
29 August 2011
So how is the work going in your part of the vineyard? they are going very well and I am surprisingly happy and tired at the same time. I can't put my head down as I kneel or I will drift away. Who are you teaching? we are teaching several people so far, but most of them are progressing slowly and others are like ( this is my first time here I like it, what do I need to do to become a member.) How are things with your Companion? they are great he will be going home after Diana goes into the MTC and he has told me that he wants me to be a better missionary than he was. and better than all the missionary's the members remember. Any more fun stories? well just last night I scared one of the Elders in the apartment. what I did was after they had settled down for the night I swung open the door and jumped onto his bed and asked him in a deep voice to give me a hug. and he was screaming and said no get away. but we all had a good laugh this morning. any Spiritual stories? we were teaching a lady (2nd visit) we had invited her to be baptized and she said yes, then she asked us to help her prepare for it by reading with her and helping her understand.
so Daddy is trying to play mach maker is he well..... I am to busy to worry about that right now I am even to busy to eat at times. oh another funny story it was a dream. Elder Silbas my companion is a Zone leader and as I said he is about to go home (next transfer) and in my dream we got a call from President Tilleman and after he told Elder Silbas where he was going He started to talk to me then he said "Elder Ziegler you will be replacing Elder Silbas as Zone leader!" and all I said was "Are you kidding?!?!?!?" and with that all the elders had a big roomer. any way how are things there? I don't really get much info and I feel so far out of the loop I have no idea there is one let alone where it might be. Well I need to E-mail my sisters TE AMO MAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go and stand in front of a temple. Study carefully the house of the Lord and see if it does not inspire you to make some improvements in the physical temple the Lord has given to you to house your eternal spirit.
WE WILL BE GOING TO THE TEMPLE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so Daddy is trying to play mach maker is he well..... I am to busy to worry about that right now I am even to busy to eat at times. oh another funny story it was a dream. Elder Silbas my companion is a Zone leader and as I said he is about to go home (next transfer) and in my dream we got a call from President Tilleman and after he told Elder Silbas where he was going He started to talk to me then he said "Elder Ziegler you will be replacing Elder Silbas as Zone leader!" and all I said was "Are you kidding?!?!?!?" and with that all the elders had a big roomer. any way how are things there? I don't really get much info and I feel so far out of the loop I have no idea there is one let alone where it might be. Well I need to E-mail my sisters TE AMO MAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go and stand in front of a temple. Study carefully the house of the Lord and see if it does not inspire you to make some improvements in the physical temple the Lord has given to you to house your eternal spirit.
WE WILL BE GOING TO THE TEMPLE TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
23 August 2011
August 22nd. email
well for me life is much like this line even though we have had several weeks of sunshine. "lost in time here as the rain falls like sand in the hour glass of this brief life I have to live." and I want you to know that I love you. TE AMO MAS QUE QUAL QUIER COSA. MAS QUE ETERNIDAD. I'll let you figure that one out 3:-) I really miss your cooking and I have not had a chance to make any of your recipes because they take to long to do. but I will be making Pie Crust Cookie's. well how about some funny story's. yesterday wile in the middle of sacrament a fellow that was a few marbles short of a game. came in and sat down and after he was saying "I love you!, do you believe me?!, I have Flowers for you, I LOVE YOU!" he just kept saying that fue un boracho and so the bishop was kind enough to take him outside and I don't know what he did. so that's my funny story. ohh a lady the same day asked to pray at the end of gospel principals and it was the craziest and funnest prayer I have ever heard. well not much exciting going on here we are just doing our best to find, teach and baptize more people. the sky so far has been very beautiful here in Vancouver and I have been enjoying the nice soft nights and no I have not been talking a little treason. :) well always remember that I love you!!!!! and I miss you. Love Elder Eric Ziegler
August 15th email
Today Elder Silbas and I went to hike a trail called well I don't remember right now but I have pictures I will put them in a separate email ok oh the name is Chief mountain any way that was about 3 hours so it took up the hole day but we planed for that so we shopped at 6:00am any way we are emailing right now because of it. so how was your week other than the pain and the pills? can you send me a picture of every one I would like to have a more recent one. and on other news as a Spanish district we are planing a all Spanish day for October. so with that we are hoping to find allot of new investigators if not meet all Latins in Vancouver. well nothing else new really I am getting better with the language but I will let you know when I understand everything. well I want to send those pictures I will do my best to write more with them. well I remember what you said about those slugs.
The view about 1/3 up.
what I had to clime over and it was nice to be in the woods again.
a hole to clime through and some cool flowers I found.
the hike was hard going up and down. and the sky is very nice in the morning and at night sometimes. and well I guess that it's a bit of my life right now. I am now the house comedian because every one has a good laugh on my part. pero no me inporta y es lo que me gusta y tambien yo quiero ayudar les tener mas felicidad en sus vidas. ok back to English I am really loving my mission it is so much fun I am getting ready to sing at the Spanish day I want to sing a good Spanish song do you have any suggestions?
well for me life is much like this line even though we have had several weeks of sunshine. "lost in time here as the rain falls like sand in the hour glass of this brief life I have to live." and I want you to know that I love you. TE AMO MAS QUE QUAL QUIER COSA. MAS QUE ETERNIDAD. I'll let you figure that one out 3:-) I really miss your cooking and I have not had a chance to make any of your recipes because they take to long to do. but I will be making Pie Crust Cookie's. well how about some funny story's. yesterday wile in the middle of sacrament a fellow that was a few marbles short of a game. came in and sat down and after he was saying "I love you!, do you believe me?!, I have Flowers for you, I LOVE YOU!" he just kept saying that fue un boracho and so the bishop was kind enough to take him outside and I don't know what he did. so that's my funny story. ohh a lady the same day asked to pray at the end of gospel principals and it was the craziest and funnest prayer I have ever heard. well not much exciting going on here we are just doing our best to find, teach and baptize more people. the sky so far has been very beautiful here in Vancouver and I have been enjoying the nice soft nights and no I have not been talking a little treason. :) well always remember that I love you!!!!! and I miss you. Love Elder Eric Ziegler
August 15th email
Today Elder Silbas and I went to hike a trail called well I don't remember right now but I have pictures I will put them in a separate email ok oh the name is Chief mountain any way that was about 3 hours so it took up the hole day but we planed for that so we shopped at 6:00am any way we are emailing right now because of it. so how was your week other than the pain and the pills? can you send me a picture of every one I would like to have a more recent one. and on other news as a Spanish district we are planing a all Spanish day for October. so with that we are hoping to find allot of new investigators if not meet all Latins in Vancouver. well nothing else new really I am getting better with the language but I will let you know when I understand everything. well I want to send those pictures I will do my best to write more with them. well I remember what you said about those slugs.
The view about 1/3 up.
what I had to clime over and it was nice to be in the woods again.
a hole to clime through and some cool flowers I found.
the hike was hard going up and down. and the sky is very nice in the morning and at night sometimes. and well I guess that it's a bit of my life right now. I am now the house comedian because every one has a good laugh on my part. pero no me inporta y es lo que me gusta y tambien yo quiero ayudar les tener mas felicidad en sus vidas. ok back to English I am really loving my mission it is so much fun I am getting ready to sing at the Spanish day I want to sing a good Spanish song do you have any suggestions?
Monday, 15 August 2011
8 August, 2011
I have received your message about not sending longer E-mails and not having much info.
well this last week was not very much different other than the fact that I am now in the Spanish District :D
We are starting to build up to a really good workout routine so that it will become a habit and it will be easier to maintain.
I got my watch fixed and I am loving it I really love it (thank you Diana).
I am starting to think in Spanish first and at times I have to translate in to English what I am thinking so I am happy for that.
I have been learning a lot I started looking for scriptures to help me know how to obtain the attributes that I was given in my blessing. So far the hardest is patients for my investigators, it gets rather annoying but I am working on it.
Anyway I am doing great I am starting to see why it's called the best two years and I know that Diana will learn better and faster than I ever will. (hey Diana get ready to eat food that will make you gag and give you nightmares trust me I already did.)
I have found that it is easy to live in the past. And if you keep looking back you will never see the wonders to come, only those that have gone.
I have found that there are good quotes from random things. like a cat is a cat, it can never be a fish. well that one I still don't get. never mind.
I was reading (yes I Eric Ziegler was reading no need for the look of awe and amazement.) in Amos 3:3-8 and 7&8 kind of stuck out to me ( 3:7 the lord will do nothing save he tells us through his prophets. 3:8 the wicked will have all things to fear before the lord.) and when I thought that I was really thinking that a large majority of those wicked are looking for the strait and narrow path.)
I have not been doing to well on my journal writing and I am starting it back up I do not want to forget a day. I only have so many on my mission and these last almost 8 months have gone by too fast. Live your day as if there is no tomorrow and remember them as if they were the greatest in your life. remember your Yesterdays but look to your tomorrows with hope in your heart. we are all blind in this world but the more that we read our fathers words and pray to him for guidance those clouds that once darkened our world will give way to the light of who we are and what we can do. I have thought a lot on a quote from a star wars preview "It will be a hard life. one without reward, without regret without remorse. A path will be placed before you, the choice is your alone. Do what you think you cannot do, it will be a hard life but you will learn you are." and I really like to apply this to missionary work and our Earthly life but what we gain from this will and has changed us forever.
So for this week I leave you these thoughts with my Love.
well this last week was not very much different other than the fact that I am now in the Spanish District :D
We are starting to build up to a really good workout routine so that it will become a habit and it will be easier to maintain.
I got my watch fixed and I am loving it I really love it (thank you Diana).
I am starting to think in Spanish first and at times I have to translate in to English what I am thinking so I am happy for that.
I have been learning a lot I started looking for scriptures to help me know how to obtain the attributes that I was given in my blessing. So far the hardest is patients for my investigators, it gets rather annoying but I am working on it.
Anyway I am doing great I am starting to see why it's called the best two years and I know that Diana will learn better and faster than I ever will. (hey Diana get ready to eat food that will make you gag and give you nightmares trust me I already did.)
I have found that it is easy to live in the past. And if you keep looking back you will never see the wonders to come, only those that have gone.
I have found that there are good quotes from random things. like a cat is a cat, it can never be a fish. well that one I still don't get. never mind.
I was reading (yes I Eric Ziegler was reading no need for the look of awe and amazement.) in Amos 3:3-8 and 7&8 kind of stuck out to me ( 3:7 the lord will do nothing save he tells us through his prophets. 3:8 the wicked will have all things to fear before the lord.) and when I thought that I was really thinking that a large majority of those wicked are looking for the strait and narrow path.)
I have not been doing to well on my journal writing and I am starting it back up I do not want to forget a day. I only have so many on my mission and these last almost 8 months have gone by too fast. Live your day as if there is no tomorrow and remember them as if they were the greatest in your life. remember your Yesterdays but look to your tomorrows with hope in your heart. we are all blind in this world but the more that we read our fathers words and pray to him for guidance those clouds that once darkened our world will give way to the light of who we are and what we can do. I have thought a lot on a quote from a star wars preview "It will be a hard life. one without reward, without regret without remorse. A path will be placed before you, the choice is your alone. Do what you think you cannot do, it will be a hard life but you will learn you are." and I really like to apply this to missionary work and our Earthly life but what we gain from this will and has changed us forever.
So for this week I leave you these thoughts with my Love.
Monday, 1 August 2011
25 July, 2011
well you want me to write more? I will do my best to include all of my week.
To start my companion has a zone leader companion and he at times needs to do zone exchanges and so I go with another elder. This last Monday I was with this other elder and we did mainly drop by's of investigators and members and I met a member that has been good friends of Tomasi and Irene Tukuafu. you may have heard before now.
Tuesday was full I was still on the exchange doing the same things. Wednesday was slow we didn't get any thing, but there must be days like those right or life would become boring.
On a very good note we have a new golden investigator or as we call them here "Pineapples from Heaven" and he is, he called us one day and said that he wanted to learn more about our church. He came last Sunday:)to church.
I went on another exchange with chines elders that reminded me of my first days here I did not understand a single word except "Amen" at the end of the prayers.
I then had church on Sunday. So in a nut shell that was my week but it was really fun.
Elder Silbas and I are growing really close I now consider him a close friend. I have been learning so much from him and I only hope to learn all I can before we separate.
I just thought of adding my Mormon.org profile link so here it is. http://mormon.org/me/3B8X/EricZiegler# .
I was thinking that I should tell you that I love it here the rain is a nice break from the heat and humidity that you have :P :b
so what is new there?
did Diana get her call yet? is she going french speaking or Spanish?
How is the US doing on the money Chaos are they pulling it out of our pockets or have they found out that we are plum dry?
Are you learning Spanish so that you can help me practice?
well that's about all I have LOVE EVERY ONE, MISS ALL. Elder Ziegler
To start my companion has a zone leader companion and he at times needs to do zone exchanges and so I go with another elder. This last Monday I was with this other elder and we did mainly drop by's of investigators and members and I met a member that has been good friends of Tomasi and Irene Tukuafu. you may have heard before now.
Tuesday was full I was still on the exchange doing the same things. Wednesday was slow we didn't get any thing, but there must be days like those right or life would become boring.
On a very good note we have a new golden investigator or as we call them here "Pineapples from Heaven" and he is, he called us one day and said that he wanted to learn more about our church. He came last Sunday:)to church.
I went on another exchange with chines elders that reminded me of my first days here I did not understand a single word except "Amen" at the end of the prayers.
I then had church on Sunday. So in a nut shell that was my week but it was really fun.
Elder Silbas and I are growing really close I now consider him a close friend. I have been learning so much from him and I only hope to learn all I can before we separate.
I just thought of adding my Mormon.org profile link so here it is. http://mormon.org/me/3B8X/EricZiegler# .
I was thinking that I should tell you that I love it here the rain is a nice break from the heat and humidity that you have :P :b
so what is new there?
did Diana get her call yet? is she going french speaking or Spanish?
How is the US doing on the money Chaos are they pulling it out of our pockets or have they found out that we are plum dry?
Are you learning Spanish so that you can help me practice?
well that's about all I have LOVE EVERY ONE, MISS ALL. Elder Ziegler
Friday, 29 July 2011
29 July 2011
I apologize to everyone for not updating Eric's blog more this month. July here in Nauvoo area is crazy. The Nauvoo pageant brings in many people into the area and keeps everyone hopping. I will update soon.
Jo Ellen (Mom)
Jo Ellen (Mom)
Sunday, 10 July 2011
4 July, 2011
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It feels weird that I am in a different country today I mean I wont be able to see the Fireworks:( well I had an interview with the new Mission President last Saturday and those went well. he is rather funny he used to be an attorney and was a secretary to a few supreme court judges ( I was wondering if you could tell me the name of our family that in the same office in the courts). they thought it was cool to learn that I lived so close to the Carthage jail.
I was wondering what the status of my stuff that I asked you to sell how that was going.
I had one no the Hottest sauce I have had in my life it is called "Da' BOOM" and wow I was ready to die it was so hot and so if you get some and you find some one that says that the can handle hot give them this stuff and they will change their mind.
well we are going to have a BBQ to celibate 4 of July today and it will be good!!!! (: :) well how are things I want to hear more from home!! LOVE ALL MISS ALL
I was wondering what the status of my stuff that I asked you to sell how that was going.
I had one no the Hottest sauce I have had in my life it is called "Da' BOOM" and wow I was ready to die it was so hot and so if you get some and you find some one that says that the can handle hot give them this stuff and they will change their mind.
well we are going to have a BBQ to celibate 4 of July today and it will be good!!!! (: :) well how are things I want to hear more from home!! LOVE ALL MISS ALL
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