Excerpts

Excerpts from Zach's letters:

Monday, September 23, 2013

Well, this last week was another great week!  I had a blast in our ward and with the members.  I also had a lot of fun teaching our investigators and helping them come unto Christ.  It's been kind of tough here in Camino Carrasco.  But it's been great at the same time!  I've learned a lot about "patience," an attribute of Christ that I'm trying to learn (I personally think it's one of the hardest attributes to learn!).

Our ward mission leader is a huge STUD!  I´ve learned so much from him and he's been a father figure for me in the mission.  Tonight we are going to go visit him and his family and talk about some plans for the ward.  It should be great and help the missionary work progress!

This last week I worked with an elder named Elder Ha.  He's from South Korea and is super funny. He speaks Korean, Japanese, a little bit of Chinese, English, and now Spanish.  He's crazy smart!  I had a blast with him and talked about Dad and his mission in Japan.  He told me that after the mission I need to learn Japanese!  We had a blast and also went to McDonalds.  I´ll send you guys a photo!

I learned some sad, but great news last night.  I found out that I will be leaving Montevideo and going as a zone leader to a new area called Maldonado!  I´m pumped because Maldonado is super, super lindo! [Zach's dad: "pretty"].  I´ve been there a couple of times when I was in Minas because it's part of that zone.  It has a ton of beaches, tourists, and places to go.  People say it's the prettiest place in Uruguay.  It's going to be great and I'll make sure I take some photos.  I'll let you know about it this next week.

Tyler and Cade, I hope you guys are finding time to read your scriptures amid all the craziness going on back at home with school and sports.  Even if you read each day for just five minutes, it will make a tremendous difference in your lives!  SO DO IT!  (You, too, Mom and Dad!)

Well, I think of you guys all the time and I can´t wait to see you.  The mission is flying by, but I'm taking advantage of every second!  I can´t wait to hear from you guys next week!