Due to a lack of creativity, I'm going to title this email...Zanabar

9/27/10...Hello My Friends and Family,


Well, there's not much to say right now. Last week was okay. We went and saw a lot of members. That was nice. I still feel like it wasn't as good as it should have been. I had a lot of junk on my mind. I'm feeling really good now though. Yesterday President Barry and Sister Barry came down to Ocala and talked in Second Ward. They both did a really great job. I really enjoyed listening to each of them. I was also able to have my interview with President Barry. It was a great interview. President Barry is most definitely a man of God. He is really nice and wonderful. The rest of church went well too.
Last Tuesday was interesting. Elder Toney, my District Leader, wanted to go on a full 24 hour trade off Monday night. So around 9:30 he came to my apartment and picked me up. His companion, Elder Carty, stayed with my companion, Elder Frampton, while I went with Elder Toney. I was with him all day Tuesday until about 9:30 that night. I really enjoyed it, but he's a Spanish speaking elder. So just about everyone we went to teach only spoke Spanish. Surprisingly I was able to follow the conversations better than I thought I would be able to. We did get a chance to teach a lesson to teach a few lessons. I did learn a lot though. Now i just need to start implementing the things I learned.
On Thursday the Spanish elders, Elder Toney and Elder Carty, had a baptism! They baptized a young lady named Crystal. She is actually one of the people I got a chance to teach on Tuesday. She's really nice. Elder Toney wanted us to come to the baptism. So, Elder Frampton and I went. Elder Fasan and Elder Harper, Elder Fasan's new companion, weren't able to make it. Leslie and Katie were there too. It was a great baptism. It was almost entirely in Spanish. Leslie and Katie were asked to bear their testimonies by the branch president. When they did the Spirit filled the room even more. It was incredible. It was also the first time I've ever heard Leslie bear her testimony. Those two girls are going to do a lot of great things. They're both wonderful. It was a great way to end the night.
Friday and Saturday were pretty good too. On Fridays we do our weekly planning and it took 4 hours this week. Usually it takes about two hours, but we went into much more detail and planned better this last time. I think it will help with this week.
So, now looking back it was a good week. We didn't have the success I was praying for, but we did make a lot of progress. Now we need to keep working hard and continue to improve. I have high aspirations for this week.


Love Always, Zach