Keeping it on the ZL

Hey everyone!
I am hanging in there in my second week as a Zone Leader. It is a lot of fun and we saw a lot of progress in the zone so we are getting super excited. We are having a blast and just going crazy over here. We joke a lot of the time that the only difference between us and the traveling assistants to the president is that we also have an area that we have to work in. We go on a ton of exchanges all the time.
Food review: Cherry Chocolate Cereal Cookies: The primary made us all these cherry flavored chocolate cookie things and they were incredible. I have to applaud all those little kids. 5 chocolate confections out of 5.

Verbatim: You come across as my Attorney General, you just go to work and get everything done. I'm like Teddy Roosevelt, I carry a big stick. --Elder Kasparian on how we work together.
You know those shoes that I said that you could take, they were actually Elder Siebert's.--Elder Kasparian on the issue of the elderhood of the traveling shoes.

Elderhood of the Traveling Shoes: This week when I got back from exchanges with Danshui (my home!) I noticed that my second pair of shoes were gone. I mentioned it to Elder Kasparian and asked if he knew where they were. He was really shocked and then said "I thought those were left by someone who'd gone home. Shoot, that makes sense why they looked so nice. I was wondering about that....I'm really sorry." It was so funny and we just laughed about it. They are coming back my way companionship at a time. Eventually I will get them back when we go and exchange with the right elders. It's been a really good joke though and we make reference to it all the time.

I want to give a big shoutout to my older brother, Presidential Coach! I know that what he's doing now will really help him in the future when he coaches other Presidents in 2028 (Kyler) on how to talk properly. Hee hee!

This week we saw some great success from working with our members and getting referrals. I thought the best though was when I got to go back to Danshui and visit a new member there, Wang dx. He is so much changed for the better! He looks like new person, a little angel. He is so peaceful and serene and is trying so hard in the face of opposition to remain strong. His wife is struggling really hard, but he's doing all he can to help her, himself and the family to be strong in the church. It was a miracle to see how he's changed from the time that I found him in front of his house until now. The gospel truly can work miracles in people and help them to turn 180 degrees and be who they have the potential to be. It was a wonderful testament of the power of the atonement for me.

I love you all and wish the best for you in this great Christmas season!
Love,
Elder Siebert