Aug. 15, 2011

haha why is there a cabbage in the center of the cake? thats super super wierd. is jd seriously thinking about going on a mission??? thats is awesome!! and claro que si id help pay for his, imma be working on a crew ship and im sure that makes decent money.;) wow so cool! tell him its AMazing!! you learn soo much out her about the church and everything of course but also about yourself and how to deal with situation that stink and comps that stink and areas that arnt ideal, not that thats all thats out here this area is amazing you learn alot about the good too, but no one needs to learn how to enjoy the good. of course theres good too in fact theres way may good but im just listing things thatll help in the future like dealing with stufff thats not exactly part of your plan and how to deal with it. and money managment, and social skill and all that jazz. alot of stuff escential to know for life. super necsary.

so transfers came in, im staying in this area and im getting an american comp!!! the first time in 6 months!! and the first time an american is going to be in my house in alost the same amount of time! im beyond pumped! i can talk english WHen ever!!! ahh .... it going to be great:) im pumped.. i saw a pic of the guy hes going to make me look like a dwarf. darn hes tall. but he has a little more time then me, but thats cool im hoping we can work super hard this transfer. i got a letter from bob and toni ( the BaT crew if your curious but they tell people TB, but as Toni pointed out thats also the name of the disease. but i tihnk they still go by TB sooo... maybe they can be the BaTcrew with TB hahah na... its whatthey want people to call them but im going to call them the BaT crew, BaT crew is for Bob and Toni. B a T BaT and crew because there cool and a cool crew need s cool name. but back to what i was saying....) and Bob Talked a little bit about what him and one of his last comps did like work super super supe rhard only 15 mins for lunch and all that and when it came to it... just squirting honey in your mouth to save time and run: now i dont know about being that extreme but i want to follow that suit and WOrk my b u t t off this transfer, my comp may dislike me for that so im hopin he has the same goal. but yea well see.

um this week was alright
Santiago and Rosa darn they are the studlest people i know! im almost positive theyare going to get baptised. i dont see how they cant. but there amazing... other then them however... we dont have much progressing. imma change that with elder Brezack. its going to be great.. best transfer ever coming up.

but hey that cool you got brielle back! itd also be cool to get a job.. debt does stink my plan is to only go in debt once for a house and yea, imma pay school off as i go. imma work a mircale watch. i aint ever going to be in debt. but if i can know how much are you all in? so you know i know because if some horrible diaster comes to morrow and yall die which i hope doesnt happen in any way, id like to know to know how good of a job i should get so i can help pay it off because whats your debt is mine as well. i inherit it right right? haha so yea how much we talking about?

hey sister birrell! what a cool person, its cool to see her again.
hey J its super cool to go on a mission, but as always its your choose,
love all of you
Elder ZElasko

Aug. 8, 2011

Diantre! man I love you all! you all our awesome! got like 25 post cards 4 or 5 other letters and hah like 24 emails!!! ( and some wieghts ;))man you all are awesome sure know how to make a guy feel loved! speaking of which i really dont have all that much try writing wise. i Would Love to write each and everyone of you a thanks you note, well i can grauntee it for the emails but as far as the 28 ish letters go hahah youll have to be patient:) till then! thanks!!!

so I heard a song while contacting a street the other day. (ps if you ever wondered what your life is like with a musical background just come here when theres electiricty and even at tiems when theres not. haha never have to wonder what itd be like...) but yea we were contacting and shakira its time for africa came on. I'd have to say thats my new favorite song. saying stuff like " when you fall get up " " the time is yours " "choose your battles pick your self up dust your self off." stuff like that. haha man oh man i love it. defiantly can apply that song to your life. we know it ant easy here. and we know it ant goin to get easy, theres always going to be some rock in our way, just got to climb on over it.

oh by the way!hah who sent a post card with the front of the garden of the gods and the back signed the Rocks! haha or it was the Rochs in which case sorry the Rochs... but i cant tell. but seeing how i dont remeber any Rochs im going with rocks and if i knew some Rochs I sincerly Apologize that i ddint rember you. smile:D haha

but yea i hear there was a hurrican emily or something that passed by. we stayed all wednesday in the house, our area had almost no rain jus ta TON of clouds. the perfect day to work .... the next day our ZLs told us pres said we had to leave to work. this day how ever was a little less then perfect to work in... haha it was litterlly like a sheat of water the whole day, non stop Huge rain drops.. hahah safe to say that was the wettest day ive had in the mission. the umbrella did no good. too much wind and rain splash hah it was suprisingly really fun. though easly couldve been my worst day in the mission if i let it. like shakira says "if you fall get up and when you fall get back up again." never let anything effect the way you feel, youre better then that. if you want to be happy, BE happy If you want to have the best day in the World DO what you have to, to have it. If you want to be sad and dreay all the day long.... Personally i advice you to take a step back and reevauluate you life and grow up and be happy. hard to hear at times but true. how hard could your life really be? not to put your situation less then what it is, i mean yea your life can be hard and seem miserable right now but as Elder Holland says "it wasnt easy for him (Christ) why should it be for you" If your life seems hard right now, impossible to bear, jus tthink, Elders Z´s nieghbor right now lives in a tin shack. or his investigators who lives in a worse off shack then the nieghbor is fighting daily to find work and feed his 5 kids, now ill admit he shouldnt have had 5 kids when he has no way of providing for them. but a lot of domincian men are like that. like the dad of my old comp had about 25 kids. not evan joking with about 5 different women.... sadlly this isnt all that uncommon. yea.... just rember though life could really be harder then it is right now, but when it comes down to it " your the pilot of your life,^` what destination are you flying too^^" Pres Utchdorf.( not exact quote i only know the first part for sure sure ) but any way turns out the ZLs told us wrong president said the second day if your area looks good then you can leave. but im glad they heard wrong. because we found a SWeet family that day. plus i heard the shakira song and learned a lot that day. but thanks again everyone! now imma start responding to yall.Love yall
Elder Zelasko

Aug 1, 2011

Diantre i look a lot like dad. he looks pretty young and happy in the first picture and I'm not going to lie that tie looks pretty sweet. looks like a legit party also. As I look back to the songs I knew I think the song by florida club "Can't handle me right now" would've been great for that party.

Where did they get married? I dont recognize that place? The second place, yeah but the acctaul ceremony? but... I GOT A BROTHERT IN LAW! haha thats sooo stinking wierd. Just rediculous. What's crazy is I could definatly have a lil niece or nephew waiting for me when i get home. Yeah they'll definatly be waiting for me because I'm gonna be there favorite realative other then his or her mother and father. Including all the aunts uncles gramps and grams. I sorry to inform yall but I'm gonna knock yall right out of the park. haha you know I cant help it;) you know imma be working on a cruise ship so I'll have cool gifts from other countries. But besides the cool gifts I'm up for being a human jungle gym im down for all that jazz. Asthe theme goes 2 the club cant even handle me " ;) but back to focusing on the mission haha;)

The mission, what can i say.... its Awesome! I love it I wouldn't rather be doing anything else right now, I know the club is having a bit of a set back with out me there ;) but haha it can deal. Now if you ask me what club im talking about I would have to say the phone answer for when you call somewhere you know, " sorry for the inconvience, but the inquery in which you filed could not be processed at this moment. please try again later, thank you . ps dont get discouged when you hear this the next time:)
I'll admit the mission is tough at times, you dont have the choice of companions, the choice of what you listen to at times, or some other jazz like that, but Elder Jeffery R Holland put it cut and clear, when he said, "heres the deal, its his church, his gospel, HIS mission, and you signed up for it, this is not B.K. we dont do it your way, if you want it your way, hand in your plaque on the way out." pretty simple what the options are. haha Obey or get out. you signed up for it. It was your choice to serve your god. to go where he would have you go, over mountain , valley or river., the country side or in the city. you made the first correct step now its the second, are you vailent enough courageous enough to always guard the rules, keep them close to your heart, in which youll keep the lord your God close to your heart through you Faithfulness to complete with the standards hes set. "You've made the team, now its up to you to keep the standards"(Elder Holland) this Applies to ALL members not just Missionaries even though thats what we ALL are, "every member a missionary" (Pres. David OMckay) Its all of our responsibility to have the courge and the FAITH To guard our bapitismal covenents To keep our promise we´ve made to God that we will be his vailent soilders! Fighting that good fight, Like EldeR Holland also said " this is war, why do you think theres so man ysongs about war" this is the fight between good and evil! all started before we can even remeber. we are his soilders here "armed with righteousness and the power of God in great glory" (1nephi 14 14)
its our Choice we can follow God through his Rules, his Commandments, his counsel and gudiance that he has lovingly given us through Living Profets and the scriptures, and recieve eternal Life and happiness with untold blessings or we can Fall for Satan's trickery and decitfullness to recieve everlasting sorrow and grief. there is no center, there is no sideline you either fighting ffor your salavtion and that of your brothers and sister or your watching them slip into the malicious hands of the advesary. Its your choice, Whos side are you on? what are you doing to prove it? something to think about.
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Elder Zelasko

This email isnt dirrected at anyone. it was just my thought process. its interesting to think about. . Man wedding looked fun haha I bet it was stressfull, sorry . though im glad its over now , less to stress about. Man I wish I could've given craig a hard time;) love yall

July 25, 2011

Maybe you can withdraw like 50 or so from my account and slip it in oma and opas stuff through out the time they're there. Then they will have a little extra. I feel bad they spent so much.
As for christmas hah send the box it can just have a box in it :) but if you truely want to send me something. You can send me some photos of the wedding and thanksgiving and christmas after. I still got the christmas tree so thats definatly not a problem:)

oh so i talked to president during interviews, he said I can call you all. You have all the numbers so just call when you´re good. You said after the wedding is best right? and said it was at 10? so my time itd be around 12 right? thatll be perfect because thats my lunch hour. Any time from 12-3 my time is perfect or before 12 also before 12 we usualy dont have and appiontments everyone is usually cooking or at work. so were either visiting members ( trying to get refreences obivously, not just chllin) or contacting. so its 8-10 study, 10-12 work, 12-2 is food hour then 2-3 is language study time.3-9 working.so 12 my time is perfect just call when you want. in the appropiate time schedual of course haha.

Well this week though was good. We had a baptism, Delani. She's super cool kinda like a new lil sis to me. I really hope she stays active forever. Though she usually shows to church before bishop does. It feels wierd saying bishop, I'm not in a branch any more, a ward... hah wierd. But yea it was a great baptism we got her mom to come out as well! She said she like the church a lot and maybe soon we can get her to accept taking the lessons.
Later we helped the bishop carry water to his house. We were visitng him then people said the water is here. So we get the buckets and go start bringing water to the house, it was pretty fun a ton of people waiting in line to fill the buckets with the hose to bring em to the house then, come back and fill again and again and again till there tanks were filled. haha I'm pretty sure I'm gonna have culture shock when I get home. That house (meaning mom and Dad's) looks way comfortable.

I have dog tags?? and a reunion shirt? no way! thats sweet!

So we were in a meeting with Hma Rodriguez and she was tallking about health and all that jazz and she put up one photo of an in grown toenail or something and i just sat there thinking thats ugly... I want to be a Doctor or do something medical to help people but thats ugly. I don't want to spend my whole life staring at ugly toes and stuff. So I was sitting one day at study and the trash truck blows it's horn, meaning its coming. And its horn is that of a boat. And we were talking about cruise ships earlier, and I decided earlier I was going to go into hotel managing. And then when I heard that horn it just clicked... I'm gonna be a crusie ship manager! Like Mosby on "Sweet life on deck", or the captian! I'm gonna have a ton of fun and be helping people be happy too! when I get back I'm gonna try to get a job on a cruise ship either as there rock climbin guy or washing dishes. Then while I work there I'll talk to the manager to see what I have to do to become one. Then check I'm in. It'll be sweet.

But nothing is has happened here this week. We´ve started emphasiing our teaching eforrt to find more people but this area is a little harder. But im sure next week ill have loadsa of people to tell you about. but as for now i love you all and good luck with the weedding and everything,
Elder Zelasko