Dec 15, 09

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From:	Zachary Hill (zrhill@myldsmail.net)
Sent:	Tue 12/15/09 8:14 PM
To:	quiltingqueen57@hotmail.com

hey mom. sorry i didnt email you last week. i didnt get one from you. i guess i
should still email. i just hoped that you would read the one i sent to dad as well.
about that picture with the water tho, it looked so much worse in person. i'm glad
you got my pics. i'll try to send some more to you soon. i guess i should take some
more. i'm pretty bad about that. i never think about the pictures. yeah i get to
call home for christmas. which reminds me, which number do you want me to call? i
should be able to check my email christmas morning so i can see your response. is it
better for me to call later? i can call pretty much any time that morning. i guess
i'll shoot for 8 or 9 am which will be like 4-5pm your time. so i hope everyone that
wants to talk will be there. i'm glad you had fun at the concert. it's good that you
and dad are getting out still. i'm actually kind of short on time, so i guess ill
skedaddle. talk to you on christmas. love you mom.
love, elder hill

Re: hey‏

From:	Zachary Hill (zrhill@myldsmail.net)
Sent:	Tue 12/15/09 7:52 PM
To:	wodenowl@hotmail.com

hey dad.
it is really crazy to see the conditions these people live in.  i tell you, it really
freaked me out when i first got here. but it has been great to see how different
people's lives can be, and that they are still so happy. it's crazy, because every
time we ask people about their work, they always say they love it, and are confused
that they would have any other feelings about it. they are a satisfied and humble
people, and it is humbling to just be able to serve them. i have learned so much here.
 once when we were doing a service project, the handle to the only shovel we had
broke. in the states, we would just take a trip to home depot and pick up a new one.
the people here just hacked a branch off a tree and made their own! it was hilarious.

it really is great to see the gospel bless people's lives here. people here always
tell me how easy they were to anger and now they enjoy life so much more. it's funny,
because when you ask people about their testimony, most people will start to talk
about the word of wisdom. it's just something that they have seen that has really
blessed their lives. they see first hand how much healthier they are following it.
i really do love the people here.

i'm glad things are going well for you. take it easy dad. any  more news from home?
i'll try to get more pictures sent out  to you as i take them. just know that things
are going really well here. we have so much fun finding and teaching people. i went
on exchanges with a kid from my mtc group and we had a lot of fun contacting. it's
great to just talk to people and get to know them a little bit while testifying
about the truthfulness of the gospel. people always get surprised when we tell them
we've only been in malaysia 3+ months because we "sudah pandai cakap bm" (already
speak malay) but i think they are just not used to white people being able to speak
to them. we've got lots of good families that we've been teaching. there's this one
guy in particular who bakes cakes for a living. he's awesome. the second time we went
 to teach him, he said he already had a testimony of Joseph Smith. he had been taught
 by a few missionaries before, so it showed me that the Lord really does prepare His
children to accept the gospel. but, i gotta go. tell everyone hi for me (especially
grandma & grandpa hill and grandma beesley!) i hope everyone knows that i love them.

love, elder hill