April 5, 1997, Saturday Well, we got to [General] Conference and after the first session had 5 baptisms, […] Yeleny and her brother, and three others. The Bomb. It’s a good start. We only had 3 fall out. Then we went on splits again to solidify more commitments and do […]
Mission
I served in the New York, New York South Mission. I’ve been transcribing my journals. I’ve tried to be sensitive to some issues and there by omitted some content.
NYNYS Mission March 29 to April 4, 1997
When we walked in she said. “You know? I didn’t get to read the book.” We were [sad], She said, “Ya, my man took it and wouldn’t stop reading it.” She said she’s going to be Mormon […] It was the bomb.
NYNYS Mission March 22-28, 1997
Nice and warm. 2 days without jackets. We found a [dime bag] of marijuana. 2nd time.
NYNYS Mission March 15-21, 1997
I’m so sore. It hurts to walk but we went to Rego Park for a test today. Oh Saturday, we got our rings NYS Priddis. It will always help me remember here. I guess I’ll feel like a pimp daddy back home.
NYNYS Mission March 7-14, 1997
March 7, 1997, Friday. We had Zone Meeting. Nice. We have to do a New Study Program. […] We’re booked to go to the Branch President’s home every Friday afternoon to eat. Yes! Good food too. We went on a few splits today trying to work out some stuff. Do […]
NYNYS Mission March 1-6, 1997
I’m going to add a few notes. I really had some dramatic ups and downs the first year and a half of my mission. In Dyker Heights, things really started to turn around. If my memory serves me well, I hit my top gear the next few months of my mission. Brownsville then East New York (second time), then back to Dyker Heights (a second time) the last month of my mission.
NYNYS Mission February 22-28, 1997
Excerpts from my mission journal entries. I was serving in the New York New York South Mission.
NYNYS Mission February 15-21, 1997
We hunted down an investigator to a Pentecostal church then I bore my testimony in the church. The rest was good old fashion missionary work.
Should I Serve a Mission
I spent some time writing a letter to my daughter about serving a mission. It was long. She may not read all of it. But I felt it was important for me to say these things. It stems from the question, are you serving a mission for the right reasons?
NYNYS Mission February 8-14, 1997
Journal entries from my mission. NYNYS Mission February 8-14, 1997