One of the greatest experiences of my life was serving an LDS mission in the New York New York South mission. I had the privilege of spending many months in Brooklyn and Queens. It was a gift to daily admire the grandeur of the New York City skyline.
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 – Areas Served
MTC – Mudrow
July 25, 1995 to Aug 15, 1995
NYNYS Mission Aug 16, 1995
Aug 16, 1995
Today was my first day. We had an orientation and breakfast until 11:00 AM. Then went to a chapel where everyone was transferring. It was crazy. My new companion is Elder Neilson.
NYNYS Mission Aug 19, 1995
Aug 19, 1995
We did a street meeting, wow, crazy. One person stood up on a crate holding a Book of Mormon and pictures and preached and bore testimony as people walked b
NYNYS Mission Aug 29 – Sep 11, 1995
Aug 29, 1995
After this energetic day, I prayed for families, and we went to see an appointment and they weren’t home. But there was a man on the next porch over (missing his left arm). I watched him.
NYNYS Mission Sept 15-22, 1995
Sept 15, 1995
My companion talks about sex, about every girl, swears all day long and gets very pissy if he doesn’t have food in his stomach. I don’t fit in too well with these missionaries.
NYNYS Mission Oct 5-11, 1995
Oct 5, 1995
Well, yesterday was Manhattan Day, wow. It’s a cool place. Big. Busy. I went and saw Le Misérables. It was killer and went to the top of the Empire State Building. The night before we spent in Flushing. After our trip to Manhattan, I went to Flushing to pick up our stuff. I got there and waited for my companion to call. They [him and his buddy] were going to have a baptism I thought at 7:30.
NYNYS Mission Oct 13-15, 1995
This was an interesting time for me. It was like a tug of war on my soul. It was exciting to be a Spanish missionary; or at least the thought of becoming one. I went through a lot of highs and lows in the process of switching from English to Spanish.
NYNYS Mission Oct 21, 1995
Oct 21, 1995
Wow, crazy day. We had a baptism this morning. After the baptism, we looked outside. It was a wall of water All the streets were flooded, and we had to run home in it puddles a foot deep
NYNYS Mission Oct 27 – Nov 9, 1995
Oct 27, 1995
Wow, I’m in Flatbush now. When I came to Zone Conference I didn’t expect to come back, but I’m here. I don’t know why, but I still feel bad, like I made a wrong decision, kick against the pricks.