Nov 26, 1995
Boy, we had good things going but no baptisms. Suck. We fasted for 40 baptisms today and nobody could keep their fast.
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 Jan 3-5, 1996
Jan 3, 1996
I’m trying my best to straighten out my thoughts.
NYNYS Mission Jan 15-29, 1996
Jan 15, 1996
Today we baptized Pablo… I’m sick of my comp calling me gump.
[I get it, I fried a few brain cells, I talk like a burnout, it’s not necessary]
NYNYS Mission Feb 5-13, 1996
Feb 5, 1996 (Monday)
Sunday was cool. I got up and bore my testimony. I thought I was brave, heavenly father did good helping me. So, we were out trackting and a lady let us in; a Jehovah’s Witness.
NYNYS Mission Feb 14-16, 1996
Feb 15, 1996 (Tuesday)
At transferred yesterday Bailey said 3 zones had requested me to be in them. I don’t know why. I’m an outcast, a wallflower, it seems too weird. Bailey was wondering what I was up to. I didn’t do anything. Maybe God just wants me to have a little joy in my life. I feel noticed and loved.
NYNYS Mission Feb 18-27, 1996
Feb 18, 1996 (Sunday)
Jamaica is pretty cool. All the people talk like Jamaicans (not really, but a lot do). The work’s coming along. We taught three women last night.
NYNYS Mission March 1, 1996
Mar 1, 1996 (Friday)
We had a Mission Conference. Elder Von J Featherstone came and taught us. He told story after story along with experiences and poems.
NYNYS Mission March 5-6, 1996
Mar 5, 1996 (Tuesday)
The English branch emptied the water out of the font and the font is BIG. It’s in the new Richmond Hills chapel. It’s a beautiful church. So we were filling up buckets in the bathroom sinks and kitchen to dump in it to fill it up faster. Wow, we got about one foot of water in it and baptized him. He’s over 80 years old. Pantciano. He’s a cold old man. He had to lie down on the bottom of the font. It was a good experience and he seemed to like it. So did all the branch members who helped.
NYNYS Mission March 10-17, 1996
March 10, 1996 (Sunday)
We went out and looked for somebody we could baptize that day and found a man. He lived in the sister’s area but we took him to the church and taught him. I was so impressed with my comp. I taught the man about God and Jesus Christ, then my comp told him God calls prophets. Then we committed him to be baptized.
NYNYS Mission March 24-25, 1996
March 24, 1996 (Sunday)
She came reluctantly. Still not wanting to get baptized. So, her mom told her if she didn’t she would be grounded for a month. So she got baptized. It was bad she was out of control. All the members started saying she was possessed by the spirit of the devil (diablo). After she was baptized, she was jumping in and out of the font, making a lot of noise. It was bad.