NYNYS Mission September 12-18, 1996

A while ago we were fealessing in Rosevelt and in Sunny Side a man approached us on the corner and said, “Hay did I tell you about my experience with Jehova Witnesses?” I’m like, “No.” Well, he proceeded. “One day a lady stopped me you know, with the little magazines, and asked, do you want to be a Jehovah’s Witness?” And he said of himself, “How could I? I didn’t see the accident”.

NYNYS Mission June 12-16, 1996

Self-righteous what? Where are you? [You’re on a mission] Things [that] remind us of what we need to do to be blessed [are not self-righteous.] Some missionaries are prideful, and they call those who try to do their best self-righteous. […] I’ve noticed Nephi in my reading was so humble. He didn’t want to be that way to his brothers. But God commanded him and he followed. They thought he was self-righteous.

NYNYS Mission April 14-15, 1996

OK, there will probably be a few weeks of these painful posts. I really had a hard time with the missionary I trained. We were about the same age. His history was a convert and college graduate. My history was a reclaimed burnout. He was a native Spanish speaker, I had only been speaking Spanish for a few months. It was truly a tug-a-war with him