Some additional mission stories from the New York New York South Mission.
Tag: New York New York South
NYNYS Mission April 11-13, 1997
Mission Stories – We had an appointment with a girl named Brenda, a beautiful young lady from Santa Domingo. At her home, we waited for her and she came out. I was going to stand up and shake her hand. She came from behind me as I stood up turning around. She bent down to do the kiss-on-the-cheek thing and surprise, surprise, our lips almost met.
NYNYS Mission April 5-10, 1997
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 […]
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.