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
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NYNYS Mission April 1-12, 1996
Guess what? It’s April fool’s day and no practical jokes were played thank goodness. It did rain thank goodness. I must be out of my mind to say thank goodness.
NYNYS Mission March 28-31, 1996
. The thing is that she had the same dream twice. The first and second time we visited them. She said she was standing in clouds and then she saw Joseph Smith and behind him were the twelve apostles and Joseph was asking her why don’t you repent? Please repent of all your sins. Let them go. And then they all broke into praising Jesus Christ saying Hallelujah and blessing his name.
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.