Time In Manhattan

Hello everyone,


The last couple weeks have gone by quickly. There hasn’t been a lot going on. We are teaching a 10 year old son of a member right now. I think he will be getting baptized soon. We knock a few doors at apartment building but mostly street contacts. It is still all about inviting everyone to church.


My last transfer, if you remember, I was opening another companionship into the same area. It has been a lot more work starting to find a whole new teaching pool. We are starting from zero and finding people is going slow but I am having some success.


The weather here is starting to get colder at night, but no snow yet. This week I have Presidents interviews. That means a trip to Manhattan. I am going to spend the day just wandering around Manhattan. So far I have been to Rockefeller Plaza and the Empire State Building. I found a Lego store and Nike store, of course didn’t buy anything.


The rest of the day I am going to hang out at the Manhattan temple waiting for interviews tonight, then it’s a late night train ride back to Far Rockaway.


I was reading a talk from Elder Neal A. Andersen, Wounded. I was thinking about how difficult Far Rockaway is. There are a lot of homeless people and people who are struggling in life. We get told off quit often. In the talk, Elder Andersen quotes the Hymn, “Lord, I Would Follow Thee”. I found those words to be inspiring and up lifting. Take some time and read the words. I love the mission and the work. I will follow “Follow Thee”.


Thank you all for the prayers
Elder Noah Kendrick
Far Rockaway, New York


PS. Take a few minutes to watch the Times Square Light the World event. I wasn’t there, but it was incredible what the Church did on Dec 1st.


Light the World in Times Square
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb-N-RJJe9E


Pictures
1. Rockefeller Center
2. World Trade Center (end of street)
3. Empire State Building


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