DAY ONE: THE MISSION TOUR
WOW! It’s hard to believe that the first official day of our mission was three weeks ago! It has been so full that it kind of feels like one long day since we got here–one really good long day!
We had a whirlwind tour of the mission to meet all the missionaries. After the last stop on the tour, each of us went out with a companionship and did some good old fashioned street contacting in Harlem. It was awesome! Harlem is such a great place and people on the streets are generally willing to talk to you and share their thoughts and feelings about God. I went out with Hermana Walker and Hermana Anderson–they are the best!
Scroll down to take your very own virtual tour and meet all of the NY, NYC missionaries!
Note: In all the picture taking of the day we somehow neglected to take a photo with the assistants Elder Bailey and Elder Rogers so here is one from a recent zone conference lunch. They have been absolute rockstars! Along with the dedicated help of the office elders, Elder Sanders, Elder Norton, Elder Wood, Elder Farneman and all the office staff, they have organized everything and helped us get where we need to go and given us valuable guidance every step of the way. We could not have survived these first few weeks without their support.
And now the tour…
The first group (in no particular order) are the missionaries serving in Manhattan, Harlem, Inwood, Chinatown, Brooklyn, and Bermuda. (Click on a photo to enlarge)
And here are the missionaries serving in Flushing, Little Neck, Montauk, Hampton Bays, Riverhead, South Shore, Patchogue, Terryville, Plainview, Westbury, Brentwood, Bay Shore, Queens, Jamaica, Lynbrook, Far Rockaway, Mineola, Freeport, Woodside, Richmond Hill, Rego Park, Astoria and Staten Island.
In this final group are the missionaries serving in Yorktown, Danbury, Darien, Stamford, New Rochelle, Westchester and the Bronx: Kingsbridge, Concourse, Olmstead (there are a few senior couples not pictured: Keyes, Forsberg, Metcalf, Openshaw, Ho)
New York, New York City Mission 
What a wonderful group of missionaries! Definitely a whirlwind tour! I looked up Yasli and it looks like it is Turkish? Is it in this context and does that mean you have a large Turkish community there? Keep up the good work!! I love seeing your adventures!
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Hi Gwen! You’re right Yasli is Turkish. Due to some heightened political tensions, these elders who were serving in Turkey have been temporarily reassigned to NYC. They are looking for Turkish speakers to teach!
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Wow! That’s interesting! Glad they’re safe and hope they get the chance to use their Turkish language skills!
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Thank you so much for the photos! Truly grateful for your service and care of the missionaries!
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Thank you for the wonderful pictures! We love seeing our missionary! Thank you for your sacrifice and love!
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