FIRST BAPTISM / CRAZY WEEK

So lemme start this awesome email off with the bad news.... most of you all know I'm coming home for surgery. I'll be home for 4-6 weeks!! Then I'm coming right back to NY. I have no intentions of staying in Utah at all. My heart is in NY and always will be till I finish my mission. I love you all and I'd love all the support I can get. I'm goin home for one reason and that is to get healthy. Thank you very much for everything everyone!!  I'll be coming home Tuesday.

Ight so here's the amazingness of my week now. So this Sunday I had the opportunity to baptize Warner! I've been teaching him for 6 months (my whole mission) and he finally made it!! It was honestly the craziest experience ever! I haven't felt like that since my baptism:) Warner and I got changed before together and I was like ok go into the bathroom and change. He goes "King you played football get in here with me!" Hahahaha I laughed so hard so we changed together then we get into the font and I was like use this hand to plug your nose he goes "I don't need to plug my nose come on I'm not a baby!" Hahahaha again cutest guy ever. Dunking him was pretty hard he's a lot bigger than me but it was so awesome. I was like Brock was doing this to me just 3 years ago haha such an amazing experience. After the baptism me, Thompson and Warner were in the bathroom he told us he's never been happier in his life. He was just goin off on how happy he was :) that man is one of my best friends I love him so much 

I love this gospel with all my heart and I can see it change peoples lives. I've watched it change Warner and it makes me so happy to see. The biggest part for me about all this, is faith Idk where'd I'd be with out that. Once you have faith in the Lord he will give you blessings on blessing you just need to have trust in him. I love this work I'm doing in NY and it breaks my heart to have to leave for this short time but I know the Lord has a plan for me so I'll have faith in the plan and just keep marching forward. I love you all so much! Keep living your lives to the fullest. Always pray

Elde Wa

M AP CHANJE POU TOUT TAN

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRAVIS!!! BEST BROTHER EVER I LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE YOU ARE MY NUMBER FAN!! Little do you know I'm your biggest fan!! You is my bestest friend:) you might be a youngin but you're my bff. I can't wait to baptize you when I get home big guy! Take care of mama for me :)  

Hello family and friends I hope you had thee most bomb week ever :) my subject line for you non Haitians means "I'm changing my life forever" so yeah that's how I feel right now. So lemme just give you a back ground of this transfer real quick. My comp and I have gotten the shaft sooo hard like no one wants anything to do with us until this week it changed :) I'll be brief tho cause I'm tryna catch this sleep kounyeya hahaha

Tuesday- We had to like take the day for meetings and stuff but then we went to two inactive members and totally got the shaft (like last day of the shaft) then we went to bed

Wednesday- We had trainer trainee meeting which is just like president and the APs teaching us and giving us insight for training and stuff went way good:) well after we got a call from the park slope Elders and for you who don't know that's where Elder Robinson got sent to (My trainer) he said he found 2 Haitian brothers and he wanted to do a pass off lesson with us cause he's in an English area. So we went there with him and I got to teach a Creole lesson with him again and it made me way happy! Gave the guys a Book of Mormon they said they'll read it and they'll have us over next week! 

Thursday- we went and taught Warner so hard. It went good of course. Then we went to Ann Marie's house (Haitian lady investigator) we taught her fasting and we had to like use a ton of French words to teach her cause she didn't know them in creole so that was difficult for sure. She said she'll try and fast to get work off! Then her daughter was talking a lot in the lesson so we asked if we could teach her next time with her mom and she said of course!! So hecka pumped bout that! It was probs the best Creole I have ever spoke on my mission, gift a tongues is so tru.

Friday- we weekly planned and it went way good like best planning sesh I've had! Then we were calling like potential investigators and we called this girl named "Marie" but a dude answered and said it was her? Then we like taught him bout prophets cause he said "what could you teach me that I do already know?" And I'm like better just shut ur face cutie pie cause we got a lot haha. So he like went on how is the sun full of gas if space is a vacuum and how is it there? And said we have been lied too?? But like said we could meet with some time and talk so it went good I guess.

Saturday- So I was diagnosed with Laryngitis so I've been on like my death bed for 3 days so we stayed in till 6 me and my comp called around 85 people and got 12 appointments so it was pretty good actually:) then we went to teach Warner but he was like out sleeping so he said he can't tonight... then we went over to the Charles (Haitian family) and talked with Anastazia and her nephew and it went way good. Gabriel told us that he wanted to become like us and that just hit my lil heart so hard. He made us go ask his parents if we could teach him!! He's 12 and speaks 3 languages so that's cool.

Sunday- we had church and we went to get Warner but he ignored our phone and his door cause he was scared of baptism but he called us during Sacrament and apologized and said he still wants to get baptized so we're good :) this week will be tough for him!! Then we had a baptism with the zone leaders and it was awesome Warner came he liked it a lot! Then we went to Terry's later at night!

Sorry for the way long letter and if it's not as funny as usual just a way spiritual week :) I love you all soo much :) here's One pic cause ya all I got. I got a fresh haircut (my comps 6,5 I'm not a midget)

Elde Wa

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hey peeps how's all doin??? Freakin missed ur faces so hard. Well ya know I'm just in Brooklyn NY and I'm like 20 min From Times Square and lemme tell ya it took everything I had not to go there last night. Anyways here's my blessed week!!!

Tuesday-  We had interviews with President! We have interviews every transfer with him so it's pretty cool. He's my fav. Then we went and taught Warn Dawg he's so golden!!! He's getting baptized on January 15th the ward is preparing for him. He asked me to baptize him, he's literally amazing.

Wednesday- so during study's we were just chillin and we got a phone call and it was from Elder Saintran!! He came back to the mission field after 2 weeks hahaha he's cute we took him teaching with us we taught like 3 lessons way good. Then we went out to lunch with him. It was more than weird cause like he was my zone leader for my whole start of my mish haha.

Thursday- not gonna lie we went so hard this day. Like we didn't teach hecka lessons but we like visited a ton of in active members and it was honestly so awkward. We visited this guy name William but he told us to call him Bill? Apparently that's a thing hahaha anyways he thinks our church is dumb now so he was cute. Then we went to this Haitian family's house, The Charles and we wrestled with the youngins and the 16 year old came at me and I like slammed him hahaha he goes "ou gwo anpil" which means "you're very big" I'm like heck ya I am boi probs but in a few extra LBs too (I'm like 63% kidding lol)

Friday-  We taught the Warner the 3 Nephite story and his mind was blown but he was like coming up with all these ways they've kept their identities secret, cute guy.

Saturday- well I woke up with a flipping sore throat that made me way mad for sure /: then we didn't really do much besides go to Warners cause I was way sick. We went home and prepared for our awesome New Years event!!! We had the zone leaders over for pizza and then we played Dew pong which is very entertaining it was awesome. We tried staying up till 12 but umm we're so immune to 10:30 we were out by 11:00, way fun night.

Sunday- well we had church and we translated priesthood and it went way good today. My comp and I are both new to the language so it can be difficult at times haha. It was good tho. Then we went and looked up referrals it was fun :) bout it!!

I love you all so much :) Mwen remnem tout mount anpil. Nou Toujou bezwen jezikri nan lavi nou paske li ka ede nou avek tout bagay. M konnen se ou li liv momon an w ap resevwa repons epi benidicksyon :) I would translate but that's no fun!! Love you guys have a good week!! Here's some pics.

Elde Wa

SECOND TRANSFER OVER

Suppppp :) I've been sooooo happy this week!! Haha here's my week! Sorry if my email is too long just try to read it, it's good I promise :):)

Last Monday- so p day sucked for sure hahahaha we got groceries and didn't even get to do laundry so this week has been a struggle. then we went to Rego (the mission office) met the APs there and they took me and two Chinese elders to get our trainees. So we get there to meet them and I look in the room. This tall 6'5 white kid is just standing there clueless out of his mind hahahahaha his name is Elder Thompson. So I go "sak pase monchè" he's like I'm good. So I was mad he didn't hit me back up, but me Robinson and Thompson (new comp) just sat with the APs and it was actually way dope! He's super cool. He played ball in high school. Way mad cause I haven't had a comp I'm taller than yet so like ya. Way personable kid! I love him already! Me Robinson and Thompson have been in a trio this whole week. Robinson will leave this week.

Tuesday-first whole day for my trainee and I'd say it went well!! We went and taught Warner which went way good!! He's so anxious and so excited to get baptized. Bishop told us Jan 15th would be the best day. So we're looking forward to that! It's so weird seeing my trainee scared to talk to people on the street like I was literally there 12 weeks ago, so we need to work on that cause he needs to get comfortable with people. Baby steps haha. Then we went to dinner with Terry and it was way good. She paid so thank goodness cause money don't grow on trees I've come to realize. Terry is my mission mom idk if I've said that but she is hahah

Wednesday- We had district meeting and service nothing really happened. We went on exchanges and me and Thompson went with Saintran to a Haitian lady's house and she fed us so that was good. 

Thursday- We had Zone meeting and it went pretty good! As always. Then we went to Junior Bella's a pizza joint on the corner from our apartment tasted so bomb. Then we had ward correlation with Brother Uland and it went way good! He made us chocolate chip raisin cookies I hate raisins more than life but I ate the cookies and it was actually good hahaha. 

Friday- We went and looked up In-active people in Brighton beach. Omg soooo many Russians literally it's like I'm in Russia hahaha.  They're actually very nice people. GUESS WHAT?!?? My trainee talked to his first person on the street! He looks at Rob and I after and just starts dancing, we just like ran and hugged him. Very proud moment Hahahahahaha I love him already. Oh and Thompson had bread and threw it at seagulls on the beach and they literally attacked us hahahahahah we were so scared lolz

Saturday- I had trainer meeting today and they literally tell you your trainees life is in your hands like I make or break his mission hahaha. I'm like ight I just started but I got this no problem. Meeting was super good I learned a lot. Then I ATE AT PANDA AGAIN. I will update you guys every time I eat there FYI. Then in our way home from Rego we were on the train at a stop in Manhattan and this guy starts screaming and saying all this bull and starts ripping off all his clothes he goes "I own this! This is my shi**!" Just one of his few sentences. Everyone just runs off the train and I'm like just standing there so intrigued I didn't even think. Then cop came and got him off then we were off on our way home. 

Sunday- we had church went way good! I did a lot of translating today so that was good! My trainee can't understand which is very understandable for sure, but it was fun :) met this way cool kid that served in Brazil from Tennessee he's dope. Don't remember his name but he was chill. Then we went over to Terry's with Saintran and Jeppson cause Saintran leave back to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday he is finished so that's sad. Oh and it snowed a lil bit :)

That was my week fam and friends :) just wanna say I love you and this gospel with all my heart. This week has probs been one of my most favorite weeks of the mission so far I'm so darn happy :):) okay have a good week! Here's some pics!

Ps... my birthday is ummm this Saturday and I'm still human so tell me happy birthday

Elde Wa

SAK PASE!

Ki Jan ou ye?! Hello everyone! Here's my week :)

Madi- So let me tell you guys about Warner. He's an investigator of ours he's one of the coolest people I know. Served in Vietnam way sick dude. Loves us so much. Hugs and kisses our cheeks every time he sees us hahaha. So today he told us all these war stories and I'm so interested in it haha he just has so many. He told us top secret stuff! Then we went to this Haitians house and had some Haitian food and it was sooo good! Then had district meeting same old meeting hahaha.

Mèkredi- Holy crap we had mega zone conference that's where like 3 or 4 zones come together and prezi prez comes and talks to us and we have a huge meeting. We were at the church from 8:15-4:15 way long day and my comp was just sitting there and he looked at me and said "what does God want us to learn on our missions?" And I was like fetch breh good question so that's been something I've been thinking about lately.

Jedi- Oh my gosh we had such a good lesson with Warner!! We committed him to baptism for November 6th!!!! He called us after we left and said that was the best lesson he's ever been taught. He told us during the lesson he feels something warm inside. My comp and I look at each other and go "that's the Holy Ghost Warner!! That's awesome!" It was amazing I felt the spirit so hard during that lesson. 

Vandredi- We went on exchanges with the ZLs so I was Elder Saintran he's from Haiti speaks 4 languages!! Creole, French, Spanish, English. He's like a super missionary hahaha. We went finding lost sheep (less active members) no one answered the doors we knocked on 3. We walked so much hahaha. I get called "Blan" literally Haitian house we go to it's so annoying haha. It means white idk If I told you guys that haha. I bought a sexy hat tho. We were walking down the street and this girl sees me and yells "Oh my gosh are you British??" Hahaha I just turn to her and said no and she looked like mad at me lolz. I'm mad I didn't just fake an accent haha. I've been studying hecka Christ like attributes and it's been helping me a lot :)

Samdi- My first priesthood session here in NY. It was good! We just chilled at the church the whole time. Then we went to Applebee's after the first session my comp left our card for the waitress. Then we were walking back to the church and this older guy yelled for us and started talking to us and he's a member from Manhattan but he moved to Brooklyn and didn't know where the church was so we showed him! He asked for our picture hahaha. He was like "I wanna hang with you guys we should hang soon!" Way cool guy. 

Dimanch- Today was my first GC on the mish. So weird seeing a place that's ten min away from my house hahaha. It was a way good conference. I learned something that an apostle said "the only opinion that matters is Gods" and I was like shoot that's way right hahaha. Then we had lunch there way good. Then after conference we went contacting and I contacted someone in Spanish hahaha. All I know is do you speak Spanish? And we are the missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Said that to the guy in Spanish and took a card I was like heck to the ya haha. So you could say I'm already trilingual hahaha. So a solid day I'd say.

Mega Zone Conference

I just like this pic so ya hahaha

Elder Saintran and I boolin

BROOKLYN

Bonjou!!! Hope all y'all are doing amazing! Here's my week :)

Tuesday- We had a transfer meeting so all the missionaries in the mission got together to go to their different areas. Superrrrr boring. My new apartment is way bigger than my last one and ya bout it.

Wednesday- We taught a older Haitian lady I mean I didn't say one word but I did pray that's literally all I can do right now. Then I met terry she's like the mission mom she takes care of us awesome lady kinda reminds me of my mom hahaha doesn't give a flip jack what people think haha. Then we went to this Nike outlet place I got some sick Nike/Brooklyn stuff :)

Thursday- We were on the train and this homie gets on with a violin and just goes in! Was so sick haha. I yelled "heck ya!!" Turns to me and goes "got any money for me?" I go umm "no" gave me such a dirty look. Imma be honest none of that happened I just made it up cause I wanted to make the story sound better lolz. He was way good tho haha. Thennnnn MY BOI B-CHILDS GOT HIS CALL TO BRAZIL 🇧🇷 so freaking proud of him :) 

Friday- We went to the Cony Island Projects hahahaha gosh man lets just say culture shock for Beau Beau. We went to the beach actually way beautiful major Cali vibes for sure. Talked to this Russian lady way nice told us she hopes her daughter marries someone like me or my comp so nice of her.  Then we got to the project buildings they had security at the door we had to sign in and all that jazz. Then we get to the apartment we were going to. This Haitian girl answers the door and like literally almost dies cause we're 2 white boys in the projects anyways she got her older sister Jenny and we taught her and guess what?!!? WE GOT A BAPTISMAL DATE Oct 16 :) I hope it goes through! Then as we leave the littlest sister comes up to me and goes "how old are you?" I'm like "18" the 16 year old girl comes up to me with super sass/flirting and goes "I'm 18 too!" Whole family goes shut up you're 16 she like hits them telling them to shut up hahahaha. We left and she wouldn't stop saying bye to us then closes the door and yells "THEY ARE SO HOT" I was like dang it's been like forever since I've been complimented like that haha. 

Saturday- Some Jews came up to us and said "we want change can you help with that?" We go "umm yes, yes we can" gave a card to call us. Never called us lol must of been playing with us. By the way so many Jews here. Get the dirtiest looks ever lol.

Sunday- First Sunday in Brooklyn a lot more people came felt more like home. Then we had Creole Sunday school I get owned sooooo hard hahaha even my comp had a hard time keeping up cause they were speaking so fast. Then we went to Terry's house for Sunday dinner it was bomb ;) AND BROCK HAD HIS FAREWELL/BIRTHDAY TODAY SO CONGRATS BRO. Brock baptized me so he's the reason I'm here

Sorry for the long email /: if you actually read all this good on ya hahahaha. Here's some pics of my week

Coney Island :)

Dope pic

Ball at Brooklyn Bridge Park

My new District!