TANNER HAMMOND IS HOT AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Well my subject line is the best 2 things I can think of right now ;) I also hecka miss tanner haha. This week was good! Wayyyy cold it's like 10 degrees outside so kinda sucks, here's my week!

Tuesday- we went and dropped off Robinson and it was more than sad :/ my amazing trainee just gone haha. He just went to like 20 min away so not too far so I'll see him here and there. We later went and looked up inactive people. All of them are Russians man I just can't do it. I speak 2 languages but there's sooo many more here. Like Russian??? I don't understand any of them we go to haha kinda sucks but way cool at the same time I guess.

Wednesday- we had service and district meeting they both were pretty good :) Elder Thompson and I went to teach Warner and he was just in his underwear the whole lesson, oh my gosh that man is awesome hahahaha. This day I was way home sick cause idk why??? Hahaha anyways the day ended awesome I was just one happy fella.

Thursday- all 3 lessons we had set up canceled so that really made me mad but ya know it's okay.... so we were on the train and this guy gets once start talking he asks who we are and stuff. I go "so you have a religion yourself?" He goes "no, I don't believe in God" I'm like "oh so like do you believe in a higher power?" He's like "no, I believe in myself" then he goes on to tell us how could we believe in the Book of Mormon we're stupid we're young we should know better then I'm like "so how do you think we got here?" He goes "idk Evolution" I was pissed hahaha, then as we are getting off the train he goes "by the way I'm a return missionary" instant gut shot man... I was like so sad bout it. First of all not to knock anyone but believe in yourself man?

Friday-  We taught our first Creole lesson together to Ann Marie and we taught the plan of salvation and I thought we did exceptionally well. Besides she was like how do we have families after death and I'm like well Ann Marie I'll get back to you on that. Cause I had no idea how to explain that in creole yet!

Saturday- well it was my first b-day away from home hahaha definitely didn't feel like my birthday so it was weird. That's the cool thing about the mission you don't ever focus on yourself you give all your time to the people around you. Don't worry about yourself just others. Then we had the ward Christmas party! Honestly so fun. Warner came and like the whole ward was downstairs eating and he goes "King watch this" in my head I'm like "oh fetch what is he gonna do" he stands up and yells at the whole ward and goes "Hey it's Elder Kings birthday today can we all sing him happy birthday!??" I think that was the happiest I've been in my life. When people from home weren't givin me as much as attention as I used to get my new family gave it all at once and I was beyond happy. Ugh such a great night. I love my mission sooooo much. Then the elders and sister came and brought me ice cream when we got home and that was hecka good

Sunday- good ol church and then we were in the bus on the way to Terry's and my comp and I started speaking creole and like half the bus was Haitian and their minds were blown hahaha. We got a couple of their numbers. Then we missed our bus stop and like 7 people helped us find out how to get where we going. People in the streets haven't been nice to me like that my whole mission it was awesome haha :) 

That was my week I love you all and miss you all so so much MERRY CHRISTMAS! I can't wait to see some of your faces in a week!!!! I miss my family soooooo much. Especially Trav and Bridger :/ as much as I thought I wouldn't say that haha. Anyways don't forget I'm still human so you can wish me a Merry Christmas;) okay bye 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

I'M TRAINING!!!

What up my family and friends?? So Friday night I got a call and I'm training the new Haitian Creole speaker comin in today! So that'll be fun :) Robinson my current companion will be with us for a week cause transfers aren't till next week! Wish me luck! here's my weeeek!!

Tuesday- Well our p day got moved to this day cause we had interviews on Monday which btw went good :) I got some sexy winter boots so we good. Bout all we did cause weather was bad/:

Wednesday- We went and found this less active guy and him and his wife invited us in, well turns out they both can't speak English just Russian. The wife spoke a tad bit of English so that was good hahaha we gave them a scripture she read it in Russian and told us what it means to her, didn't understand but it was awesome! She was at church on Sunday :):)

Thursday- We taught good ol warn dawg he's so freakin awesome straight up know I was supposed to meet this man. In pre earth life I was probs like "breh I'm comin to change your life just give me like 58 years so do you till I get there" something like that hahaha.

Friday- Holy weirdness we went all the way out to Brighton beach and we got to this neighborhood  and it was dead quiet. Oh my so weird I'm so used to noise 24/7 it was like I was back in Utah hahaha. Btw every morning and night I fall asleep and wake up to sirens. In the mornings it's like 5:00am and cops and fire trucks are goin off I'm like what in the flip could be happening this early. Then I got my training call!!! I was so excited for some reason lolz but I can't wait I'll grow a lot in just the first of my mission so I'm happy bout that.

Saturday- So this morning we had the amazing opportunity to go to the Manhattan temple with this Haitian family, Brother and Sister Charles it was so awesome!! Brother Charles got to do baptisms for his Dad and his grandmother. His dad died 1 year exactly from the day we went so that was so freakin cool. Well ladies and gents this was probs the weirdest night of my mission by far. We looked up this in-active member she was Russian and she lived with her dad. So she like tells us 4 times that Joseph Smith was a prophet hahaha way cool. Then she was gettin weird and stuff we were about to leave and she goes "wanna see my kitty?" We were like a ya!! So brings the cat out and asks us to give her cat a blessing, we were like umm we don't think we can do that?? Hahaha she does do it. My comps like we can say a prayer for him? She goes okay.. then my comp says the prayer I almost died cause I wanted to laugh so hard, ugh good times. Then I gave her a blessing my first 1 on the mish!! Pretty cool. That whole experience kinda creeped me out not in a rude way...

Sunday- Good day, church like always!!!!! T-Rob and I talked to 100 people on the streets today so that was awesome, bout it hahaha.

Here's some pics!!

Elde Wa

CHEN GEN KAY PAT SHE YON SEL CHEMEN LE FE

Here we are again soooo weird I'm almost done with my 2nd transfer. My subject line literally translated means the dog has four paws, but it only takes one path. It's like one thing at a time :) so I just was like how perfect just take one thing at a time and everything will flow. Okay dokay here's my week!

Tuesday- We had district meeting and one of the APs came to it hahahaha it was scary cause they're like mega missionaries like robots lol. Then we were contacting on the street and this Haitian lady went off saying give someone a card that needs jezikri because she has him and I'm like chill ur face I'm just trying to be nice but she was great :):)

Wednesday-So no clue what we did, only thing I got is we walked down this ally way and there was these 3 guys worshiping this backpack not judging or anything but WHAT THE FLIP?¿ I was so confused. So one of the sisters called the cops they were so scared it was embarrassing but it was okay! Haha oh and we had service we cleaned up the park.

Thursday- THANKSGIVING first holiday on the mish and I'd say it went way good. We went and played football as a zone and it was so fun! I balled of course cause I'm the best ;) on the way home my companion the awesome guy he is runs across the street to catch the bus so I follow suit and a CAR COMES OUT OF NO WHERE. Literally the car touched the hair on my legs. I was so close to dying no lie. 

Friday-So we got a new date for Warner it was for Dec 4th but he didn't come to church today so we bumped it up to Dec 18th so hopefully we can do it :)

Saturday- We taught this new investigator named Mary Blaze we taught her at the door cause no one was home so that sucked but she said she'll try to come to church next Sunday so we'll see! I've been studying Moroni Chapter 7 and lemme tell ya that chapter is by far my fav chapter. Literally if you follow it everything else will come. I challenge all y'all to read it cause I love it :) 

Sunday- we had church and it was good! Then we talked to like a ton of people on the street which was fun :) 

I love you all so so much have a blessed week! Hope to hear from you all! Here's some pics

Elde Wa

THANKSGIVING WEEK

Hello everyone :) hope all is well. Here's my week!!

Tuesday-We got a call from Warner that he did something stupid hahaha so we went to his house and just wanted to hang out. Then after we went to the Chinese restaurant, it was alright but like once you go panda you never go back...then that night I was goin up to this couple to give them a card and the dude puts his hand out and says "don't", I'm like aight Bryson Tiller my bad.. (sorry for you old people who don't know who that is..)

Wednesday-we had service at prospect park it is so beautiful ugh. Then we went over to Lectors house he's a recent convert and we said to come over to teach his wife. We were way excited but she kinda bashed with us. It was still a good lesson tho. Besides she said she doesn't like Mormons lol.

Thursday- We went over to the Library to get on family history for a recent convert/part member family so that we can get names and take them to the temple. Then we talked to this Haitian guy on the train, way cool dude, names Frank. Something cool bout speaking creole is every time we speak it their like heart melts they love us so much.

Friday-We had mega zone conference, that's where like 5 zones get together and president shows us a bunch of stuff. It was way good! After the meeting me, Elder Garcia, Elder Robinson, and a couple elders and sisters were chillin in the gym and Garcia and Sister Figro like started step battling and they started videoing it. Then president walked in hahaha he walked around saw the video recording and he goes "what's that for?" Elder Garcia goes "we're having a step battle show us your talents president!" He goes "I'm here to do missionary work sorry" hahahahahahaha straight toasted us so hard. Wow it was awesome he even laughed at himself. He's awesome.

Saturday- the fullest day we had all week. We taught 4 lessons in a day and here in NY that's good. Missionaries with cars teach hecka lessons but we have to walk or take a train/bus somewhere and we cover allll of Brooklyn cause we're Creole. So we were pumped we taught that many haha. We taught this Haitian lady and her nephew Lealea. Mary was super cool and stuff but her nephew was like only bible rawrrrr and we were like dawg chill read the book pray about it. Then I shared my conversion story gosh I feel the spirit so hard every time I share it. Kinda selfish of me idk but ya. Thought they enjoyed it. Heard my first gunshot!!! Yayyyyy!! (Don't worry mom I was in my apartment)  

Sunday- we had good ol church which was good. Our bishop hates missionaries so I'm confused there. I want my bishop back, this new guy literally just ugh so mean. Then we went over to the Millers house. He used to be the patriarch but he's gotten way old. His family like started the church here in Brooklyn hahahahah. They have a special needs son, he's so freakin funny!! At the dinner table (where the food she prepared was like being home at thanksgiving freakin bomb) and he just kept like drinking then making that refreshing sound people make idk. We were all dying hahaha. Then they have this board where everyone that sleeps over they their house they sign and you'll never believe this but Thomas S Monson singed it!!! He was Brother Millers bishop when he was a teenager in Utah!!! So cool.

There's my week :) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE TOILET PAPER LITERALLY SAVED OUR LIVES. YOU GUYS ROCK!! Love you all so so much. The church is true and I still love you :) that was cute huh? Just thought of it lolz ok bye here's some pics.

Eldè Wa

FIRST STAKE CONFERENCE

Well family and friends here I am I again tellin ya about my week but this time we have a new president Trumpy trump. I don't really give a care bout politics especially now that I'm a missionary, but I do wanna say one thing. Complaining about how he was elected literally won't change anything just make you look bad hahaha. Okay now back to more important things like myself.

Tuesday- man oh man we had district meeting and the zone leaders brought one of the young men his names ramen deffs not his name but like don't remember it. Anyways after they pawned him off on us and we were going to teach Warner which wasn't the best guy for him to come teaching with but it went a lot better than expected so that was good :) Good ol God the home boy tested our faith this night. We had a goal to talk to 30 people and teach 1 street lesson. Well we got to 29 people and didn't teach a lesson so I was getting annoyed and was like ok I'm counting down from 15 sec then talking to somebody and we're leaving well that person wanted nothing to do with us. Then the 31st person was awesome! He was a Haitian guy super interested and we got his number! 

Wednesday- we had exchanges and I was with Elder Jeppson total homie love him. We went and taught Warner again hahaha this time his closing prayer he goes "god I'm 65 years old and the woman are flocking to me so please keep them comin" literally almost just died mid prayer. Then went and taught this part member Haitian family. So like Jeppson doesn't speak creole so I was all by myself. We taught the plan of salvation Jeppson nodded his head at everything so it went pretty good. 

Thursday- so my awesome comp and I were walking past these 10 Muslim guys standing taking and I go "you ain't down to talk to them?" He goes "bro I'm so down" so he went and talked to them gave them all a card hahahaha I don't think they liked it but it was good!

Friday- Robinson and I went and did some bible drop offs and the people we went to were like "we aren't interested" and I'm like then why in the flip flop did you order the dang bible you ding face. Anyways on our way to the last house we saw swings and I was like bro let's go swing on some swings we deserve it. So we swung for like 10 min. Super satisfying hahaha you'd only know If you were a missionary hahahaha. Then we went on this street literally sentispri orevwa which means goodbye Holy Ghost hahaha. It was so creepy oh my gosh. We made it out alive tho.

Saturday- did some more bible drop offs then had this adult stake conference went pretty good. I heard something I really liked. The gospel is like playing an instrument you can practice once a week and ya you'll progress but you'll plateau at a certain point. In order to become the best of your ability you most practice at opportunity you have. So like the gospel ya you can go to church every Sunday but if you don't follow and practice it you won't learn as much. You need to always live it not just once a week. Ya feel?! Loved it.

Sunday- stake conference went way good! Me, Elder Robinson, and Elder Saintran translated in creole way cool. Then we just talked to people on the street and stuff! Haha the temple president was there and his wife at stake conference. His wife comes up to me, feels my hair and goes "is this mission appropriate?" I go "umm my mission president hasn't said anything so I think it's okay" she goes "well honey don't be a rebellious missionary" and in my head I'm like am I bout to swing on the temple presidents wife? Lolz jk way wouldn't do that but I was thinking it hahaha. 

Well there's my week! Love you all :) don't forget to email me, here's some pics!

Elde Wa

BAD LUCK MONTH

Hello famni epi Zamni!! Hope all is well :) this month in the past is the most unluckiest month of my life. For the people that don't know I've been in the hospital 2 years in a row this month. With both head injuries hahahaha so let's pray I don't get any flying objects thrown at my head this month!! Here's my week!!

Tuesday- Probs the best day of my life of the mish so far. I had the amazing opportunity to partake of Panda Express. Literally tasted so amazing I dropped like $15 so probs will be broke this transfer way worth it tho.  Besides that we had transfer meeting which is always cool. Then leadership meeting cause my comp is district leader. If you've served a mission or are on one you know so much butt kissing in one meeting so I stood up and told everyone that being in a leadership position doesn't matter it's just a label you're the same as me lol.

Wednesday- We taught Anastasia and Warner which was good. Anastasia is a new investigator she's 21 Haitian girl. Her like whole family is LDS but she's not feeling it right now. Then we had district meeting, we have a new sister, Sister Cate she's a creole sister. Then new ZL his name is Elder Jeppson total homie.

Thursday- 3 month mark so that's crazy haha. We taught Annmarie cute old Haitian lady, baptismal date for January 15th way far away we'll see what happens. Then ward correlation, our new ward mission leader is a homie, lived in Utah for awhile.

Friday- Taught Warner again kinda just a bro, he's like my dad of the mission haha, freakin love him.

Saturday- We taught a ton of street lessons to Haitian people, way awesome. So at the end of the day me, Elder Robison (my comp), Elder Jeppson, and Elder Saintran go into this side market to get toilet paper cause we were all out. We go dang this huge bag has like so many rolls so we'll split the check. Well we get home open it up and it was just a huge bag of paper towels we all just lost it hahaha we were so mad cause it was $20!!

Sunday- I'm gonna be honest our bishop hates missionaries so it's sucks haha. I speak more creole than English on Sundays so that's weird. Then we were leaving this less actives house at night and this old lady comes up to us and asks us who's car that is and we didn't know. She fell and her phone fell under it. So we go under there with a flash light and grabbed her phone. Her and her husband invited us inside and we shared our message with them. She later tells us that she was praying about the phone and next thing she knew we were right in front of her. So that was so amazing to me. God works in mysterious ways.

Okay love you all, have a good week! And don't forget to write me ;) that pic of me eating the donut is from last week lolz

Elde Wa