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!

BEGINNING TO A NEW LIFE

Hello family and friends! I hope your week was as good as mine was. Here's my week. Sorry to the friends that want sketchy story's or something like that haha not much this week ;)

Wednesday- We went to a investigators house and they weren't there, but we knocked on like 7 apartment doors and a family let us in to give them a lesson! Way cool besides the fact I flipping couldn't understand half the words said but it was way cool :) Then later that night I balled against this little dude for like 30 min at the church. Sadly he beat me hahaha I mean I let him but it was fun ;)

Thursday- I woke up way sick I had the worst cough ever.  We stayed in the house for a lot of the day. Went to the doctor and got some meds (which haven't helped for poop). Then we did some basketball proselytizing that was way fun! Then went to bed haha.

Friday- we met with a part member family and it was the coolest thing being on the opposite side of the room. Like it's weird seeing someone where I was just 3 years ago. It was awesome. This little mans name is Elijah freakin homie! Gave him a Book of Mormon he loves it.  Then we
went and talked to people on the street we probably shared our message with about 40 people and I talked to only 8 :) this lady says to me "I'm Catholic I'm fine" with fetchin super sass and I was like "oh okay" I hecka froze hahaha I suck :) Then that night we had thee most ghetto dinner ever Mac 'n cheese with a sunny side up egg on top hahahaha.

Saturday- Was our service day! Such an amazing experience. We had to help prepare all this food for the homeless and the less fortunate. I was a runner so I got to help the people that were disabled. First
person I helped was a blind old man it was awesome haha. Then this old lady was speaking creole and she didn't speak any English so I helped her pick out her food. Then I helped her to car (btw this time we're speaking creole and I'm ballin out) I take it to her car then she grabs my hand and kisses it and says "mesi, mesi, mesi" That means thank you. I was like okay dope hahaha. Then we were walking in a rougher part of town and these gangster bros were like "look what we got, we got the saints" well not gonna like in my head I was like am I gonna get jumped? Or what? Nope just nice humans hahaha.

Sunday-My first Sunday here in New York and lemme tell ya church is nothing like it is in Utah. Honestly way cool tho.  A little girl was getting baptized after church and the mother comes up to us 15 min before Sacrament starts and asks us to put a program together and prepare the Baptismal Font. So we didn't even really sit in sacrament hahaha. She gave us a paper with the opening and closing prayers, and opening closing hymns hahaha. Well she didn't put the 2 speakers needed so being the super missionaries we are we filled those spots, Elder Mariteragi conducted, I gave a talk on baptism I shared my conversion story little girl loved hehehe, and Elder Robinson gave a talk on the Holy Ghost. Went way good actually.  Them came back and packed to get ready to move to Brooklyn this week!

This week has been amazing! I have learned so much. It's awesome being companions with a kid that's been out for 2 years and a kid that's been out for a year. I've gained a lot of their knowledge! So I'm in Jamaica, Queens right now but I leave to Brooklyn Tuesday. I head to the mission home tonight for a sleep over. I'm excited :)

 Well Mwen Konnen legliz la vre. Mwen kontan anpil. Mwen renmen sa m'ap fe la!


Translation just for Gpa "I know the church is true. I'm very happy. I love what I'm doing!"

Here's some pics of my week!

Service!

District meeting! First time way fun

This was just a fun night with some members talking about who's better Kobe or LeBron haha

My loving companions hahaha :)

My homie Richard man straight homie

NY IS NOW MY HOME

So I MADE IT!!!! The is literally the best place ever not kidding!! So let me just give you a run down of yesterday:)

So woke up at 2:45am left the MTC around 3:45 got to the airport around 5:00 and I got to talk to my loved ones and let me tell ya that was amazing. Then boarded slept terrible hahaha I could not get comfy sucked way bad. Then got to Detroit that was cool so many lakes in Michigan. Left there got to NY started talking to this guy that's in the army and he just was talking to me about snow boarding F word every other word hahahaha kinda reminded me a lot like someone I know *cough mom *cough *cough ;) hahaha yeah cool guy didn't go anywhere after that. Met the mish pres and his wife WAYYYYY cool people I love them so much :) Then my freakin trainer is dopeeeeee I can already tell we are gonna be best friends haha, but we are in a trio right now! Elder Robinson is my Comp and Elder Mariteragi is the other comp that goes home on Wednesday! Way sick guys I love them!  So we are in Jamaica right now but Elder Robinson and I are going to Brooklyn so many Haitians there! I can't wait :) so ya that's the run down on that. So last night we were walking down Jamaica Ave and let me tell ya this big boy from Bountiful has seen nothing hahaha. Anyways haha we were walking down the street and we heard this girl speaking creole so Elder Robinson starting talking to her and I didn't really understand much but I knew he asked if we could meet with her and all she said was "pa gen pwoblem" it means like ya sure let's do it haha. Well she's from Haiti and is visiting here hahahaha so that was a no go still cool though. Well guys I love it here so much :) best place ever. You could say I'm in love NY, here's some pics!!

Left is my Trainer and right is my other comp, both technically my Trainers!!

Views from our apartment in Jamaica, Queens!!!

Views from our apartment in Jamaica, Queens!!!

HERE'S MY NUMBER SO CALL ME HAITI

YO YO YO, so like I leave to NEW YORK MONDAY MORNING EVERYONE!!!!! I'm so pumped it's crazy. Anyways I think I have some good stories from this week so here we go. This email is going to be short probs cause way not in the mood to type haha anyways

Elder Todd Chirstofferson came and talked to us and it was dopppeeee he said this thing "its better to be trusted than to be loved" so ya think on that. So every night Elder Wolfgramm and I go to the very bottom floor and wrestle kids hahaha I suplexed this kid the other night almost killed him hahahaha. Wolfgramm took state like 2 years in a row and weighs 260 so he just throws me around like a little girl haha. We had infield orientation yesterday and it was pretty cool! well I guess I didn't have any good stories so like I suck sorry for lying to y'all. 

I love you all so much! Next time you hear from me I'll be chillin in Brooklyn New York. Oh and shouts to T Ham out in Spain cause miss and love him, and miss Brock and Brady way bad nobody gets me like they do ugh I miss them so much :( ok bye have a good week!! ​

So this is us on the temple walk :)

KISS ME THROUGH THE EMAIL(;

Hey Friends and family! I freakin miss you all so much.. Well most of you I miss haha. This week has been way long for me I don't know why haha, but this has been a good week :) Here it is!

Monday- So we had some service and this guy like our boss has the worst haircut like no lie I feel like I need to tell him cause its bad hahaha. I was running around with my shirt off at night and just goin off I was in a way good mood for some reason, and this elder goes "come on elder put a shirt on" and for you that know me I would usually tell this man off and say something like "shut up sorry you can't stop looking at my beautiful body" well guess what that's exactly what I said hahaha he didn't like that. 

Tuesday-OMG I had the sickest  fame winning shot in gym time I like pulled a MJ and pushed off and just owned it so ya way sick. I went to choir and it was way fun hahah My comp and I went with the Madagascar kids and Elder Wolfgramm and Elder Jackson tried to get me and Elder Hunter to wave to these sisters with them. Hunter and I were like ok ya lets do it and then they all started waving and Hunter and I turned away and the sister looked at Wolfgramm and Jackson so weird it was so funny hahahaha.

Wednesday- Well I wrote in my journal and said "well I didn't do anything today so I don't have anything to right wait no wright wait no write wow I'm an idiot" so ya that was my day hahahaha

Thursday- We did this TRC thing where we Skype someone that speaks our language honestly kinda stupid but like its ok hahaha, we gave a lesson to this guy about faith and hope and what's the difference haha that lasted 20 min the dude told me I had really good creole which I was surprised about but made me way happy haha. 

Today- Well I say this every time but hecka ballin out. umm ya emailing and balling out so if you wanna email me you guys can! haha 

Well I love this gospel and I love what I'm doing with my life. This is the best thing I've ever done :) I miss you all! I hope you all have a good weekend and following week! Remember that God loves you and if you ever need help with something pray cause he's always there. Prayer has turned my life around completely I love prayer :) ok bye duders and dudets I'd love to hear from u guys :)

Love,

Elder King ​

My Comp and I hehe (the blonde one)

coolest pic I've ever taken tbh

Elder Shoemaker and I, he went to Bingham so he's just instantly cooler than me

:)

SO HOT tbh

Elder Jackson and I postin up :)

HALFWAY THROUGH THE MTC :)

Bonjou mwen manke nou!! Mwen espwa ou fè byen! My week has been pretty good so far. Here is my week :)

Monday- We had service and there was these 3 polys that are way sketchy. They were cleaning the same building that I was cleaning and I like walked past them and just yelled sounds acting like it was my language hahaha, but like they all started yelling at me an stuff and I was like wait did that mean something bad?? They go ya it does. So I felt so awkward. I went and talked to a couple of Tongans in my zone that spoke the language and they said it meant nothing and those guys were messing with me so I was so mad haha. I wrote in my Journal that Brady got his call but he's super gay and lied to me so ya hahahaha. I had a heart to heart with one of my teachers his name is Augustine he's a homie I just vent to him when I'm about to throat punch someone he always is just there for me haha.  Elder Wolfgramm and I did a mouth wash contest who could hold it in our mouths the longest hahah way dumb idea, but we just spit it out at the same time our mouths were numb hahaha :)

Tuesday-Welll I'm sick of the food here it like just wrecks me physically and emotionally lol. We had an a Devotional and I learned that we have to teach our investigators by talking less and letting them talk. Also that we need to teach with all of our heart because the message we are sharing will mean so much more if we do that. 

Wednesday- We learned a lot about the Old Testament and that was pretty interesting but I liked it. I memorized like a 100 words in Creole so that made me way happy like ask me what arm is??? its "Bra" I'm a G.  Then when it came to ball time I freakin balled out I was like the pimp daddy of the gym that day. Every time I  tell a teacher I'm a convert they automatically think I need more help and all this bull but I'm like dawg shut ur face I appreciate your concern but I don't need someone to hold my hand...got to vent a little bit sorry. Anywaysss

Thursday- I started reading the Search for Happiness by M. Russell Ballard. I have read a lot today actually a wayyyy good book. I enjoy it so far. I found a Scripture I like its John 15:12 "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you." I just thought that was money in the bank. There's this song that just makes me so sad but I loveeee it its called "The hardest thing I've ever loved to do" its by Nashville Tribute Band. I taught my Teacher in a one on one lesson and it went soooo good no lie. I taught him about faith and hope and didn't need help with one word so I balled out. Elder Wolfgramm and I had a little heart to heart back at the residence and it was nice I freakin love that kid. 

Today- well today is like Christmas not kidding. Its just the best day ever. Good luck to the Woods Cross football team tonight! hope you don't suck this year like we did last year lol. 

Love you all and hope y'all have a bomb weekend!!!

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HAITINING THE WORK :)

Hello family and friends! Hope all is well for you guys! I don't know where to start!

Last Sunday- We went on our temple walk and guess what?? I met my Boiiii Frank Jackson!!! Elder Spotiswood grew up with him so he introduced me. Frank was just chillin and I was confused. So I took a pic and I was like dawg when ur in the league next year and I'm home from my mish imma post this and say my boy made it. He just laughed at me haha. 

Monday- We had service and that sucked wayyyy bad. My comp and I had to give a lesson a new investigator hahaha ummmm so he like way kicked us out within 3 min he did not want to hear what we had to say he was honestly a jerk face head. I was asking him how work was and how his family was. The bro was like goin off in Creole and he was speaking so fast I couldn't pick up what he was saying haha. He's a fake investigator tho lol.

Tuesday- Not gonna lie to ya'll but Tuesday SUCKED, but what got me through the day was a talk by Elder Holland awhile go. He said that his mission was the hardest thing he's done but he has not gone a day in his life without out thinking about it so that made me happy. Also this thing my baseball coach told all of "Win the day" all I got to do is win that day and get past it. Ya for sure ok next day.

Wednesday- So this day was a lot better for me :) Gym time I was like I'm done balling and I went upstairs and lifted that felt awesome. This sister walked by me and hit me with the "dang elder looking good" and I was like thanks you too! I mean like that was a lie cause it wasn't a sister it was an elder hahaha. The sisters make me feel weird cause they flirt sometimes and I'm like dawg stop flirting I feel weird. hahahah

Thursday- Normal dumb MTC day studying for 9 hours, But we did this Bracket like March madness. Who ever has the best scripture advances hahaha andddd guess what YA BOI won!!! My scripture was Phil 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengthenth me" BOOM. Ya so I balled out on that. 

Today- well I have been up since 5 doing laundry so that sucks hahaha. Probs gonna ball a ton! and going to the temple later so that'll be good :) 

Oh ya funny story so I'm just peeing away ya know then this old dude walks in and goes "where you headed?" I go "New York" he goes "do they provide you with a bullet proof vest with that mission?" I'm like "umm I hope so" like broooo why do you gotta scare me like that hahaha! I love you all and hope you are all doing good and having good lives :) 

Here are some pics :)

Name Tag hehe

Me and my BOI Frank

Temple walk last Sunday!

My Comp is a Math Genius

Elder Spotiswood and I just postin up after a long day

way dirty window pic haha

The Woods Cross Boys :)

Elder Guymon is my homie and my zone leader but he leaves Monday :/

Elder Wolfgram is like a big bro but like the same age, I love him

lil jam sesh with the Polys way nice

Elder Manu he a beast, he went to Bountiful, way nice kid he leaves on Monday sad day :/

Elder Firth and I boolin