Oct 1st is today, and the weather is slowly cooling down. I may need a sweater today. I can't wait for the trees to start changing color, as my companion says it is gorgeous. Nothing like autumn back home.
The time here continues to go by faster and faster. My companions warned me of this, and it is totally true. I hope it is for you as well. I am grateful for the mail I get, though they warn me that it will decrease. Any form of communication is appreciated.
We saw a bit of downtown Manhattan last Wednesday afternoon, and even went to the tip of Manhattan, which is the tip of the mission. We are planning to walk through part of Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art today. In terms of the work, we are still teaching and inviting others to come closer to Christ. Probably the highlight of our teaching this week was when Sandra called us back. She told us to stop teaching her a few weeks ago because of concerns and stresses, but she continued to read the Book of Mormon and pray. Now, she wants us to continue with her, and she came to church on Sunday! She's planning to try to move to Utah where Deaf culture is a lot better and where she would feel more comfortable should she join the church. She started out with us as not having any religious faith in anything, to now thinking that what we have to offer is right for her. Miracles happen even today.
Pests and grime are fun to deal with here in the city. We wash our hands every time we use the bus or subway, and don't wear our shoes in the apartment to keep out the muck on the streets and sidewalks. Cigarette smoke and other kinds of smoke aren't fun to walk through. In our apartment, we sometimes find a few cockroaches when we come home, and smash them until they're dead or escaped. About two weeks ago, we realized that we had a rat hole behind the dishwasher, and with it, a rat. My companion is completely terrified of rats, and jumps onto a chair or bed every time he hears it. He is now even sleeping on a top bunk to keep away from it when it comes out at night. Nothing we've done has stopped it, and we've only physically seen it a few times. Borax, weight barricades, hammers, and rat traps have all failed. Time for some scented sticky traps.
LDS General Conference is this weekend! For those of you who don't know about it, it is a worldwide broadcast from Salt Lake City where the top leaders of our church give us counsel and revelation for problems confronting us today, just as ancient prophets did in their day. It is a truly wonderful and spiritual experience, especially when the prophet, Thomas S. Monson, speaks to us. I invite EVERYONE to
watch it this weekend to know what the Lord would have us do today in our time. You can watch it at a local LDS meeting house, with a member friend in their home, or watch it live on lds.org. I know that this will bring you peace and happiness.
Love you all!
Elder Ryan Turner
New York New York North Mission
American Sign Language
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