It's the season for thanksgiving! The nice part is that we are actually getting fed tomorrow (our dinner appointments are few and far between)! Also, it is supposed to snow today, though it is currently raining outside. Rain and snow all day. Fun!
I'm starting this email at transfer meeting. Elder Filoso is going up to the city of Newburgh, and Elder Aston, the ASL elder currently up in Newburgh, is coming back to the city. So, today is very busy with getting Filoso out and Aston in. Elder Fotheringham and I are still companions for his next cycle, making me his longest companion. So, my work in the Deaf Branch will continue ever onward for likely at least three more cycles.
We had a freak warm day on Monday. It got up to 66 degrees! I didn't wear a jacket at all, and even felt a tad warm. All you Arizonans are still probably shivering as you read this. But, it's back down into the 30's today, so the universe is in order once more. Regardless, I am adjusting to the weather fairly nicely, though the others keep making jokes about me being from Arizona. I just fire back in the summertime when they are complaining about the heat.
Nothing else of particular importance happened this week. We tried contacting some less-actives with little success, and had a good time in church. Apparently there was a giant mob of protesters right outside our apartment around midnight last night, but only my companion woke up because of the screaming and shouting. I slept right through it. We hear about other civil unrest demonstrations and problems around the city, but seldom see any of them.
As I think about Thanksgiving tomorrow, I reflect on my mission thus far. I am so thankful that I am out here in NYC serving the Lord. I have learned quite a lot about His gospel, about the goodness of the church, and about myself and who I am. I know that I am a son of God, as we are all children of our Heavenly Father. Think of Him during this time of gratitude, and draw joy from the happiness He brings all of us. Also, pig out on all the turkey and ham and ESPECIALLY the pumpkin pie!
... (later, in a separate e-mail) ...
Just finished part one of transfer meeting, and came outside to sleet. It may have snowed a bit while I was in the Inwood chapel, as there is ice and snow on most of the parked cars. Otherwise, today, is a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow.
It's now about 1:45, and I have been in legit snow! White and icy, it descends from the sky. The snowflakes are of all sizes, though I can never see their shape. Elder Fotheringham tells me it gets gross after about a day after snowing, but in the moment it is cool to see. Also pretty wet.
The city is really starting to light up even more for the Christmas season, and I look forward to seeing all the sights. I will get good pictures. Other than that, I think that's about all. Though this shouldn't be much of a problem, stay warm!
Elder Ryan Turner
New York New York North Mission
American Sign Language
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