I'm almost there in every sense.......except that of going home. That doesn't happen for quite a while yet. Spring should be coming soon, as the snow is continuing to slowly melt. We had another flurry on Friday, but it all melted away the next day. Friday also just had to be the day I spent a considerable amount of time tracting. Also, transfers are in a week, and I will hopefully get an English companion for the first time!
Elder Filoso is a week from going home, and it is a bit of a struggle to keep him distracted from that fact. He is currently at the temple with our mission president, and I am up here in Poughkeepsie with another missionary for most of today. Both our companions are at the temple, as they both go home together, so we are together until they return. I will work hard this next week to keep my "dying" companion from losing focus. It will be good.
We officially scheduled a baptismal date for our 10-year-old investigator, Aiden. His father is coming back to church after many years, and we have been teaching Aiden. The baptism will actually happen just before General Conference in a week, as family is coming to town for him. It should be a good experience, and Elder Filoso is even going to Facetime in to see the service, as he will be back in Utah.
Otherwise, the work continues to progress. I really enjoy working up here, and am eager for more good change to happen here in Newburgh. Missionary work is definitely worth the sacrifice.
Elder Ryan Turner
New York New York North Mission
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