Well, not a whole lot has changed in NYC in relation to the work. We did have a rather good zone conference yesterday. Too bad I and Elder Holloway had to interpret the whole thing for Elder Shepherd. It's especially difficult when missionaries speak either really fast or really soft.
One project I have been working on is something we call the green book. Our area is comparatively large, and travel takes a while. What the green book is is groups of deaf people -- members and non-members alike -- that missionaries have found over the years, grouped by general geographic areas (for example, there are four within Harlem). This makes it so that lookups are more efficient, and shows us people nearby a person if they end up not showing up to a lesson, allowing us to use our time more effectively. The last green book was compiled around 3-4 years ago, and it was left in paper format in a binder in our apartment. For the past long time, I have been digitizing, updating, and improving it. It's something to keep me busy in spare moments and is helping in our finding.
Love you all,
Elder Ryan Turner
New York New York North Mission
American Sign Language
P.S. (in an e-mail soon after this one) Just got confirmation of two new ASL elders coming to the North mission in the next week or two. The three of us here will be training them. How exactly it will work, I am unsure. I am sure President Smith will be in more contact with us. The thing we have to figure out is how to add another bed to our current layout. ... Maybe we will form another pentanionship! My real guess is that Elder Shepherd and one of us will train a new guy together, and the other of us will train alone.
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