Septemer 2013

September is here! This means back to school and back to routine! We had a wonderful summer and we are looking forward to the fall. We were pleased to have Elder Bruce Carlson and his wife Vicki join us for a mission tour. Their kindness could be felt by all our missionaries! We loved being instructed by them both and our mission was touched by their spirit. The Carlson's were such a blessing to have visit. They were so sweet to Ryan and made him feel that he is an important part in all the work that we do!

 

The Carlsons and the Morgans

Elder Foley, Elder Carlson, Elder Wilsher

Elder Carlson and President Morgan became quick friends

We had all our mission together for 2 days to be instructed by the Carlsons. It was a great blessing to see everyone in just 2 days.

Manhattan North Zone

Manhattan South Zone

Kingsbridge Zone

Chinatown Zone

Olmstead Zone

Manhattan Central Zone

Yorktown Zone

Newburgh Zone

Stamford Zone

Poughkeepsie Zone

Westchester Zone

The missionaries loved being together and meeting the Carlsons

  

We are so grateful for our amazing office staff! We love each one of them and appreciate all the time they put into their callings. The Finlaysons, the McCallisters, and the Bears are terrific.
We also said good-bye to the Longs this month. They will be missed! They have taught and touched many lives here!

The Finlaysons

The McCallisters

The Bears

Good-bye to the Longs

August 2013

August is HOT AND HUMID in New York, but our missionaries don't complain, they just keep on going!
Elder Fotheringham joined our ASL missionaries on August 6th

ASL Elders Marshall, Davenport, Malm, Fotheringham and Sims

Our mission leadership council is a great blessing to everyone in our mission. We appreciate all the hard work our assistants, zone leaders and sister training leaders do.

We are especially thankful for Elder and Sister McCallister who serve so faithfully in our office.

Sisters Dalley, Brog, Weyandt, Sorensen, MacKay, and Woo will be training this transfer.
Elders Poulsen, Gamble, Satchwell, Ordaz, Kohli, Atwood, Kia, Stephens, Gonzales, Montierth, Kroff, Fronk, Reedy, Encarnacion, and Ritter

This month's transfer was even larger than last month. We are so lucky to have 20 new missionaries coming to serve with us.

Elder Duvall, Elder Burr, Elder Diaz, Elder Helvey, Elder White, Elder Larkin, Elder Ratliff, ElderAllred, Elder Edwards, Elder Steiner, Elder Johnson, Elder Cooper, Elder Geisel, Elder Wagner
Sister Mitchell, Sister King, Sister Hoyos, Sister Tirado, Sister Toronto

Just as soon as you get new missionaries, it's time for the next group to go back home.
Sister Johnson, Sister Broderick, Sister Portugal, Sister Kindlespire, Elder Conlon, Elder Mok, Elder Lartey, and Elder Bartlett will be missed. They have blessed our mission!

July 2013

We are loving the summer in New York. We continue to see amazing growth with each new missionary. All the Elders and Sisters in the New York New York North Mission are a great blessing to those they teach.

New missionary trainers are called every transfer to train those who are coming. We trust them and know that they will teach and love the new missionaries.

We are so thankful for our assistants Elder Wilsher and Elder Hajje

We received 19 more new missionaries this transfer and each one of them is ready to serve.

Elders Richards, Thompson, Smith, Christensen, Hausenfluck,Longo, Powell, Hall, Alivio, Schneider, Diaz-Vita, Neuerburg, Whittaker, Henriques, Stafford. Sisters Matthews, Wilkes, Tung and Barker are joined us in New York.

A couple of weeks after transfers we had Elder Radford join our growing mission and he was assigned to China Town.

Elder Radford and his trainer, Elder Cook

It's always a bitter sweet time when wonderful faithful missionaries return home. We know they have marvelous things ahead of them!
Sister Chan and Sister Chen left us this month for a 3 month mini mission in the Salt Lake Temple Square Mission. They will be a huge blessing to Temple Square.

Elder Hajje, Sister Lee, Sister Otukolo, Sister Lotulelei, Elder Nogueira

We will miss Sister Chen and Sister Chan; but we know they will be blessed as they serve in Utah.

Mission Leadership Council July 2013

We also said good-bye to Elder and Sister Denison. They will be missed in the office and by every missonary here, including us!