May 7, 2014

So this week just happened.

Yes Mom, Elder Wang is the first Elder Wang that I was companions with right before I left Chinatown. The one who was called Chinese speaking, not English. He entered the MTC 2 weeks after me, came out a few weeks before I got here, and will probably fly home the same day as Elder Cook and I. Fun fact, Elder Cook still hasn't left Chinatown yet, and he won't be able to leave next transfer either, because he is sending Elder Murray home, so he will need to help the next Zone Leader figure out how to do the Zone Leader gig. This means that the earliest he could go upstate will be the transfer in July, when Sister Mackay and Sister Lee leave. In other words, Elder Cook will serve a full Sister's mission without ever leaving his first ward.

If you post pictures on FB I can see them, I don't know if I will look for them, but I can definitely see them.

We did a service project this last Friday. We went to help prepare for the Revlon Walk for Brest Cancer. It was really fun because most of the time we can't really find service opportunities besides English class, and it had the added benefit of us being able to see the rest of the missionaries serving in Manhattan currently.

Saturday we took a ward trip to the Cloisters, it is this old monastery on 197ish street at the very top of the island that has been converted into a branch of the MET Museum focusing specifically on Medieval European art. Since during the 1500s, all art was religious, it basically was us just getting to look at a million different sculptures, paintings, carvings... of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and various other religious stuff. We took a tour of the Innwood chapel after that, including the bishop's storehouse in the basement there.

Our pad is being sold as of the end of the month. I'm fine with this since it is really overpriced and not the best anyway, but the bigger issue is that we don't have a new pad to move into yet, so we might become homeless at the end of the month. More news will be coming regarding that hopefully.

Love you lots,
Your son/sibling in service,
Elder Christensen
陳少駒