Week #14, In a New York Minute

Another wonderful week in NYC!  I'm still in Manhattan, and still living in Chinatown.  It is AWESOME!  I love the people here that I get to rub shoulders with!  They are incredible!  So kind and friendly.  So open and welcoming!  It's great!

I love this work!  We were able to meet with Molly Ryan, one of our less active members.  We found out she goes to visit her friend, LaraLyn Moberg, (one of the other less active members of our ward) each month to do her hair.  Lara will ask Molly what we talked about at our visits.  Since Lara does not want visiting teachers, we told Molly she could be her unofficial visiting teacher by passing on the message we share with her each month. Lol!  She said it was scary how easy that would be to do.  Then she said we were conniving missionaries.  Yep!  We don't mind that title in that context :) 

Sister Woo and I got to go on exchanges again this week!  She. Is. AWESOME!  I'm wondering if I can adopt her?... Haha.  Contacting in Union Square has been one of our new favorite things to do.  We get a mix of everyone there and it is truly exciting.  Haha-- last week Elder Malm (ASL Elder) was standing a few feet away from me when a man walked right past me and aggressively approached Elder Malm, asking him if he was a Mormon.  He replied in the affirmative, causing this man to tell him how he is wasting his time and that our church is crazy.  Haha... I decided to step in and meet the friendly fellow!  He told me if everyone would just live by the teachings of the Bible, the world would be a better place.  I pulled out my Bible and Book of Mormon and showed him that we study from both.  "Oh," he said, then walked away.  We definitely are having our fair share of exciting encounters.  d welcoming!  It's great!

This has been a fabulous week though.  We have seen hearts open a little here and there.  Messages uplifting others, and people being strengthened by the good word of God!  It's amazing. 

Love Always,
Sister Weyandt

Pictures:
#1- My lovely morning face with the Brooklyn Bridge and East River (Hudson River)... this is what we see when we go running for our morning workout! 
#2- Kelly Buckmiller and her daughter, Katie, were visiting NYC for 6 weeks. Kelly and Katie were AMAZING to have fellowship Pihana (Teddy's investigator from Hawaii) for a few weeks!  They let us come over to their place and eat pizza and ice cream on their bed (since the AC worked best in their room!) lol. 
#3- Pihana Kea, Me, and Sister Woo.  Sister Woo and I were on exchanges and got to teach Pihana about the Gospel of Jesus Christ!  I love these ladies! 

#4-(?sent wrong pic) Airiana and Rafael Duran are some of our less active members who are living IN Times Square.  Ya, no big deal!  We LOVE them-- I'm in love with ALL the Mexicans here, cause it reminds me of home.  (Everyone who speaks Spanish here is from Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic... NOT Mexico.  So when I find some Mexicans, I LOVE them :) )
#5- Eva Campbell is our 2nd Counselor in the Bishoprics daughter.  She put up welcome signs and everything for us.  She even made us little take home packets of paper "gifts" she made for us.  We LOVED this! 
#6- The Freedom Tower melts my heart every time I see it.  I stand in awe every single day as I realize what happened on that ground (9/11).  Currently it is lite up for the month of July in honor of Independence Day. The fog was covering the top, making it look AWESOME!  HANDS DOWN MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE BUILDING IN MANHATTAN!  And I get to see it EVERY day.  Blessed.  So blessed!