> Well i had a very interesting week in the MTC! lets just say fisrt of all i am now not leaving tomorrow! I was extremely surprised! My whole zone leaves tomorrow but i have an extra week! Because i would have been the only one in my travel group, they wanted me to wait a week so i could go with a few other New York North missionaries! I am going to be very out of place though because they all speak spanish! I leave neaxt monday at 5 in the morning! So unfortunately, i don't think that i will be able to write an email next week.
> I think that my P day when i get to NEW YORK is on a Monday! So i will spend my P day on a plane! Not that it is a bad way to spend a P day!
> ANYWAYS let's get to some good stuff! Guess who came to the MTC this week to talk?!?!? ELDER BEDNAR! Is that four apostles in a row now?!?! It was amazing!!! I have always loved Elder Bednar. He speaks so clear and diriect about his topics! He taught us about teaching with doctrine! He said we all focus on appications to much of the time and don't think about the doctrine and principles behind it! It was really funny...ME and my district were in the cafeteria and we heard someone say that it was Elder Bednar speaking that day.... we were planning on just going to the overflow, but we sprinted in to the gym to get seats when we heard who was speaking! I ended up with almost front row seats! It is amazing to see an apostle in person! If you have seen one, you know what i am talking about! As he spoke, he caught eye contact with me a few times... I don't think i will ever be able to forget the feeling that i had. WOW i am so spoiled here aren't I?
> This week was extremely effective! I only had 4 people in my district all week so i was able to get alot of individual attention from my teacher and it was amazing! I really was able to feel myself improve this week! Not even close to prepared for the Chinese people of New York however! I met some native Chinese Missionaries this week, they speak so fast! But it is very helpful to talk with them. They all have such funny personalities! They are really trying to help me speak Chinese! One of them heard about the gospel in main land China, but had no idea what it was. He flew to Hong Kong ( which is not owned by China) and gave the Mandarin Missionaries a call! They taught him and he received baptism with in a week!! The other received baptism in MAIN LAND CHINA!
> It is so amazing to see what some of these people are willing to do just to be baptized! I wish that everyone had that strong of a testimony! If we did, we would have everyone serving missions and a huge increase of members!
> Well everyone, keep me in your prayers next week that i will be a good example to the younger elders in my zone! AND that i won't teach them any words in Chinese that are WRONG! ha! Well, i love this church and this amazing opportunity to serve a mission! It is so amazing how well heavenly father knows each of his children. I know that there is a reason that i have another week at the MTC... I am sure there is something that i need to learn from one of the younger elders! I will be sure to let you know as soon as i can how AWESOME NEW YORK IS!
> wo ai nimem
> bao zhang lao!
>
Ryan is now leaving to NYC on Nov 22nd... (early in the morning) His new address in NYC is:
Elder Ryan Barton
New York North Mission
700 White Plains Road, Suite 315
Scarsdale, NY 10583
We believe the mail will reach him weekly? The mailing address is different from where he will be living, so the Mission Home has asked us to not send too many packages nor too large as well! They asked us to NOT send perishable items ;(
They don't want Ryan to be mugged trying to get his things to his home in China Town and it is also difficult to carry packages on the transit systems... Once we get a chance to talk to Elder Dennis (returning from NYC NORTH Mission) next week, we will be able to let everyone know the mail situation :)
> ANYWAYS let's get to some good stuff! Guess who came to the MTC this week to talk?!?!? ELDER BEDNAR! Is that four apostles in a row now?!?! It was amazing!!! I have always loved Elder Bednar. He speaks so clear and diriect about his topics! He taught us about teaching with doctrine! He said we all focus on appications to much of the time and don't think about the doctrine and principles behind it! It was really funny...ME and my district were in the cafeteria and we heard someone say that it was Elder Bednar speaking that day.... we were planning on just going to the overflow, but we sprinted in to the gym to get seats when we heard who was speaking! I ended up with almost front row seats! It is amazing to see an apostle in person! If you have seen one, you know what i am talking about! As he spoke, he caught eye contact with me a few times... I don't think i will ever be able to forget the feeling that i had. WOW i am so spoiled here aren't I?
> This week was extremely effective! I only had 4 people in my district all week so i was able to get alot of individual attention from my teacher and it was amazing! I really was able to feel myself improve this week! Not even close to prepared for the Chinese people of New York however! I met some native Chinese Missionaries this week, they speak so fast! But it is very helpful to talk with them. They all have such funny personalities! They are really trying to help me speak Chinese! One of them heard about the gospel in main land China, but had no idea what it was. He flew to Hong Kong ( which is not owned by China) and gave the Mandarin Missionaries a call! They taught him and he received baptism with in a week!! The other received baptism in MAIN LAND CHINA!
> It is so amazing to see what some of these people are willing to do just to be baptized! I wish that everyone had that strong of a testimony! If we did, we would have everyone serving missions and a huge increase of members!
> Well everyone, keep me in your prayers next week that i will be a good example to the younger elders in my zone! AND that i won't teach them any words in Chinese that are WRONG! ha! Well, i love this church and this amazing opportunity to serve a mission! It is so amazing how well heavenly father knows each of his children. I know that there is a reason that i have another week at the MTC... I am sure there is something that i need to learn from one of the younger elders! I will be sure to let you know as soon as i can how AWESOME NEW YORK IS!
> wo ai nimem
> bao zhang lao!
>
Ryan is now leaving to NYC on Nov 22nd... (early in the morning) His new address in NYC is:
Elder Ryan Barton
New York North Mission
700 White Plains Road, Suite 315
Scarsdale, NY 10583
We believe the mail will reach him weekly? The mailing address is different from where he will be living, so the Mission Home has asked us to not send too many packages nor too large as well! They asked us to NOT send perishable items ;(
They don't want Ryan to be mugged trying to get his things to his home in China Town and it is also difficult to carry packages on the transit systems... Once we get a chance to talk to Elder Dennis (returning from NYC NORTH Mission) next week, we will be able to let everyone know the mail situation :)
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