Letter #14

Okay... Elder Barton's corrected address is: 117 Mott Street Apt 3B, New York, NY 10013
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> Hello everyone!!
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> OK well to start off, i just want to say thank you so much for all of the letters that i recieved this week! I got a huge stack of mail in my apartment mailbox on probably last thursday!! It was a very exciting time! I forgot to tell you all my apartment number is 3B, ha ha sorry about that! i am so happy the mailman was still nice enough to deliver them to the right spot!! But it was so nice to hear from you all!
> This week went very well! I mentioned last time that i was going to give a talk at a baptism! I did and it actually did not go that bad! I actually managed to even crack a joke! I had to ask my district for help but hey, it worked out so i was really excited! It is amazing to see a baptism like that.. it was different seeing someone recieve baptism that was not a eight year old kid and he was so excited to recieve it! He had just moved here from china and had never had really any contact with the church before! The spirit was so strong! I really did not know him that well because i have only been here a few weeks, but it was awesome!!! The missionaries sang, "i am a child of god" right after he was baptized, and he started to sing along from the audience! I am sure that it sounds wierd, but it was soo cool! AH it was awesome and i really hope that i can be involved in another expeirence like that!!
> Chinese is impossible!!!!! BUT seems like it is starting to get a little better! I am so lucky to have a few natives in my district. They help me out so much!! We are getting an elder from taiwan soon. I really hope i am his companion! For my language study lately, I have just been talking with them for the whole hour and writing down words that i do not know! How much better could it get!! I learn so much doing that! AND they all correct my tones and pronunciation!! Don't get me wrong, the language is still impossible! I almost feel like i am starting over again because i picked up alot of bad habits at the MTC!!
> English class this last week actually became one of my favorite things ever! Because i get to watch others struggle with a language! I know this sounds horrible but it is great! Last time that i taught, i asked them to say nauseated! We were learning about illness and doctor expieiences!! It was awesome!!
> I have actually been meeting some really cool people while teaching in our english class! One of my favorites is named Peter! He moved to america 10 years ago and has lived in China working in a restaurant the whole time!! He has a wife, son, and daughter. I asked him if he would be willing to teach me how to cook and he said that he would teach me how to make sushi next time that he makes it for his faimily!! I was really exited!! I realy hope that i can get him interested in the church! He is only interested in english right now but he said after he learns english, he wants to hear about the church!
> Me and my companion are working very well with each other! This week we made big signs to put on our backpacks so that we could advertise our church! It actully seems to be working pretty well! I made a little pass along card holder on mine that is pretty awesome! We also have been trying to contact in a bunch of different spots! (the subways!) and even the chinese people in little italy sometimes!! When we went into little italy, i met the mob boss! His name is tommy.. tommy the nose! He had a huge mink fur coat on and was extremely large! Whenever he would say his name, he would turn to his side and point at his nose! He was funny! He really likes mormons! AND usually gives them money! My comp said he gave him a twenty one time!!
> Well, thank you all so much for you love and support! I am loving new york! This is really the best place for me to be! I have the strongest testimony that god loves and knows each of us because of my mission call! This is the perfect place for me to learn the things that i need to learn in this life. Every companion i have had so far has taught me a ton! (things that i needed to learn!) IT IS AMAZING!!