Zone Leader in Manhattan!

August 31, 2020

Hello everyone! This week was CRAZY. First of all, on Thursday I got a call from President Teuscher asking me to be a Zone Leader in the Manhattan Zone! I am pretty nervous because I have never done that before, but I am SUPER excited! My new area is Harlem, and my companion is Elder Davis!! Elder Davis sent me a message and told me that "the whole island is ours", and that our area boundaries literally cover ALL of Manhattan! I am so hyped! Elder Davis used to be my District Leader back in Queens, so I already know him and he is super awesome! As for Elder Larsen, he is a reassigned missionary from a mission in Mexico, and I have never met him before. I get transferred tomorrow, and I am going to miss The Bronx so much! I have really enjoyed all of my time in this area, even if most of it was spent not being allowed to go outside. Being a Zone Leader is a daunting responsibility but I am excited to figure it all out in Manhattan!

I went on an exchange this week to an area in The Bronx, called Concourse. Have any of you ever seen The Joker movie? I've never seen it, but there's a scene where The Joker dances down a giant staircase. Those stairs are in Concourse! So we drew smiley faces on our face masks and took pictures of us dancing on the stairs, it was super fun! I also got to visit Yankee Stadium!

Nazareth is still sick with Corona, so his baptism had to be pushed back a bit. Pretty sad that I won't be here to see him get baptized, but that's okay! I have no doubt that he will join the church once he recovers.

Here's a scripture I read this week that I really liked:

2 Nephi 32:5- "For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do."

I love that because half the time I feel like I have no idea what I am doing, but as I strive to be worthy of having the Holy Ghost as my constant companion, things tend to work out great!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!! ADIOS! AND BYE BYE BRONX!

Elder Webster

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