I Got a Job at a Restaurant

January 25, 2021

Buenas tardes a todossssssss! No, the subject of this email is not clickbait, that really happened. Here are some of the highlights from the week:

1- We met a guy on Facebook that owns a restaurant downtown (right by the Empire State Building) called Exotic Empanadas NYC and it's rated 4.5 stars and apparently there is an article about him in the New York Times. He is legit. He told us he had an idea where he wants to not only fill people with food, but also fill them with the word of God. The only problem is, he is so busy cooking, he can't share the gospel at the same time, and he needs help. So, he asked us to come to his restaurant a few times a week and teach the gospel to all of his customers. ISN'T THAT SO COOL? Keep in mind, this guy isn't even a member of the church. So now we have Saturday shifts at a 4.5 star restaurant in downtown Manhattan to preach the word. He also gave us some free empanadas and they were SO GOOD!

2- A member from a different ward spotted us on the subway and started up a conversation with us. Long story short, she gave us $43 to get some food because we aren't allowed to eat with members right now and she felt bad. We tried our best to reject the money (we really did, I promise) but she had to get off the subway right then and was in a hurry and suddenly the subway doors closed and she was gone. We felt REALLY blessed. I can't think of any other time of my life where strangers will go up to me and just hand me money haha.

3- I got to go on an exchange with the AP's. It was pretty, especially because 1 of them was my previous companion and I miss that guy.

4- A lady from Africa moved into our ward this week and she was supeerrr nice! She gave me an awesome bracelet from Ghana. I'll send a picture of it in this email.

5- The work is going well, we have good amounts of lessons and are working really hard everyday. Elder Wooley is still a beast and I love him.

Enjoy some awesome pictures :) Have a great week!

Elder Webster

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