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New Years!

 January 4, 2021

Happy New Year!! This past year for me has been INSANE. Just to sum it all up in a sentence, this year was spent in Queens, The Bronx, and Manhattan, with 8 companions, 3 baptisms, and a pandemic. Crazy to think almost a year ago we got locked inside our apartments with no idea what to do. I have always wanted to spend New Years Eve in Manhattan, and I finally got to do that this year. But Times Square was blocked off and apparently it looked like a ghost town. Completely empty. I was also in bed by 10:30 so it wasn't exactly the Manhattan new years I always wanted to experience haha. 


Yesterday I got a call from the Hawaii Temple Visitors Center, and it was my good friend from home, Caitlynn Driggs! She had a referral for me and called to tell me about it! It was such a surprise talking to her haha and it was so fun! We took a picture together over the phone, even though it was just a voice call. I'll add the picture into this email so you know what I am talking about.

We had transfer calls! I get to stay in Harlem for a 4th transfer as Zone Leader and stay with Elder Wooley!  My Co-Zone Leader will be Elder Potter (Harry Potter jokes comin in hot) and I am very optimistic about the next transfer! Our friend Alejandro has been taught everything and is totally ready for his baptism on the 16th! Please pray everything will go smoothly! I LOVE ALEJANDRO!!!!

I got to pass the sacrament with my recent convert, Luis, yesterday! It was so cool being able to baptize him and now see him as an active, priesthood-holding member! Like, wow! He also said the closing prayer in sacrament meeting. I felt like a proud dad haha. I taught him everything he knows :)

Today for P-day we went to The Edge (a balcony of a skyscraper that has a view of the whole city), and we ate pizza from Joe's pizza in front of the flat iron building. It was AMAZING and I have probably 100 pictures I could share but I will try to only share the best ones.

Have a great year!! Love you all!

Elder Webster

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