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TRANSFERS

 February 15, 2021

Well, my time in Harlem is coming to an end. I seriously love this place sooo much and I just want to stay here forever. But, at the same time, I feel like I have accomplished all I needed to accomplish here, and I am satisfied with the impact I have made! So, it's time for me to move on to... drum roll please... White Plains! For those of you who don't know where that is, it's in upstate New York, a little bit north of The Bronx. There are lots of trees and nature, which will be a first for me on my mission haha. I am excited because I have been kind of feeling claustrophobic with all the tall buildings in Manhattan. The subway has been my primary form of transportation, and now I will be in my first car area! I haven't driven a car in almost 17 months, so it's going to feel REALLY weird! My new companion will be Elder Taylor! The only things I know about him is that he just finished being trained, and that he speaks fluent Hebrew haha. He seems like a really awesome guy and I am excited to get to know him more. I am still going to be a zone leader, but over the Westchester Zone. My zone leader companion is Elder Giles (who also spells his first name like Jaxon, and we kinda knew each other before the mission... what are the odds!) Also, my MTC companion, Elder Martin, will be in my district! I am so excited to see him all the time and go on exchanges!!! ALSO, one of my FAVORITE companions ever, Elder Goodman, will be taking my spot here in Harlem. Elder Goodman and Elder Wooley are like my best friends, and now they are coming to my favorite area to be zone leaders together. ABSOLUTE LEGENDS!


Enough about transfers, my last week in Harlem was SO good!!!!! Our recent convert Luis gave his first talk at church and it was REALLY good! Afterwards, our other recent convert, Alejandro, received the priesthood! He is so happy! Alejandro bought the 3 of us matching ties, since he knew I was leaving soon. I love him so much!

We are working with the restaurant Exotic Empanadas NYC to share the gospel with their customers. Isn't that a cool sentence? We went there and filmed a video in the kitchen about the importance of salt in cooking, and what the Bible says about salt. It was really fun and the video turned out SUPER GOOD! It will be posted tonight on the Manhattan Spanish facebook page at 6:00! Go watch it! It is so cool!

I went on some fire exchanges this week with Elders money, Cloward, and Stephenson and we just grindddeedddd. It was awesome. Elder Wooley and I have been talking in British accents for the past 4 days and for some reason we can't stop. Like, today while reading the scriptures, I was accidentally reading it in an accent inside my head. Its been really funny but its getting kind of out of hand. It's so hard to stop.

THATS IT!! THATS A WRAP FOR ME IN HARLEM! IM SUPER SAD TO LEAVE BUT WHITE PLAINS WILL BE AWESOME!

Elder Webster


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