Last Monday was probably the most relaxing P-day I've ever had. After using the computers at the library and going grocery shopping, we came back to our apartment and had about 5 hours to just nap and bake and relax. It was lovely.
Tuesday was Zone Meeting and Sister Ivie and I had to give two trainings-one on finding new investigators and another on the role of the Book of Mormon. In the mission we are doing a two-week "Area Book Freeze" which means we cannot look for former investigators or potential investigators and instead need to use all of our blank time finding and contacting new people. It worked really well because we got 9 new investigators this week!
Wednesday we went to Ellis Island again. The weather was lovely and NYC looked gorgeous next to the water. While helping at the family history center, I met people from Italy, Denmark, England, and Greece. We also met a lovely couple who are members of the Church and were so excited to see missionaries. They had such a special spirit about them and we chatted for a while. I love how within the Church you always have instant friends no matter where you go.
Thursday was walking day which meant we couldn't use our car. It was probably the most productive Thursday of my mission. We walked around all day and saw a ton of people. For dinner we got to pupusas (a popular food from El Salvador) because somehow I had made it this far in my mission without ever trying them. They were amazing! Our Salvadorian recent converts Charlie and Nancy also fed us pupusas when we visited them yesterday. Score!
Last week we started teaching this amazing Puerto Rican couple and their three children. This week we saw them again and had a really powerful Restoration lesson. We invited them to pray to know and to be baptized when they know it's true and they said yes! They also opened up about how they had a stillborn son and how their faith in God helps them to know they will see him again. We are going to teach them the Plan of Salvation tonight and help them know how they can see their son again. They are great!
Friday and Saturday I was on exchange with Sister Charles here in Elizabeth, but in their area which is English-speaking. We visited a couple members who live in the projects-the buildings financed by the government for people who can't afford to live anywhere else. It was super sketchy and smelled nasty and I was definitely happy to get out of there. We also contacted a media referral who had requested a Bible online. They were a wonderful family. The father was from Iraq and the mother was from Armenia, and they had 3 college-aged kids and they were all super nice. They were some of the few Christians living in Iraq and they told us about the persecution that the Christians there are facing from the Muslims. They had such strong faith in Christ despite immense opposition and there was such a special spirit in that home. We shared a little about the Book of Mormon and got a return appointment and told them we would bring them a Book of Mormon in Arabic next week.
Being a missionary is awesome!
The library is closed because of Columbus Day, but I will send more pics either later this week or next Monday!
<3 Hermana Hannah Harris
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