Hastening the work

It was a busy week as we made efforts to become better known in the Brooklyn Stake. We are taking the opportunity when we can to visit other wards and branches in the stake and introduce ourselves as institute teachers. We invite members to attend the institute class held in their ward building. This past Sunday we visited the Bushwick area.

In the Bushwick area the Church has rented a part of a large Jewish building. We meet on the second floor.

We especially enjoyed attending church in the Bushwick Spanish branch. It reminded me of my days as a missionary in Chile approximately 50 years ago. The Hispanic Saints are very warm and welcoming. Listening to and sharing the gospel in Spanish brings a warm spot to our hearts. It is also nice to know that I have not forgotten all of my Spanish!

We especially enjoyed the well-prepared Sunday school lesson.

This week has also been special in our mission because of the visit this week by Elder Gifford Nielsen of the Seventy. He was accompanied on his three-day tour of the mission by his wife, Wendy. They held three mega zone conferences in three areas of the mission. 

In addition to the Nielsens, we were inspired by talks given by Pres. and Sister Calderwood. 

We have great missionaries and mission leaders here. We so enjoy being part of this great work.

Along with three other senior couples, we prepared and served the lunch meal for over 90 missionaries who attended the conference in Brooklyn. It was a lot of work, but fun. These young missionaries keep us hopping!