English and Spanish

We believe the New York mission is ideal for us. We get to use both Spanish (which I like) and English (which Sister Tenney likes) in the same city! We are noticing other branches in the stake when we can encourage attendance at institute classes.

We even got to look inside one ornate Catholic Church.

This past Sunday we attended the Spanish ward on Staten Island. They have a nice new chapel. 

Good attendance at church services. We picked up five new institute students after our visit. That was great. I also had the opportunity to give a fireside in Spanish at the Dyker Heights branch. That was fun.

For our preparation day activities this past week we walked the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood. Brooklyn Heights is near the East River. It was a historically significant area in the battle for New York in the Revolutionary war.

There is an excellent view of the Manhattan skyline from the promenade in Brooklyn.

There are many fine churches in Brooklyn Heights. Most we're built after the Civil War.

We even got to look inside one Catholic Church.

A highlight of our week was the opportunity to take 18 missionaries to the Manhattan Temple. 

Sister Tenney looks like a good tourist don't you think? There sure is a lot to see and do here in Brooklyn.