YSA Conference

We really enjoy our mission assignment working with young adults. They keep us hopping as we try to keep up with them. The Regional YSA Council sponsored a three state singles conference in Manhattan this past weekend, at the Lincoln Square chapel, which is in the same building as the Manhattan Temple.

Over 300 young adults were in attendance. The Lincoln Square chapel is the only Church building in New York able to handle that many participants at one time.

We attended Sunday Sacrament meeting with them. Sr. Elaine Dalton and her husband were guest speakers.

After sacrament meeting we enjoyed a delicious lunch.

They did a good job of feeding so many so quickly. The young people seem to enjoy meeting new friends. We had about 30 members of our YSA branch in attendance.

After lunch we had a concluding fireside devotional. The speakers were two young black sisters who recently joined a church in Utah.

They were funny and inspirational as they told their conversion story. They maintain a blog and a radio talkshow. They have also written a book entitled "Two Mad Black Mormon Women."  The young adults really took to them. There is a great amount of diversity in the Church out here.

Riding the subway train to Church was different but enjoyable. 

We are often entertained in the subway station. Yesterday was no exception.

Occasionally we are able to enjoy a meal in one of New York City's many find restaurants.  On Saturday we ate at the Marco Polo restaurant, an authentic Italian restaurant near our Park Slope chapel.

The weather was great, the food was good, and the company was the best!

We've had a great summer and now we look forward to a beautiful fall in New York City and Long Island.