"Well, I'm out of the City. I think I might be a city boy. I'm in Plainview now with Elder Tenuun (Teh-noon). He's from Mongolia. He didn't learn English til he came out here, so he has an extra hour of language study and I get another hour of personal study. Both of us are brand new to the area, so we had to start a whole new teaching pool. Each of my areas I've had to start a new pool. Tenuun is the most humble guy I've ever met. I feel bad because the language barrier makes it hard for him to express himself to us. This transfer or next could be his last. His visa expires early. He's supposed to have another six months."
"We have a nice apartment. I think its the nicest in the mission. It's the basemant of an Italian lady that always buys us pizza. We have a sofa, electric stove, and a washer and dryer. The washer and dryer are nice."
"We've been going through the records of the elders that were here before us and trying to meet some of their former investigators. Everybody we've visited, either they or one of their neighbors, have invited us back. The beginning of this week is pretty packed with appointments."
"Thanks for everything! I love you so much. I'm glad you had a good Thanksgiving. By the way, Tenuun and I ate with the Weavers and then went out to the Bishops for dessert. Have a Merry Christmas season and happy holidays."
~Elder Maughan
Some of the things I've learned when you are serving in the New York New York South Mission . . . You are either "in the city" which consists of Queens and Brooklyn, "on the Island" which is Long Island, (Physically, Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island, but are part of "the city" or, you're "on the Rock," which is Staten Island, which is part of "the city", but called "the Rock" by the missionaries. Follow? Good! Get out a map and you'll understand better. New York City consists of Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens. Manhattan and Bronx are not part of this mission. Seriously, get out a map.
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~Jamie
