Woodhaven Subway Station
The Manhattan Temple is not in our mission, but our young elders and sisters are allowed to go two times during their missions - at the mid point and just before the end of their missions. Senior missionaries do not have the same rules as young missionaries and can go whenever time permits. The young people always give us new life...and sometimes wear us out!
We made the hour drive in from Bay Shore to the mission office where we met the sixteen missionaries we would escort to the temple and walked to the Woodhaven subway station to catch the R train.
We made the hour drive in from Bay Shore to the mission office where we met the sixteen missionaries we would escort to the temple and walked to the Woodhaven subway station to catch the R train.
Click to watch and hear our R train coming:
Teaching on the Train
Elder Jeong never stopped being a missionary for even one moment, going to or returning from the missionary temple trip. He passed out cards, initiated conversations, smiled at everyone, shared pamphlets, had discussions and even got help when he couldn't speak the right dialect. What a missionary!
I saw Elder Jeong (above) conversing with a woman for about 15 minutes, explaining something, showing her materials, writing information down, and giving her a card. Several seats down in the same car, there was an Oriental woman watching the entire thing, who seemed interested in Elder Jeong and his presentation. I watched with interest.
When the first woman exited the train, the second woman (above) got up, hurried over, sat in the empty seat and began talking to this missionary. After only a few sentences, Elder Jeong stood and went to the front of the train where some other missionaries were seated.
Elder Jeong returned with Elder Ng. I assumed there had most likely been a dialect or language problem, and that Elder Jeong knew right where to go for help. Now everyone appeared happy and content. With 184 nations represented within our mission boundaries and several languages spoken among the missionaries, there's a chance the right language or dialect can be found.
It was a beautiful experience to watch this drama unfold on the way to the temple - a dedicated young elder fulfilling his purpose by "inviting others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel..."
Teaching on the Train
Elder Jeong never stopped being a missionary for even one moment, going to or returning from the missionary temple trip. He passed out cards, initiated conversations, smiled at everyone, shared pamphlets, had discussions and even got help when he couldn't speak the right dialect. What a missionary!
I saw Elder Jeong (above) conversing with a woman for about 15 minutes, explaining something, showing her materials, writing information down, and giving her a card. Several seats down in the same car, there was an Oriental woman watching the entire thing, who seemed interested in Elder Jeong and his presentation. I watched with interest.
When the first woman exited the train, the second woman (above) got up, hurried over, sat in the empty seat and began talking to this missionary. After only a few sentences, Elder Jeong stood and went to the front of the train where some other missionaries were seated.
Elder Jeong returned with Elder Ng. I assumed there had most likely been a dialect or language problem, and that Elder Jeong knew right where to go for help. Now everyone appeared happy and content. With 184 nations represented within our mission boundaries and several languages spoken among the missionaries, there's a chance the right language or dialect can be found.
It was a beautiful experience to watch this drama unfold on the way to the temple - a dedicated young elder fulfilling his purpose by "inviting others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel..."
4 comments:
Hello Cute DePaulas! How are you? I love that you two are so lost in the work...there's no time to stop! You're like the energizer bunnies of the year-you just keep going and going. Love you both and thanks for your wonderful examples of truly living the gospel!
Boy, are we gonna miss you when you come home. Your blog is so inspirational and COOL! Love you both!
Thank you Burtons! We are really going to miss the mission and these amazing experiences. The reality is settling in at this point.
And another thing..thank you for your kind comments on this blog. You have no idea how encouraging they have been to us!
Elder & Sister de Paula
This story is inspiring. It makes me more aware of the need to always share the gospel. What an elder!
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