Dearest Family,
Thank you all for the beautiful Birthday wishes!
I am so blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family members!
Thanks again!
Welp, here I am in NYC! Actually my first area is
on Long Island! I am in the town of Bay Shore and the area covers
several small cities in the area. It is a beautiful place with lots of
trees, dirt, and ocean! We live about 2 minutes away from the coast. I
can't see it from my window but I know it is very close because I can
see where the tree and building line stops. There are however a lot of
people! There are on average, three families living in each house we
see. There are not so many apartment buildings but there are a lot of
houses.
The people here are so awesome! I was warned by my wonderful
companion that at first they seem a little hard but they are really
nice. She was right, well kinda. I really haven't seen anyone that has
been too grumpy. Everyone that I have talked to has been really nice!
Yes, that's right, I talk to people. Sister Moreno Diaz (my companion)
makes me talk to lots of people, and I do it. I am getting better at it
but it is still very awkward sometimes, but that's life and I love it!
The members here are AMAZING!!! They all are super into missionary
work! Sister Moreno Diaz and I were "blinded" into the area, which means
that neither of us has ever worked in this area, and the members have
been so helpful in helping us get to know the area, investigators, and
everything we need to know. We have had several of them come up to us
and tell us that if we ever need any help with anything that they would
be more than happy to help us out. There are people from all over the
world in the Bay Shore ward. South Africa, Trinidad, Guatemala, Porto
Rico, and so many other places. It is so wonderful! They all have such
strong testimonies and love to share them with everyone! The love that
the people have for each other here is so awesome! The sisters who
worked here left us with a lot of investigators to work with thought and
they are all such amazing people. Some of them have had super rough
lives. One of them is living in a house that was hit by the hurricane
and there is black mold growing all over his house. We are trying to
find some place for him to move but everyone else in the area has just
as bad damage to their house if not worse. Poor people! The members are
working really hard through to help everyone out. I hope we can keep
doing a lot of service. It looks like there is a lot to be done.
Sister Moreno Diaz is an amazing missionary who has trained two
other missionaries. She is from Porto Rico and loves to dance! She is
super smart and is about to finish her mission. She goes home on the 2nd
of April. She is going to be studying law when she gets home. She comes
from a really harsh life and wants to help children who are in
her same situation to have a better life. She is seriously such an
amazing person! She likes to have control of things so being blinded
into this area has been really stressful for her. She keeps saying
"President is crazy for blinding me in here and have me train someone at
the same time!" I think she is doing awesome! She is REALLY good at
talking to people and she loves everyone she comes in contact with. I
have a lot to learn from her and I already have.
We got to go to Manhattan last week because Sister Moreno Diaz had a
doctors appointment there. She says that it is very lucky that I am her
companion because usually people don't go to Manhattan until halfway
through their missions. So I really am super lucky to have her as a
companion! While we were there we got to ride on the subways!!! Ok that
was seriously so cool! There were so many people trying to get onto them
and so many people everywhere! It was quite the experience! The city is
beautiful and I can't wait to go back so I can see more of it.
Well, I guess I'll go. I don't think I'll have anything else to
write in my letter ha ha. I love you all! Please keep me updated on
everyone! Tell Rad, he's fine, he just needs to walk it off :).
Love you all!
Love,
Sister Hamblin :)
Love everyone! They ALL deserve it!
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