Monthly Archives: January 2025

Yesterday Brian and I went to the Kingsbridge 2nd Ward in the Bronx. It took us an hour to get there by subway from our apartment. The Bishop asked us…

Sheila and I walked to Verdi Square (about 1/2 mile from where we live) and tried two more pizza by the slice places: "Pizza Collective" and "Made in New York…

While Sheila and I were walking to Grand Central Station in the falling snow from our missionary tour of the New York Public Library (https://brianbrandenburg.com/january-6-2025-stephen-a-schwarzman-building/), I saw my phone ring.…

Monday, January 6, the Senior Missionaries in our mission had a group activity. We took a tour of the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building (commonly known as the Main Branch, the 42nd Street Library, or…

On Sunday, Brian and I attended two of the wards that meet at the Harlem Building. We rode the subway uptown. On the subway, we ran in to Mackenzie Hart,…

January, the month of resolutions, is a great time to do a little introspection, and then set and reset our goals for the year. Generally, our goals follow our dreams.…

We celebrated our 43rd wedding anniversary with dinner at Tavern on the Green in Central Park. The restaurant is a five minute walk from our apartment. The years have zipped…

Our mission president asked the young missionaries to be in their apartments at 5:00 pm on New Year's Eve, so Brian and I also followed that advice. During the day…

Brian and I went out to dinner at Rosa Mexicano with our friends, Elder and Sister Bringhurst (Gary and Suzanne) from Highland, Utah. They made the guacamole special, at our…