Yearly Archives: 2025

Just some photos and short videos of Central Park from walks going through the park or just walking in the park. Several musicians throughout the park during busy days and…

One of my favorite job seekers was thanking me for my help. He was originally skeptical of the networking plan, but part of his thanks was from my "insisting" on…

Several new entrants into the pizza wars: Rosetta pizza near office. Solid middle of the road. Cheese was among the better shops, but only slightly. Probably just because they used…

Four job seekers needed some help with interviewing; each of them had upcoming interviews scheduled. I've never had this many needing interview help all at once. Two of them wanted…

After we left the Employment Center on Wednesday, Sister Neff, Brian and I went to Ellen's Stardust Diner. Ellen's Stardust Diner is located near Time's Square. It's a 1950s themed restaurant…

Sister Neff, Brian and I spoke in the sacrament meeting of the Union Square Family Ward. The Union Square Family Ward is my favorite ward in the city. Our Employment…

One of Brian's job seekers, Amneris Puscasu, performed last night at Carnegie Hall. She plays the violin with the New England Symphonic Ensemble and left two tickets for us at…

Last Thursday, Sister Neff, Sister Yamada and our four young service missionaries covered the Employment Center while Brian and I went to two Job Fairs in the city. First we…

Last Tuesday, we went to see The Outsiders at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on Broadway. This has been my very favorite show! We sat in the middle of the…

Each Friday morning, Brian and I attend a virtual AJS (Active Job Search) Meeting. We are not the group facilitators, we just attend so that we can keep current on…

Sister Neff, the other full time Employment Services Missionary, was asked to speak in Sacrament Meeting today in the Brooklyn 4th Ward. Brian and I wanted to go and hear…

It was beautiful day, so Brian and I took a walk to the Shakespeare Garden in Central Park. The four-acre space is densely planted with trees, shrubs, flowers, and herbs…

Erica Steiner, the Northeast Regional Employment Specialist, came to New York City from Salt Lake City for meetings this week. She spent two days at the Employment Center with us…

One job seeker I'm helping--we'll call her Francine--had one bad experience with networking. Her ministering brother, when forwarding her resume to someone, did not say very flattering things about her.…

Several new entries from the last six weeks or so. By the way, my weight is staying roughly the same. The walking and no sugar are enough to offset the…

Saturday we attended the evening session of the New York New York YSA Stake Conference on the Upper East Side in Manhattan. Our Mission Leaders were the first speakers. Sister…

Friday morning we attended our weekly “Active Job Seeker” zoom meeting and then jumped on the subway to do two apartment inspections of young missionaries. The first was at the…

A few quotes that resonated. The first on shame. I've been teaching about the harm of shame for years and love how Sister Runia worded principles about it: "Shame is…

We took a 2 1/2 hour boat cruise around Manhattan. We got an up close view of the Statue of Liberty, Yankee Stadium, and the Cloisters. Ty in front of…

One World Trade Center, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the United States, the tallest…