Mission to Manhattan (Blog)

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…

Sheila and I focus on serving job seekers in the eight stakes of New York City, both church members and non-members. We also serve job seekers in all of New…

We have two fruit stands out on the street within a few blocks of our apartment. They both offer fresh berries, as well as a variety of other fresh fruits…

Matt was excited about our pizza wars competition and was eager to try some of the pizzas, so we staged a mini pizza wars competition with local competitors. This post…

Abbie flew to Tulsa, OK on Christmas Eve to be with her family for Christmas. On Christmas, we walked across Central Park to eat Christmas Brunch at the Carnegie Diner.…

We took the subway to Times Square and had lunch at Carmines family style Italian Restaurant. Then we walked to Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas Tree before going to…

Brian and I have been working really hard as missionaries and have felt God's help and love as we have worked with job seekers here in New York City. We…

Today Brian and I rode the subway to Inwood with our friends, Elder and Sister Bringhurst and Sister Wangsguard for the Mission Zone Conference. Our mission leaders, President Lance Taylor…

Seeing The Nutcracker by the New York City Ballet was a wonderful way to celebrate the joy of the season.