Mission to Manhattan (Blog)

On Monday, September 30, 2024 Brian and I attended a Senior Missionary activity to Old Westbury Gardens. Old Westbury Gardens is the former estate of businessman John Shaffer Phipps, an…

Saturday, September 28, 2024 Brian and I went to the chapel on Court Street in Brooklyn to see a play, "As He Is." The play was written and directed by…

Chris Petrick, a full-time church employee with Employment Services flew in from Salt Lake City to spend 2 days with us doing on-sight training. On Saturday, September 28, Chris, Brian…

Brian and I live 1 block from Central Park. So much to do there!

The New York New York City had a Mission Tour at the Woodside Chapel in Queens on Wednesday, September 18. Our Mission Leaders, President Lance Taylor and Sister Robyn Taylor…

Brian and I are so excited about helping job seekers. The employment website is new, easy to navigate, and is full of helpful resources: employment.churchofjesuschrist.org. It is a fabulous website.…

Brian and I attended the Manhattan 2 Ward and had 2 young professionals offer to network with job seekers who are interested in graphic design and IT. They are both…

Brian and I moved into our apartment in Manhattan on Saturday, September 14. We flew from Salt Lake City to Dulles Airport and stayed in Chantilly just long enough to…

The Employment Services Conference in Salt Lake City ended at 12 noon today and our flight back East was at 6:00 pm, so we had time to meet MJ and…

There are about 100 Employment Services Managers at this conference in Salt Lake City. Brian and I had a dinner tonight in the huge lobby of the Church Office Building.…

Brian and I flew to Salt Lake City, UT from New York City for a week of training in Employment Services. And we got to meet Jake and Staci's new…

Brian and I went to the Mission Office to meet all of the senior missionaries who serve in the office. We are impressed with all they do to keep the…

One of our morning commutes. Sheila and I ride the number "1" train of the subway system across the street from our apartment building to a stop just one block…

Two very muscular guys did tricks on the bars in the subway today. Some people tip them, others enjoy the free show, and some are annoyed. Not sure which camp…

Sheila and I saw Michael Jackson in the subway. He seemed to attract a bigger audience than other performers. Probably bigger tips as well. His moonwalk was first rate. Not…

We will be replacing Sister Julie Taylor and Elder Bradley Taylor. They have worked so hard to build up Employment Services here and we will miss them so much. And…

Brian and I live very close to Sesame Street! And our favorite fruit/vegetable stand is on Sesame Street.

The Manhattan Temple/church building is closed for 3 years for remodeling, so the wards that used to meet there rent space from another church. Brian and I attended the Riverside…

Brian and I flew from Salt Lake City to New York City from the MTC to shadow Elder and Sister Taylor for one week. Then we will fly back to…