Dear Family & Friends:
It's been an eventful past week last week. Sad and happy. Javier, one of our investigators dropped us and it's been a little difficult. He thanked us for conversing with them about the word of God but felt that he was going to continue in the religion of his forefathers. Elder Griener and I performed service for our investigator, Eloy, and he took us out for some food. He's told the owner (a friend of his) of the 'supermercado' that whenever we come to purchase anything from them to place it on his account. Very generous of him! Afterwards, we were talking and then told him that we had to go to the chapel because we play basketball (yes, but I'm not very good) on Fridays. He had never heard of a basketball court (in spite of the fact that he had visited the church building before for church) in the church. He's really enthusiastic! He brought his nephew (who's not a member either) with us to play Basketball and decided that he would come every Friday (now we only need him to be more excited about attending church on Sundays)! His nephew agreed that we could teach him about who we are. Justo is excited to be baptized, however, can't yet until he and his Woman, Daisy, are married. Daisy isn't as enthusiastic as her boyfriend....but they're both the closest investigators that we have to entering that baptismal font. It's rained a lot! Only rain. The snow hasn't stayed on the ground. We're hoping for a White Christmas.
Thanks for the boots and the vest! It's wonderful! I appreciate it a lot! If I desired anything for Christmas, you know that it would be primarily books. However, I doubt that it's going to happen this year *sad face*. But, if there's still a little permittance, how about some cologne?
We didn't have sufficient time last P-day to spend on Fire Island (south of Bayshore-it's literally a very long island), but we're leaving today after lunch with the sisters. My Mission Mother, Sister Ball, dies tomorrow! I'm kind of sad. She's such an awesome missionary! She and her companion, Sister McEwen visited the Manhattan temple a few days ago for the final temple trip. This will be our final day with her. She's coming to the Fire Island Lighthouse with us.
Did I ever mention that sometimes, at first glance, we look like the 'Feds'. The church here is rather small, but it's growing! There are 173 missionaries in Long Island, 2 missionaries in Bermuda (soon, Elder Myers, will be transferred there-they informed him ahead of time), and I don't know how many are serving in Staten Island (but, one of the four missionaries who I live with, served there and enjoyed it-after all, it is one of the five New York City boroughs; three of the five our on our mission:Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island). Anyway, both the townships of Islip and Babylon (our town of Bayshore is located within the township of Islip) were founded a few decades apart in the 1600's.
Also, did you know that New York, New York South Mission receives more media referrals from non-members than any other mission in the world? It's our duty to find them and invite them to come to the Gospel (of course, we knock doors and talk to people, however, not as much as you would in the city). Okey dokey.
Until next time...
Elder Roberts
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