We just happen to be in the greatest city in the woooorldWe just happen to be in the greatest city in the woooorld

^I've been singing this so much that sister Atkinson (who has never listened to Hamilton before) sings it better than I do now haha

Hey hey, I'll keep it short today because we're in Manhattan! It still literally blows my mind that we can hop on a subway and end up in my favorite place in the world, like it's kinda the best. Today is the day I promised myself that no matter what it takes, I will live in Manhattan someday and be successful and influential. Yep.
Also I just want you all to know that I ate a salad today in the upper east side and cried because that is my definition of happiness. And then walked down fifth Avenue, went into anthropologie for a while, went to Momofuku milk bar and got cereal shakes, and now I'm writing this from Chelsea market. That's all.

As for investigators we have been craazzzy busy this week hahaha like we set four baptismal dates and have just been all over the place. We dropped Cheryl (you better believe I was SO sad) because she's "allergic to the heat and I just break out in rashes everywhere and I don't know baby I just can't make it to church, maybe when it's colder outside." We finally saw joanna (good news she's not avoiding us) and have been getting better at talking to people on subways and placing Book(s) of Mormon(s).

Things that happened this week:
-We happened to run into just about every creepy man in the Bronx and I even got asked on a date (I said no, mostly because there's no good places to go to dinner in the Bronx hahaha).
-I learned that when you are asked to prepare a talk for Zone conference that you should probably prepare. #whydoespresidentalwayscallonme
-We learned the hard (and not good sounding) way that you should never have recorders played at a baptism. Pro tip: don't ask elders to arrange musical numbers.
-"Sisters! How are you? Can we just talk about star wars for a minute? Like are Jedi powers real? Do they exist? No? Well then let's talk about star trek. Can we have Vulcan powers?" -random guy on the bus like idk dude sounds like you need to go to comicon we can't help ya here

Here's a self assessment for you: How often are you reading the Book of Mormon? Are you reading it or studying it? Do you have a pen in hand and a clear mind as you do so? This book is straight GOLD (hahahaha no pun intended) but only if you choose to make it that way.

K that's all I can manage to type out this week haha have a good oneeeee

ora et labora,
sister swindle
#NYfor9


1. Salad place yum yum



2. Can I call myself a hipster now like have I made it


3. This guy announced he was painting our door and it was really awkward we didn't know what to do hahaha


4. A guy grabbed sister Atkinson's hand and wouldn't let go till she acknowledged this rainbow


5. Gotta have cute pics of Zone conf


6. We were chilling on someone's porch waiting for them to come and sister Atkinson got a pic of when they called and were like no I can't make it and that is the face every missionary knows


7. Cuter picture of us loitering hahaha the lady across the street was like when do I call the cops????


Jul 27, 2016, 3:09 PM

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