18 Months in the Big Apple: Our New District Leader

Monday, June 23, 2008

Our New District Leader

We were sad sending Elder Warner out to Zone 8,(the end of Long Island) but thrilled that Elder McLean was called to serve as our new District Leader. This fine Elder is such a wonderful example to all of us as he is very humble and Christlike. He's been in our district for the last 14 weeks and during that time we have grown to respect and love him a great deal. His goals are lofty and we are all working hard. He is also uniting us in many different ways as the entire mission is surpassing the goals set by the APs and President Bennion. Last week we held a successful FHE here at our home with less-actives and investigators. Also, a street sweep at a busy subway stop, Steinway and Broadway went well last Tuesday. Elder McLean (L) is pictured with his new companion, Elder Teerlink,(R) who arrived in NY the end of January. He's from Holiday, Utah, has 5 sisters and loves to water ski. We look forward to getting to know him.

2 comments:

Heidi said...: Elder McLean is my brother! Thank you for those wonderful complements. We think he is just the most awesome missionary. Thanks for posting something about him.; July 1, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Renée said...: Thanks Heidi! All of you can be proud. Elder McLean is as you said an awesome missionary. Our district is really flourishing under his direction. It's a blessing to serve with him and we have learned much from him.; August 5, 2008 at 8:19 AM

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“Service is the virtue that has distinguished the great of all times and which they will be remembered by. It places a mark of nobility upon its disciples. It is the dividing line which separates the two great groups of the world–those who lift and those who lean, those who contribute and those who only consume. How much better it is to give than to receive. Service in any form is comely and beautiful. To give encouragement, to impart sympathy, to show interest, to banish fear, to build self-confidence and awaken hope in the heart of others, in short–to love them and to show it –is to render the most precious service.”

Bryant S. Hinckley

January 10, 2008 we arrived in Queens, New York. We are currently serving as full-time missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We were called to serve in the New York, New York South Mission. It is a special and unique assignment. Serving here is like teaching all nations, with missionaries who teach in English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Russian and American Sign Language. Nearly 10 million people live within our mission, representing 112 nationalities. We are blessed to be serving along side the most incredible missionaries in the world! We love President and Sister Bennion who have been cherished friends since he was the president of Ricks College. We are happy to be serving the Lord and living on Steinway Street in Astoria.
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History of the New York, New York South Mission

Long before our mission was organized, Elder Parley P. Pratt was the first missionary in this dispensation to preach the Gospel in New York City and Long Island.
This mission has significant historic roots. It is the heart of the former Eastern States Mission which was established in 1839.
That mission, headquartered in Brooklyn, enjoys the distinction of being the second oldest mission of the Church, behind the British Mission.
The Eastern States Mission consisted of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and West Virginia in 1948. Since that time, many changes have been made in the boundries of the mission.
The name of the mission was changed from the Eastern States Mission to the New York New York Mission in 1974. At that time the mission included the following areas: New York State as far as Poughkeepsie, the entire state of Connecticut, a small part of Massachusetts, as well as part of New Jersey and the island of Bermuda. The mission boundaries were once again changed in 1976 excluding Massachusetts and all of the state of Connecticut, with the exception of Fairfield County.
In 1987, after another boundary change was made, the New York New York Mission consisted of the five boroughs of New York City (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island), Long Island, New York State north to Poughkeepsie, a portion of Connecticut and the island of Bermuda.
The mission was divided once again in 1993. The New York New York South Mission encompasses the New York City boroughs of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, as well as the New York counties of Nassau and Suffolk on Long Island. It also includes the small British Island of Bermuda in the Atlantic.