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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 93-11 weeks to go, Back in da BUSH!
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Tuesday, August 26, 2014. Week 93-11 weeks to go, Back in da BUSH! This week has been awesome, crazy, stressful, and interesting! Back in Bushwick, my first area, in Brooklyn! I am stoked to be back. I had a hard time my first round here, but now I am ready and. Experienced to take on the challenge. This is where all the hipsters. Live, and then we have the ghetto of the ghetto in the southern part. Diesel truck ...
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 98 - 6 Weeks to go --- Lovin' Bushwick!
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Monday, September 29, 2014. Week 98 - 6 Weeks to go - - Lovin' Bushwick! I was disappointed of her actions. I was grateful that Heavenly Father gave me the Gift of Discernment to understand that something was wrong in their household. Ok, I have to stop right here! The barber says, "it's ok, we speak English." I just died laughing! I failed to write in my journal this week so all the details are kind of a blur...
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 85, What do I do in the Summer time? (Matt 28:19-20)
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Week 85, What do I do in the Summer time? The New York South Times Best Seller, Elder Hooper's blog, presents. Another fantastic week in Bay Shore! This transfer is coming to an end. And this is Elder McDonald's last week as a missionary! At the beginning of the week we had a cool opportunity to be apart of. An interfaith group meeting at a baptist church in the area. There. Super glad to h...
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 103, Last Week Out!!, The last email home! Home on Nov 12, 2014!
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Monday, November 3, 2014. Week 103, Last Week Out! The last email home! Home on Nov 12, 2014! I can't believe I am saying this, but it is true- this is my last email home. Tomorrow I will be going to the temple with the Calderwood's and eating at Carnegie Deli! The wind is terrible. I realized that my understanding of God and my relationship with Him has come from the Book of Mormon! We went inside and showed him...
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 102, 2 weeks left - More families who are ready
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Week 102, 2 weeks left - More families who are ready. This was a pretty fun week! There aren't very many stories this week, but hopefully I can make up for that with videos and pictures. It was fun having them there. Another guy I talked to on the street came too. We also met with a 21 year old young man who is so pure in heart! Just 2 weeks left! This has been an awesome journey. Sent ...
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 94 - 10 weeks to go, Thankful for the Savior.
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Thursday, September 4, 2014. Week 94 - 10 weeks to go, Thankful for the Savior. Last Saturday, we left a little earlier to go play sports with people. In the park. It is a fun way to fulfill our missionary purpose. I. Taught some handball to the newer missionaries and one guy asked if he. Could jump in and play doubles. He quickly got bored and said, "ok. Feel the the love the Savior had for him. Elder Goodson an...
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 101-- 22 days left --'Twas an eventful week
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Monday, October 20, 2014. Week 101- 22 days left - 'Twas an eventful week. So to begin this week's entry, here is some crazy stories that happened! We went to visit one less active family in a sketchy area and we stopped at the front entrance of the building to look for the address. There was a group guys and one of them waves his hand at us and says get out of here. I said well is this 80 Schenectady? After I sa...
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 92 - 12 to go, Training, 21 months.
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Monday, August 18, 2014. Week 92 - 12 to go, Training, 21 months. I am getting transferred and I have been called as a trainer! President Calderwood called me early last week informing me of the. Call that The Lord has extend me through him. I am super stoked! Have been having impressions that this was coming and I am so excited. I have no idea where I will be serving, but I will know. Our way out of the town we ...
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 91 - 13 to go, Crazy Week!
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Friday, August 15, 2014. Week 91 - 13 to go, Crazy Week! After 20min I call our District Leader and tell him we will meet up with him until we get a hold of my companion. We did so and my District Leader was freaking out because he heard something along the lines of "Elder Odd is missing and he has the phone. We got in a car accident". He was thinking my companion is like dead or went rogue haha! 85 - 69 60th Dr.
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper: Week 87, 20 months! :O
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Elder Jonathan Bryan Hooper. New York, New York South Mission November 2012 - November 2014. Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Week 87, 20 months! It has been a really great week over here! Weather has been beautiful and lots of good things have been. Happening. My new companion is Elder Odd, he is from Seattle,. Washington. He has been on his mission for 10 months. He's awesome! Both teach really well together and our personalities mesh to make us. Interesting and fun. I learned a lot this week. We had an awesome.