June 1

HELLO MY DEAR HOME!

I cannot believe it is already JUNE 1ST! Is this not CRAZY!?

This last week has been very busy, but very good! We have been getting so much done! I love working so closely with President Smith and the office senior couple, and Sister Beck and Sister Dunagan who work in the office with us sometimes!! It's great! One of the very cool things Elder McMullin and I get to do as assistants is TRAVEL to most of the different parts of the Mission! I have seen the beautiful green and wooded areas of Newburgh and Danbury, Connecticut and the very tip of the island of Manhattan! Just the other day, we had to meet up with some Elders to drop off supplies in the financial district in Manhattan- and we passed RIGHT by the under-construction FREEDOM TOWER! It looks SO GOOD so far! It's HUGE- it's only about 50 or 60 stories high right now, but about half is already coated with the final exterior glass finish and it looks grand! I have some great pictures of that and the empire state building and other cool NY monuments! It's great to get to know so intimately the culture of New York.

It's CLEARLY already SUMMER over here in the EAST! Finally the pollen storm has ceased and things are blooming beautifully! I LOVE NY SUMMERS! It's warm and beautiful! I hear that it's still SNOWING over there in UTAH! Bahah! That's okay, makes for a great SKI season! :)

Elder McMullin and I are being VERY blessed right now. Because of many other new responsibilities, the time we would normally dedicate towards finding people to teach has been cut drastically- bu the blessings keep pouring in. Recently, our little Branch here in White Plains has been on a Missionary drive and has been finding people FOR us to teach. They have been lovingly reaching out towards their families and friends and inviting them to be taught by the Missionaries! This is the BEST thing for a Missionary! To be a full-time TEACHER and less of a full-time FINDER. We still try and spend our time finding that we are NOT teaching or fulfilling other responsibilities- but it's truly a blessing to have such a great and supportive member-system backing you up!

WELL we are off to Manhattan to drop off a PHONE and then to teach ENGLISH class! Please take care all, B safe B happy!

The Church is TRUE!

Always,

Elder Hellberg