One score and six days ago, my mother fought (and now has died) to bring me upon the American continent....
If you're not laughing, go read the Gettysburg Address.
Well, the adventures never cease in the Kingdom of Thailand. Yet again I am forced to cut it short because I have an impending appointment with the mission president. Yes. You read that right. Mission President. The one and only President Senior. This is how it happened. In my weekly letter to the president, the first paragraph was as follows...
"Dearest President,
Today is birthday eve for me. Don't worry, I'm sure my companion will make sure proper respect is given to such a special day. However, it is our deepest dream and desire to have lunch with you one P-day. We understand you are busy the next couple weeks with Hong Kong and zone conferences etc. We only desire this because in terms more relevant to your day... We think you are the bees knees, the cats pajamas or his meow. In scriptural terms we think you are similar to Ammon in the way you so willingly serve this mission, and have no doubt that you could, if needed, chop off many arms. Let us know. In the meantime we shall pray because we think this is a righteous desire. "
Anyway, he called me up and said "I'm already hungry. Are you ready for lunch next P-day?" yeeeeeeeesssss..
As for my birthday eve, it was full of petting tigers, riding elephants, feeding crocodiles, and eating cake. Everything you could ever really want. Then on my birthday God let it RAIN. Like hurricane rain, because He knows how much I love it. Don't you worry one bit, members and non-members alike gave me presents and food. But really, it should be made a holiday for how much fun we had.
As for spiritual things, our zone is doing a 40 fast. Haha not from food but from things that "poke at our spirit" It's super tough and a battle everyday to stay true to the fast. And sometimes you mess up. I tell you this only because I encourage you lads and lasses everywhere to join in. Maybe not ten things, but perhaps one? One of the things I'm fasting from is discouragement and comparison. I promise (something I'm getting very good at) that as you fast from one thing for the next 40 days that at about 30-35 days through if you truly apply it you will feel an increase of the Spirit and God will bless you with the choicest of blessings (vague, but I am speaking to a general audience). So will you COMMIT to doing that? Sweet, knew ya would.