Middling Position is the Worst!

October 18, 2016

     So, last Tuesday, we heard from David A. Bednar, maybe you've heard of him? Cool guy. Anyway, he talked about how we can make our study of general conference or any gospel message effective. 




     As we listen, look for 1. The doctrine (or principles) being taught.  2. The invitation to act,  and 3.  The promised blessings.  He said they are in every effective talk, and as we focus on the basics of the message we'll learn more. 

     He also said, it won't be an effective strategy for everyone, so don't stop looking for what suits you best. 

     This sunday we heard from Vai Sikahima or something, he was in the NFL,and has been a sports reporter for 22 years. He talked about the Philadelphia temple, and the opposition it faced before being built, and how those problems were overcome. 

     Anyway temples are the best.  

     This week we started to practice a special musical number for when we leave, and one day as we were going past the practice rooms, I saw a bunch of guys gathered around a podium arm wrestling. So I opened the door, walked up to the podium and put my arm down. Only after this did I realize how giant this guys arms were. Well, we wrestled, and I was surprised I actually won. Then, without saying anything, I walked out of the room holding up one finger to celebrate my perfect record. 

     Also In the residence at night the elders literally waterboard each other. They turn the water fountain nozzle over the side, lay on the ground and see how much water they can drink before they can't take it anymore.  I've seen 7 seconds and I've seen 48, but either way it is pretty dumb. People have thrown up because they've drank so much....why would you do that? 

     In other news Hmong middle children are the treated the worst, I feel their pain. The oldest takes over the family when the dad dies, like everyone including the mom has to ask him for permission to do anything of importance. And the youngest child lives with the parents, and cares for them until they die. Middle kid is left out. 

     One of the most impactful things I learned was "Wo, be unto him that is at ease in Zion". We should never be slacking off. There is always work that needs to be done, and as elder Bednar said in an MTC address, missions are forever, if we come back home and go back to how we were, we did something wrong.  So we need to use all the time we have to be doing productive things

Elder H

Switching suits with Elder G, we're the same size and height, but my feet are 2 sizes bigger.