Elder Richard G. Scott

This log is especially for all my friends who asked me to take notes tonight at the meeting with our meeting with Elder Scott. I must confess my notes aren’t complete. I felt it was important that I listen for any profound sayings or personal revelations. (Yeah, no profound or earth shattering revelation tonight, sorry :? Oh well. So here goes:

Elder Scott spoke about dating. (Don’t switch off just yet) He called up three girls and three guys. He gave them names and situations.
Jane – Good girl who’s parents only had enough money just to get her though university
Mary – Educated but doesn’t want a family
Susan – Loves dancing and her parents can afford to by her nice dresses to go dancing in. (aka, or in my opinion, her parents indulge her or that’s the impression I got)
Some dude whose name escapes me so he’ll just be John (Doe) – he’s dad said he studies and doesn’t go on mission
Joseph – Went on mission and does what he should
Ceddrick – He’s different? (I promise, those we’re he’s exact words, meaning not spiritual or rich)
Anyway the girls said they wouldn’t date Ceddrick so he got “voted of the island”Ok so John Doe asks Susan to go dancing but the place will have some dodgy characters doing things they shouldn’t but they won’t be a part of it, so is she ok with that and she says yes. They have a great time and they enjoy it. A week later Joseph asks Susan to a church dance but he doesn’t have a car but he’s friend offered to let him borrow his pick up. She doesn’t think her dress will survive a pick up and finds a way to say no (a nice way) Joseph asks Jane and she says yes. He asks if it will be ok if they make a quick stop on the way, he promised to give someone a blessing. She has no problem with that. He then asked us what we think about these guys. My personal opinion? Firstly, where did you find Joseph and where do I sign up for one of those? And John Doe? What kind of guy is that? I’d never date him. He has no respect for a daughter of our Heavenly Father. What typa sleaze ball asks a girl to such a place knowing who she is and what she should be standing for? It’s the same as saying. There is this FHE photo shoot on and I was wondering if you’d like to go. You don’t have to dress like the skanks, just mingle with them. Ok, I can’t keep my eyes open so I’m gonna finish this tomorrow.

life is a mission!

Oh boy. Life nowadays is just confusing! You all know the great and dreadful day, great for the rigteous... Well, i think i've gained new insight on this, it will be great cause you're happy but then again, if you are truely compassionate and Christlike, wouldn't it be horrible to see all the ones you love (or you're suppose to love) suffer? i mean, I have some friends i love greatly, even family members, who I don't want to see suffer. They are good people with bad habits and misguided concepts, it doesn't seem fair. I know they'll have the opportunity but what if they already had they're chance? Would I really be singing "oh happy day" (he he :) ? I can't see myself running for joy when so many others are in agony and misery. Well lately everyday just about has been great and Dreadful. Sometimes they seem more dreadful than great but I guess that's part of life. It's all about looking for the good. At least i'm not fighting with Chace that much anymore. not that we were fighting. It's complicated, so lets not go there.

Don't you just love missionaries? I do. Especially "my" missionaries, refering to my friends on mission. When i think about how much i love them, i start missing them, but i would NEVER want them to be anywhere other than serving the Lord in there disignated areas. I miss two in particular quite a bit. One is coming home soon though and the other, wel he only left in July. I've never been compassionate towards missionaries. Kelvin taught me how to appreciate missionaries. I don't even think he knows that. it definately was not coincidence that we met when we did. For the first time i actually realised what goes into a mission. Not only that but it also thought me about having a constant prayer in my heart. When I heard that he had malaria, i was terrified. I studied tourism at school and i did so many projects on Malaria, well lets just say, go you some research on it and read up about all the complications, then you'll understand.

The one thing I don't do anymore is teach american missionaries afrikaans and give them a incorrect translation. Four of my friends are in Ghana and there they can't even stop to help when they run someone over because it's so dangerous. I'd hate to think how things can go wrong if they're busy teaching and they say something the invesigator doesn't like. Scary!!!

Ok i need to work now again. (Like i ever stop)