From reading the title of that email I bet you started sing
a primary song, lol, its just like in Inception when Di Caprio says, "Now
don't think of a white elephant... what do you think of?" Other guy... "A
White Elephant..." That's exactly what just happened to you guys :)
Well anyway, life is about the same here as normal... well
as normal as normal gets. We've met some really...um... interesting people
here. Usually it consists of people who lack common sense and make stupid
comments at the same time. I've made some conclusions about why some people are
just a bit more successful than others... but I haven't had any solid evidence
that supports my theory... but none the less I feel after a bit of observation,
the more common sense you have, the more successful you can become. This is a
rather random observation and a strange way to begin this letter... well I'll
just say it. I'm grateful for the bit of common sense Mom and Dad have both
given me.
I'll give you a bit of a story, this happened last week. My
companion and I were coming back from a service project we did with a few other
elders inside of our area. On our return home, we were in the tube station idly
stand by the platform waiting for the train to arrive. Now, you guys don't
really know my companion, and I love him to death, good kid... but he has a not
so good of habit of pacing and struting around the platform... which includes
sticking his leg into the gap between where the tracks go. Now if you all
haven't heard this phrase before, we've heard it ten thousand times, but the
tube speakers are alway saying "MIND THE GAP". Well that wasn't quite
happening at this moment. Well neither of us thought what my companion was
doing was a big deal. No trains were coming, and in no way where we really in
danger. Well a man behind the scenes, known as the man who watches the security
cameras, saw what my companion was doing and called us out for it. On the loud
speakers in the whole station, he embarrased my companion and I. Apparently we
aren't the first missionaries to come through the station and somehow knew that
we were missionaries of the church. So he made some comments on how my
companion had no common sense and a few other things. Well really I should have
stopped him, but I didn't think it was a big deal. But after being put in the
spotlight, which was rather embarrasing, we both just slipped into a corner and
waited for the train to whisk us out of our shame. Not that I practise sticking
my legs in the gap or anything, but really everyone is always watching us no
matter where we go... so I've always got to be mindful of that. Really nothing
happened. No fines or anything of the sort... we just kinda felt stupid. So
common sense is a winner here.
Well I'd fill you in on everything else that is going on...
we've managed to pick up a few new investigators this week which was great. So
hopefully I'll have a few new stories to share with you next week.
To answer Mom's questions she asked earlier, the end of the
transfer is February 5th. At that time I will most likely be transfered to
somewhere else... but its not a gurantee or anything. I'm sure Elder Evans and
I won't stay together next transfer though so I should get a new companion. To
be honest the weather here hasn't been to bad for the past few days. Actually
I've seen blue skies for the better part of 3 days. So I'm not really
complaining. We are expecting another storm to swoop in here so I'd better go
get my coat for this afternoon.
well I love you guys. thanks for hangin in with me on this
wild trip we call a mission. Looks like the house won't even be the same when I
get back due to all this new construction business that is going on. I'll be
interested to see what is looks like when it is done. Funny enough if you
finish it before I get home, because if you don't, Mom is going to put me to
work with Dad to make sure it gets done before Fall, or at least before I start
school. I'll tell president, Hey you should let me off early because I need to
go refurnish my house with my Dad. He'd love to help me with that one.
Well have a great week family,
Love,
Elder Bradley Smith
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