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OK - remember Bowen who made the days SPARKLE from his amazing eleven-year-old 20 minute talk last week?? YEAH HAD DINNER AT HIS HOUSE. yesterday.
He loves GREEN DAY and Hockey, and GEOGRAPHY. and knows SO much Trivia, we played like "Jeopardy" that he just came up with in his mind??? IN.HIS.MIND.
Categories:
-Periodic Table of Elements
-Popular Music from 2004-2009...? (can only figure those dates because its when Green Day actually existed....)
-HOCKEY
-Geography
and he just off the cuff came up with these 1000-400 dollar questions with MULTIPLE CHOICE!?
so yeah, the one that killed us? "When was Hurricane Katrina...i'll give you a hint...it was the same year that Green Day won Album of the Year for American Heart...." or whatever.
THIS.KID.
His PARENTS on the other hand=genius(s)?? one that killed THEM? "Which is NOT an alkaline metal found in the earth SOMETHING SOMETHING blah blah blah smart etc"
i don't even remember but ATTN: DJIBOUTI IS A COUNTRY - he did this thing like "think of a country...now an animal ending in that letter...now a color ending in that letter......was your answer Djibouti, Iguana, Aquamarine??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????"
All of us. j2f. (jaw to floor). SPOT ON. allllllllll of his Moms answers. Mine was Denmark, Kangaroo, Orange, and AFTER he guessed them he was like "yeah, rookie. those are the most obvious ones." and she was trying to FOIL his plan so she did all of the ones that would throw it off????? and he GUESSED IT!?!?
Like it's safe to say that I will never be sad again. not ever.
He topped off the night with singing the periodic table to the tune of Gangnam Style.....but his dad made him do it sitting down because usually "he dances so hard he gets too tired to finish..."
*crying*
We're fairly sure he is Autistic and his memory is IMPECCABLE.
I hugged him when we left. I will not lie. I did. HOW CAN YOU NOT.
THEN baptism.
Yes Randall Kent Fyler is bapTiiiiiiiiiiZed.
WHERE TO BEGIN!?!?
Did i mention he has a comb over?? ..................................in the water. *let your imagination run wild with that*
Ok ok ok first.....our building is being remodeled.........and our Ward Mission Leader is currently on ESPN highlights from football games........so.......
*get your bucket and mop*
NEEDLESS to say.....we were like border line SWIMMING!?!?! but wow 1 hour later and so so so many towels we figured it out....and may or may not have used the Boy Scout flag to clear cob webs.....so like if that was disrespectful..............#oops we were desperate.
Did i tell you about Sister Lewis?
The Legend, the Infamous, the Queen of Lawrence, the CZAR, THE PRESIDENT?!
Introducing Sister Lewis.
She served in Lawrence for 6 months (kid stuff) last year. EVERYONE AND THEIR DOGGGGGGGGGGS (literally a puppy named Lewis) loved her/talk about her/ engrave her picture on their HEARTS ever since. INCLUDING Randy. Thus the baptism being postponed until she FLEW out here with her newly wed husb.
ANYWAY immense pressure to make this baptism BOMB considering her name EATS up our Area Book (she being all powerful, all knowing...etc.)
Somehow just turns in to Sister Murray like one-man band??? so embarrassing. WHO knew playing the piano was such a BIG job???? Like prelude, opening song, special music number, interlude, closing song?? PLUS I gave a talk on baptism..........so yeah like first 30 minutes.....just didnt leave the front...? just makes me look so bad, but i was wearing a shirt that said "LOOK! I am AWESOME!" so hopefully that made up for it.
no but really.
It was terrible.
But i gave a shout out to Sister Lewis in my talk and then shook her hand and said "Congrats on being in Lawrence the SECOND longest........#beenhere7months SUCKA!" just kidding just in my mind. Then sat down.
BLESS the Woodland family and three other people who emailed, facebooked, announced over pulpit?? Randy's baptism so it was PACKED like had to open up the back room?? (primary room) so we were THRILLED with the turnout considering only other baptism I planned was for Troy and there were NINE people there!!! #ultimatefail #redemption #straightupcallingpeopleonwardlistMAKINGthemcome
Sang their song...little 4 year old Max kept trying to grab the microphone....parents pushed it to side......HANGING OFF SIDE OF PUPLIT TRYING TO SING INTO IT!? so funny. Ends with him screaming "nooo I want to bear my testimony....PLEEEASE I WANT TO BEAR MY TEstimony!!!!!!!!!!!!" fades into hallway
Go to the font room. Brother Day baptizing (old man team up who is AWESOME.) ..................he is like 75.....Randy is like 65.....definitely overestimated how limber they still are...........like slow motion they say the prayer and go down for the dunk.....like a sand castle just crumbling slowly.....that was their bodies......knee comes up...limbs are flailing...water sloshing.....RE-DO.
"Randy, its easier if you just sit like in a chair".....*starts sitting right then* no no AFTER the prayer.
Second attempt....just as rickety....not even using arm positions just shoving him under the water...Randy still wearing his glasses....but a SUCCESS.
I mean the Spirit was definitely there.....but more of a like "lets all laugh about this" way.... but really EVERYONE shoved in that tiny little room was smiling ear to ear so it was GREAT. Because THIS MAN just changed his LIFE! He just entered a gate that will change his life FOREVER, and everyone could feel it.
THEN I'm so overwhelmed herding people back to the other room when THE LEGEND comes up to me....muffles something gives me hug.......walks away.....IM LIKE WAIT WAIT WHAT WAS THAT!?!?!?! THE LEGEND Sister Lewis gave me SOME sort of compliment and I didn't even HEAR it! so.crushed.
But no. She is SO nice, me and Sister E were like..........crap. we are SINNERS for ever dissing her, she is an angel. And gave us GOBS of referrals of former investigators so I'm like "......yeah...lov...e you...too......"
Went to the edge of the earth aka McLouth (tiny towns in our area).
And in case your forgot, here is a picture to remind you that I am in KANSAS.
..and Brother Flyers baptism.
Church is true, if you EVER start to doubt your testimony, read through Church History or watch the D&C videos, the sacrifices the early Saints made are so incredible, our lives are SO plush, the Lord is at the head of this work and it is so so amazing to be a part of it!
MUCH LOVE FAMALEEE!
Love,
Sister Murray
PS this was SUPPOSED to be short, but you can't get me started on Bowen!! or old men getting baptized apparently....i just cant stop!!
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