I'm still trying to fit into my groove. Yesterday's district meeting didn't go very well. It was like trying to calm down a group of primary children so that they would listen to my lesson, except I'm dealing with 20 something year old missionaries who should know better.
I actually found out that if I really wanted to, I could gain permission to go out of mission boundaries and go to a zoo or a museum or something. But here's what I did last Saturday.
Elder Menke and I got permission to leave the mission boundaries so we could go to...Staples. They sell fountain pens there and he wanted one. I figured I'd be nice and go along (I ended up buying one too because they were cheap.) The green-line Trax allows three free zone stops from City Creek to the Matheson Court House. From there we had to walk 10 blocks to our local Staples on 400 S. It was a very interesting walk. Virtually every car that drove by us honked and waved at us. We even had a car roll down their window and a bunch of screaming girls yelling about how much they loved us as they drove past. When we got our pens it started raining really hard on our way back and we got soaked. But when we finally got home the rain stopped and the sun was out and shining because it's Utah. So yes I walked about 20 blocks to buy a pen and I got my suit soaked during it.
(Brian's note: A round trip pass to ride TRAX is $5.00. I suppose that walking 20 blocks and getting soaked in the rain was worth saving five bucks.)
Umm yes I already knew that Robert McBride was baptized by the first missionaries that arrived in England and the McBride family was very close to Orson Hyde and Heber C. Kimball. Robert McBride III was baptized in the River Ribble and was one of the first converts in all of Britain. At the time they lived in Churchtown which is a town in the parish in North Meols which is now basically the modern Southport area which is close to Preston. Church history says that a minister in Preston who was a relative of Heber C. Kimball knew that all the churches had gone astray and he and his congregation had been praying and fasting for many months for true messengers from God to give them the answer. We don't have evidence but I think they went to Preston to go to church because they didn't really agree with any of the churches and were looking for an answer...and they got it.
They moved back to Robert McBride III's hometown in Scotland when Janetta was born because she was very sick. They had already lost two children at very young ages before Janetta and they thought being in the quiet town of Rothesay next to the ocean would be good for her health. It evidently was because she got better. I don't know any of the details of Janetta's baptism either but I do know she was blessed and named by Brigham Young.
Also you have been asking for some journals. I found a giant family history book about all of the McBrides called "Against Great Odds." I found it on the internet as well here:
Heber McBride gives the longest and best account of their journey to Utah. So there you go.
Elder Liddiard is from Springville, Utah. I don't think I have any pictures of us yet but I'll fix that next week. In fact I'll take a bunch of pictures next week because I haven't sent any in forever.
I know I said I'd shut up about wanting stuff forever but can I request for some Body Fortress Super Advanced Whey Protein Powder? I bought some at Walmart the other day and it helped me gain a ton of weight when I was working out. I now weigh 140 pounds. I want to buy some more but I can't afford it.
(Brian's note: This reminds of the following exchange between Jerry Seinfeld and Bania:
BANIA: I've been working out. Went from a size 40 to a 42.
JERRY: No kidding.
BANIA: Yeah, I'm huge.)
Thanks for the letter of encouragement. Being a district leader is still hard and stressful but everyone says I'm doing a good job. So I'll keep doing what I'm doing.
Love, Elder Larson
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