8/19/07

We have a couple of minutes after breakfast chow waiting for the bus to come get us for lunch. Drill Sergeant woke us up at 10:30 last night and started screaming and yelling. He tipped one guy out of his top bunk. Apparently he came in quietly first and found the 4 pulling fire guard sitting on the dryer not doing anything and flipped out! I'm getting more used to it. All they can do is yell, push you around, and make life uncomfortable. No big deal.

The buses for the LDS church never showed up! We had to go to the stupid non-denominational church where we "had fun." It was so dumb. It just reiterates in my mind how our church is really lead by inspiration and revelation. I felt like I was in a 4 year old Sunday school class. LAME.

I just had a good discussion with Private Minjarez about the church and life. He met a girl 2 weeks before he came out here and he just told me that she thinks she is pregnant. We talked all about why Mormons can't drink, smoke, have sex before marriage, and I told him his situation is the exact reason why we don't do that - living life by these rules makes life happy.

Sunday is a day full of a lot of down time. I have read and written a lot. I'm trying to get through the 2nd Nephi Isaiah chapters. They are still hard to get into.

I am feeling feelings I had on my mission. Like a desire to write - a lot - like the poem. Also - just to be alone. I don't have a desire to go out and talk and socialize with the other guys. I felt like this on my mission. It's kind of weird.

Time is going so slow. I just want to get to Basic and start all this junk.

Well I will end this really long letter and say - I love you more than anything in this Universe. I hope you are happy.

Love-Brad

I once met a girl named Jessie.
At first look I thought she was sexy.
I tried to kiss her.
She said - "Hey Mister,
I'm really not that type of hussy."

I decided to trust in my Jessie.
That if I had patience, she might see
The charm that I had
And being totally rad.
She could not possess joy without me.

The day had arrived that sweet Jessie
With me, would be sealed for what might be
The rest of our lives
And beyond, what a prize.
To be one with the Lord and my Sweetie.