I'm On The News. And A Government List.

Hola again everyone! It's wonderful to talk to y'all again! Sorry the email is a bit later this week- they moved our Pday to Wednesday! Anyways, here's the week of Elder McMullin!

   To begin, it was the blessed day of 7/11 last Tuesday, so I was honored to receive a free slurpee! It wasn't quite as good as a Diet Coke, but hey- gotta be festive. After that, it started raining cats and dogs for the next three days. Gutters were flooding, cars were hydroplaning, houses on the sand were washing away, and everyone was soaked. Seriously though, for being a Navy base Norfolk sucks with water management. 

  In terms of the title, we were prossing around a Food Lion when we noticed a film crew in the parking lot. They were interviewing random people about the assassination attempt (yes I heard about it) and YOURS TRULY IS IN THE BACKGROUND. I'm basically Walter Cronkite at this point. The next day, though, a guy on a Kevlar vest with a shiny lil' badge walked up to me and told me to "go away" before pulling out his phone and snapping a picture of me. After chatting with him, it turns out he was parking lot security and we have a permanent ban from prossing out there. So, my photo is probably camping out in some database ready to convict me. Oh well. 

  A quick spiritual thought I was enlightened with in the car: Church doctorine states that we have always existed in the premortal, meaning God did not create our intelligences. Each of us is wholly unique and non replicateable, meaning no one can be you. And that is one of the many reasons God loves us. He knows that you cannot be duplicated, and your spirit is the only one like it. That is why you are so perfectly precious to Him- and why He wants you back. You simply have no substitute, even to the Creator.

Anyways, have a great rest of the week!
-Elder McMullin 

Photos!
1: our garbage disposal decided to off itself. I will not reveal who (in complete innocence) decided to turn it on and accidentally flooded under the sink.
2: Even missionaries have spicy memes.
3: 7/11 slurps (and sunnies)
4: this mad lad at Target returning this centipede of carts
5: Caution: jazz hands when wet. I was jazz handing a lot this week.
6: I frickin love this movie. 





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