The Paparazzi At Mattress Firm Was Just Too Much

Howdy again everyone! Coming live from the home of the 400th anniversary of Henrico County, it’s Elder McMullin! As always, feel free to send me any Nikon products or a new bedsheet set, and I will happily accept. But, without further ado, here we go!
    This week was better than most for work, but still kind of mid. We did get someone to church though, so that was pretty great! His name is James, and he seems super open to the gospel. He seems kind of quiet, but he didn’t hurt us or cuss us off of his porch so that was a plus. Beyond that, we continue the “hunt the poor” technique with wild success, including the single best day at Dollar Tree I have ever seen, where we got two phone numbers in about 10 minutes! Even more impressive is that this dollar tree is right next to a traditional Episcopalian church and across the street from Heights, our local megachurch that really puts some hard emphasis on “mega”. They have a grocery store, daycare, a cafe (I think) and a church, all housed within a building the size of IKEA. But! Let God prevail, both people were interested in coming to church eventually, and that little building finally reaped what we sowed. Other than that, more parking lots for me and more people to talk to!
     In other news, MLC was absolutely terrifying this week. You see, President and Sister Hutchison decided to invite the soon-to-be President and Sister Warburton, and so the whole Zoom Call was on pins and needles to make the best presentation possible. This was especially fun for us as we’re the opening act. So, after the grand explanation from President, we rolled right into the SML slideshow and gave President Warburton his first taste of what on earth is going on here. We tried to be tame, but I would be lying if I didn't admit to cracking a couple of jokes to keep it lively. It was all well and good, but every. Single. Zone leader. Was obsessed with the phrase “carry your corner” for the rest of the night. It’s a solid phrase to explain missionary work and the need to do your part, but I do hope President Warburton doesn’t think we’re a bunch of broken records. Even though Elder Miller and I are exempt from that and function more like iPod shuffles with no real idea of what’s coming next. If all else fails, then we can rejoice in the fact that we looked super important to the new president, and didn’t have to share any of our horrible KIs or make a weekly plan to fix said horrible KIs.
     To explain the title line, Elder Miller and I had a great time this week at a finding spot called Old Brick Road. It’s pretty self explanatory, being a literal old brick road, but filled with both shops and “shoppes” on both sides so you can get a good flow of people. However, Elder Miller and I both rounded the corner to our local mattress firm when we got flagged down by an employee. Swinging his Nikon around, he introduces himself as Palmer and says he knows about us Mormons. Knowing this conversation can swing one of two ways with a heavy emphasis on BAD, we nervously respond to him and ask what he knows. He then breaks into a huge grin and says he doesn’t drink liquor or caffeine, and he jokes with his friends that he would make a great member and wanted the church info! We gave it to him, and then he stops and stares dramatically into the burning sun. Once again whipping out his Nikon, he says “I just got this new lens for my camera, and nothing is going in the store. Would y’all be ok if I tested it on y’all for a couple of minutes?” So there we stood, squinting into the blazing evening light as Palmer danced around and muttered phrases like “shutter speed” and “flash”. He even had us post up against his store to get good profile pictures, telling us to pose like prophets (which we know a bit about- thanks General Conference!). Punching yet more buttons on his camera, he told us he’d send us the pics and come to church, commenting on how we were servants of God and (slightly weirder) how good we looked. All in all, it was a great day, and I finally got to whip out my “blue steel”- by a mattress store no less!
    Anyways, I hope all yous guys have a great rest of your week, and talk to you again soon!
From your favorite flick-up finder,

Elder McMullin

1. What a great and...spacious... buildin
2. Nauvoo!
3. I made some bread like the duck I am
4. The elders of Israel
5. *muffled snicker*




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