Elder America

For years now, I have loved Captain America, and when anyone asked me why, I could always come up with a good reason. He's someone who had to work for what he had, He fights to protect, not just to fight. Stuff like that. But recently I realized something. The reason I love Captain America so much, is because I can relate to him.

In the recent Captain America movie, his best friend told him he should feel lucky, because soon he was going to be the last eligible man in New York City. In response, Steve Rogers said something along these lines. "There are people out there giving their lives. Why should I give any less?" Well ladies and gentleman, I feel pretty darn close to the last eligible man my age in Salt Lake City. I know it's not true, but that doesn't stop the feeling. Luckily things have changed for me over the past few months. I have submitted my application to serve, and they stamped it with approval. They gave me my assignment, and my deployment date, so to speak. I will be entering the Provo, Utah MTC tomorrow afternoon, and serving a full time LDS mission in Chicago, Illinois for the next two years. I am excited to serve, and speak the wonderful Spanish language.

I feel privileged to be serving the Lord, and feel empowered with the Spirit, like Steve Rogers was made strong. This analogy is light, and not exactly doctrinal, but its easy for me to relate to and understand. I feel like someone up there took a chance on me, and has decided to bless me with the strength I need. I'll be serving, and dedicating my life to saving peoples lives, (spiritually speaking) and making sure they are safe from the clutches of Red Skull, or the devil. It's silly, and probably juvenile that I think this way, but it's how I am, and that's not changing anytime soon.

Since I enter the MTC tomorrow, I will be set apart as a missionary this evening, and will be taking a sabbatical from the technological world. I will be signing off of Facebook, and won't be posting on here for the next two years either. However, this will be the place for my weekly updates. I've given my parents access to this blog, and they will be posting my letters on here for anyone to read, so feel free to follow this, and read up on anything you would like! If you are on my emailing list, for ease, I will be emailing the link out each week instead of the entire email.

So, until 2015, I'll be signing off.
The Church is true, your body is a temple, don't do drugs!

-Tenacious Tenor (Elder America)