Some few weeks ago I was talking to ------- (to protect the reputation of this person they shall remain nameless, however, I went to HS with him and he married my sister) about my recent talk that I gave in Stake Priesthood meeting. This recalled to mind an incident that occurred in our youth.
It seems that once upon a time I was asked to speak in Stake Priesthood meeting when I was 17 or close there to. Being me, I put off doing any real work on this talk until the last minute.
Now my ride to this event was to be my a fore mentioned unnamed friend. (who by the way was my ride to most events during HS it seems) Being some miles away from the stake center and having time to mull over the many reasons (here read "unprepared") that we shouldn't actually go to this meeting and fulfill this obligation. We managed to convince ourselves that it would be in everyone's best interest if we simply did not show up.
So we didn't.
We had some other interesting adventures that night but that can be for someone else to tell at a later date.
Now I don't believe in public confessions and I don't relate this little incident for any other reason than to illustrate the context of this conversation that this person and I were having.
So I tell him that I had just spoke again in Stake Priesthood meeting, and I say " Do you know that I can't honestly remember how many times I have spoken in Stake Priesthood meeting in the last 15 years? It has been quite a few to say the least. And do you remember that time when we were teenagers and we ditched that meeting?"
He remembered.
Now I am 47 years old, it has been a lot of years since I was 17.
However I truly believe that Heavenly Father has a sense of humor due to the callings that I have had that have placed me in the position to be "invited" to speak in a number of Stake Priesthood meetings.
I don't believe in Karma, but the getaway driver in that little incident is now a Bishop.
I'm just sayin'.
Friday, June 03, 2011
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5 comments:
Hilarious! I'm cracking up.
Well, you have been doing a lot of make up work for that particular sin.
That story does crack me up. I have heard it told a few time from the get-away driver and I always laugh at how respectable and dependable you both have become.
The weird thing is that I have never had to speak in a Stake Priesthood meeting (knock on wood at this point), but it must be said again, that I was only the driver and not the speaker. Just sayin!
You believe in Carson Daly too?! LOL
You make me laugh, time has a way of catching up with us. Pay back!
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