While I pondered weak and weary

Some scholars say that Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven is a cautionary tale about grief over the loss of a loved one. Perhaps poor Elder Poe just received a Dear John.

Sketchbook: Brat

You may have heard of Charli XCX’s album “Brat” that gave way to Brat Summer, described as “accepting your imperfections and embracing the chaos.” 

Brat green* became the color of the season — and I noticed that it was awfully similar to Disney’s evil green. And that’s what brought us here. 

And that over-long explanation is one of the many reasons that this one stayed in the sketchbook. 
 

*The gag was way less effective without the color, and I just kept going.

No unhallowed hand

It took me a long time before I was brave enough to try street food. But when I did, I wished that I had been braver sooner. I missed out on some good stuff!

Pure and delightsome

There comes a certain point that no matter what you do, the white shirt just doesn't look white any more. I think the Spirit flowing out from the missionary has an effect on the fabric. 
 

Taking notes and kicking names

In some ways it's a lot easier to mark up the electronic scriptures in the Library app. Still, there's nothing like a good, marked-up copy of the scriptures. 

More holiness give me

Have you ever noticed that when you ask a missionary how long she or he has been out, the answer is usually something like, "About a year" (Unless they're fresh from the MTC).

Missionaries like to celebrate their six-month, one year and year-and-a-half anniversaries. Each is a major milestone. With those milestones come tell tale signs of how long they've been out.

Over the next few days. we'll be looking at some of those signs that show a missionary has been out "about a year." Stay tuned!
 

Sketchbook: Post-Conference

Another amazing General Conference! I've gathered my sketch notes into one downloadable PDF. Feel free to use it as a study aid or review. There were such great talks, and it was great to see the Conference Center filled again! I look forward to listening to the talks again — definitely a lot to think about!