The Saga Begins. A Pilot Email
Twas a dark and stormy night…
The night of my setting apart.
All was well, the spirit was flowing,
The lights, aglowing.
When in came my father. Bad news he foretold.
B, (my aunts dog) has been hit, by a mobile of old.
She will be here shortly, when arrived, her canine she gave
We said our goodbyes, and placed her in the grave.
A dedicatory prayer I prayed. Tears were shed, for the young, young babe.
My very first act as an elder. To dig and bless the resting place of the innocent.
Well… that was an interesting first night. But it gets better, such is life.
Home MTC went well, boring being I was sat in front of a screen for hours at a time.
Which isn’t nearly as fun when not playing something. But i got through it.
On Tuesday 2 weeks ago I got a call from a sergeant at my battalions S1. (Admin people) saying that my transfer to Inactive National Guard was denied because of a flag on my account. That flag being my height/weight measurements were out of regulation. So I met with them and they taped my waist/weighed me. When i first got the call. I taped myself at 42 Inches. And when the army did it a week later. I was 38.5 inches. But in order to be within regulation at my weight. I needed a waist of 37 Inches. So we set up a time for me to get checked out of the MTC in the morning before classes. And off I went on Wednesday last week to the Provo MTC. And this Monday just went back to the Army guys and got taped again. Right on the dot. 37 inches. So I passed my tape. And got the flag removed from my account. So my paperwork flew up the chain of command. And now on Monday it will be signed. So I can leave for England on Tuesday. I have my travel plans. Just gotta get through it.
I was appointed district leader last week. And it has been busy. But fun. Two of the sisters in my district are now in the sick bay with the flu. But they should be out on Sunday. One elder had to go to the ER one night because of abnormal heart rate for 2 days straight. They said it was just inflammation, and gave him pills. He says his heart rate is down now. But still has some chest pain. Hopefully he will be fine. We gave him a blessing too. We also gave some of the sisters blessing as well. They were just feeling nervous. But that was nice.
Classes have been good. Have learned a lot. Got more to learn. I have some good goals. But I need to write them down somewhere. But I am excited.
I love you all! And Jesus loves you too!
Elder Berky
