Saturday learnings.

Once upon a Saturday there was a chubby 25 year old man who was distraught due to the unwarranted awakening at 4:00 am. The source of his unnaturally early arousal is still unknown. however, his determination to return to his divine slumber still burnt with an ardor the likes of which few have witnessed or experienced. All his efforts were in vain. Poor Jessica Alba would have to wait fore him in dream land. Sigh.

The previous night's activities were calming and peaceful, not to mention fulfilling. In the singles/student ward, which he attends, there were various service opportunities that had been presenting themselves. Those from Friday night were setting up tables and chairs for the ward they were assisting for their Christmas festivities. The following morning there would be a breakfast smorgasbord, which due to his work schedule he would be unable to attend. Thwarted by the inability to be present for the Saturday morning, he held a desire in his kung-fu grip to serve in one way or another the following day. He decided that this was the reason for his nocturnal distress.

His discovery was that a long day is made longer by sleep deprivation.

He worked through the hours of the morning and in to early afternoon, the service opportunities seemingly insincere for he was on the clock. Getting paid for what services you provide seems unjust. 3:00 p.m. arrived without warning and his desire seemed like it slipping away faster than a Mclaren F-1. He called his roommate and asked, "Hey dude. Are you at work?" the reply was affirmative so he made his way to his roomies place of employment. While on the way much to his delight an attractive young lady was driving her car with a flat tire. He informed her with a strongly placed whistle and followed her into the parking lot of the local shopko. Luckily enough for her, her mother was in the car directly in front of her, however he would have felt unsatisfied had he left them there to fend for themselves. He stayed and insisted through some persuasive language and happy-go-lucky demeanor was allowed to aid them in the tire change. They expressed their gratitude and the young man was satisfied with remaining the random stranger that saved the day for that lovely young lady.

His lesson learned in this instance was that if the true desire to serve is present, the opportunity will present itself. You have no more to do than look for it.

The rest of the day seemed as though it would be as uneventful as any other Saturday. After his room mate had left work, our hero went to his grandparent's home. He rested a while on the familiar comfort of the blue sofa which had been there since his childhood. A sudden desire to "do" something entered his heart. After many laborious phone calls his childhood friend answered with tales of Halo 3 and other such wonders. He ventured out, hungry and thirsty, a trip to obtain a chicken sandwich seemed in order. Upon arrival at the abode of his friend he sat and the savory sandwich graced his mouth satiating his hunger while the sweet nectar of his carbonated beverage trickled down his throat quenching his thirst. The games soon became boring when some number of hours later another of the residents of the apartment arrived from work with information leading to activities which sounded quite entertaining. We ventured out once more this time to Rooster's, a local brewery with pizza and other college aged delicacies. Upon arrival at the resaurant a familiar voice filled the air with cries of his name on her lips. locking in on the origin of the voice he sat and conversed. She offered him humus. "Delightful!" he exclaimed.

His lesson he learned now was, Humus + his mouth = delicious!

The conversation continued much to his delight for it had been some number of nights since their last encounter. She was with a friend with whom he had not been previously acquaintedand decided to sieze the opportunity to throw the preverbial "mack down". Much to his chagrin he found that her buddy was sipping down a cool alcoholic beverage. Foiled, he decided to be a nice guy and cordially continued the conversation without the intention of "hooking up". He soon found that she had questions concerning the beliefs of his faith. Unaware of her intentions, whether they be filled with desire for divine progression ar filled malice and intent to deride, he offered his phone number with the desire to resolve any and all doubts she may have concerning the religion.

His final lesson that evening was that missionary opporunities present themselves when you least expect it in the least likely of places. Case in point, a brewery.

He finished his night with the recounting of his experiences to his room mates and neighbor and going to bed with the full intentions of sleeping the maximum number of hours.

I hope that you enjoyed my short story about my Saturday. Have a good one guys!