It's been a while since I posted anything. I haven't really had much to talk about. Anywho, I just posted the most hilarious Office moment in my mind on Facebook. So, since you're all my fb friends you should go check it out.
Anywho, I hope the rest of you had fun on New Year's eve. I sure did. Ian was talking the other day about how I have such weird taste in Music. I think that may be true. What I've been listenning to the last few minutes is evidence of such. I was listenning to Hallelujah sang by Kate Voegele, and then I was listenning to Tik Tok by Ke$ha (it actually had the dollar sign in her name... how weird). Now I'm listenning to the theme/soundtrack from the new Star Trek... I don't even really like this one, but I just got curious and looked it up.. weird, yeah? I really want to see King's Speech. It's about King George and looks pretty sweet.
I talked to one of my mission companoins last night. Pry my favorite one actually. He's getting married in March. What sets him apart is, while I really did always enjoy my mission, I really started loving being a missionary while we were together. Spencer Wong is Chinese (well he was born and raised in West Valley, but his parents are from Hong Kong) which led to so many funny conversations in the south... Asians are kind of a novelty down there. One time after a district meeting I wanted to go visit an older couple I'd been close to in my old area. The most awesome old couple. But I don't think they'd ever met an Asian person in their life. I'm not even exagerating. She asked him where he was from (I think more accurately it was "you're not from around here, are you?"). She refused to take Utah as an answer ("you don't look like you're from Utah"). After finally having his ancestry explained she insisted his mother make really good chinese food (he tried explaining to this sister that his mom didn't cook). Then insisted on giving us money to go to a chinese restaraunt so he would feel right at home.
Another reason I loved working with him. I was his last companion but right up to the end we worked hard and he stayed completely focused. I mean like to the day. It wasn't like "I'm making a point for show" or anything. We just kept going. The last week together was the same as the first week with him. It affected me so much that I wanted to do my best so as not let him down. I was never so sad to have a transfer and see a companion leave. Even at the end of my mission, I wanted to make sure I finished like I'd seen Elder Wong finish.
He was pry the best missionary in the field although he would have never acted like it. He was absolutely without guile, or pride and had completely pure desires to just do missionary work and serve the Lord. So I knew I could always trust trust him completely. He was always reliable, dependable, predictable (yes I did just use all 3 of those and there is a difference), and loyal. I was grateful for everything I learned just working with him. Which was more then any other time during the 2 years.
Even though (especially comparatively) I was complete mediocrity he never once made me feel unequal in the companioinship. In fact, I don't ever remember not feeling completely unified with him. Our personalities may have been quite different but there wasn't any clash. There was never any arguments. I don't ever remember him being in a bad mood, or even being upset by anything. Perhaps it happened. I don't think so though.
Anywho, I hadn't planned on blogging about Elder Wong, but oh well. He's a great guy, and I'm glad we're still and will be friends. And I'm really happy for him, and his future wife. They're great and will be great together.
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