Eden is four months into her mission – on the other side of a bitter Wyoming winter, with people to teach and a baptism in the works!  She is part of The Three Musketeers – a trio of gals with unstoppable pioneer spirit and disarming sense of humor.  They have a message to share, and if you don’t want that, that’s fine – they are glad to meet you just the same.  It can get rough for missionaries out there.  They’re on their own dime to share a message of hope (no doom and gloom or hellfire included!).  So if you meet one, please be kind and have an open heart.

On the other side!

The Three Musketeers

I’m anxious to see the new play from the South Park creators – The Book of Mormon.  Of course it’s irreverent, but that’s not my only interest.  I like that it touches on the humanity of two Mormon elders who are put in an environment so completely foreign to them.  (They are also a bit of an Odd Couple themselves.)  Often this is the case – the young man or woman leaves their family for 18 to 24 months to travel to places they have never been before, working with people they’ve never met before, to teach about … religion!  Contact with family and friends is limited so that the missionary can focus on their work.  This focus is so important to them that they also give up education, dating, all forms of media (no movies, TV, or surfing the net), and many other activities while on their mission.  I can only imagine how great it feels to find someone who actually wants to listen!  Reviews of the play have inspired a good friend of mine to read The Book of Mormon.  Eden will be happy to hear that!  Who knew that the South Park guys could unwittingly be part of the Mormon cause?  I’ll have to tell Damien the good news …