Donate w/ Paypal In Provo, Utah, near the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus, sits the Missionary Training Center (MTC). Most new missionaries must report there before being dispatched to their assigned destination. At the MTC, missionaries receive a crash course in teaching the Mormon gospel, which differs significantly from the doctrines of other Christian religions.Continue reading “Hong Kong – Chapter 3.7”
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Hong Kong – Chapter 3.6
Donate with Venmo (Music Reference: “I Hope They Call Me On A Mission”, by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir) September 14th, 2000 Well, I received my Call Letter from President Hinckley, and it says I’m going to Hong Kong, and that I’ll be learning Cantonese. “Dear Elder Young, You are hereby called to serve as aContinue reading “Hong Kong – Chapter 3.6”
Hong Kong – Chapter 3.5
Donate with Venmo Danny threw Brig’s backpacks into the trunk of his new black Camry. Brig walked to the right side of the car as Danny moved aside and watched. Brig opened what he thought was the passenger side door and balked when he saw the steering wheel. Danny laughed, “You want I should sitContinue reading “Hong Kong – Chapter 3.5”
Hong Kong – Chapter 3.4
Donate with Venmo In the three months that followed Brig’s first run-in with the law, he was arrested three more times. Each time VII was traveling on business, and though VII got angry, he was able to manage the scandal with a few well-placed phone calls. The second time they released Brig into the custodyContinue reading “Hong Kong – Chapter 3.4”
Hong Kong – Chapter 3.3
Gathering his belongings, Brig joined the endless crowd of people. As he reached the final door that separated the arrivals from the rest of Hong Kong, he recalled the first time he had landed in the city. The crowd was much the same. Same black hair, same signs with names of hotels and various symbolsContinue reading “Hong Kong – Chapter 3.3”
Hong Kong – Chapter 3.2
After leaving the F-Bomb laced message for his father, Brig felt elated. Not only had he freed himself of the commitment to go on a church mission, but he had stood up to his father, face-to-face, man-to-man. Unfortunately, he lacked the prophecy gene and could not foresee his accelerating decline into a life of excessContinue reading “Hong Kong – Chapter 3.2”
The Prophet 2.20
Brig was being shaken violently. He opened his eyes, unclear where he was. Eventually realizing he was on a plane traveling to Hong Kong, his first thought was that the plane was going down. He curled into the fetal position and screamed. “Mr. Young, wake up!” someone yelled. Brig opened his eyes wider and shookContinue reading “The Prophet 2.20”
The Prophet 2.19
After his quarrel with his father, Brig spent the night in his Range Rover alternating between sobbing and sleeping. He had quit praying years ago, but when he was alone and down, he still spoke, and sometimes wrote, to his mother. He pulled out his journal from under the driver seat. Why did you marryContinue reading “The Prophet 2.19”
The Prophet 2.18
The sound of the lounge attendant announcing that “United Flight 971 to Hong Kong is now boarding” broke Brig’s thoughts, and once again he gathered his packs and walked towards the exit. He waved goodbye to the lounge greeters, rode the escalator down to the international departure hall, and made his way to Gate 96Continue reading “The Prophet 2.18”
The Prophet 2.17
On an uncomfortably warm Friday evening, Brig surprised his father, who was in Salt Lake City and working from his home office. VII was on a conference call when Brig walked into his study. He acted surprised to see his father busy and pretended to leave, but those days Brig rarely initiated a conversation withContinue reading “The Prophet 2.17”