The Falls

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My name is RJ Smith.

My name is RJ Smith

or Elder Smith now.

I'm a member of the Church

of Jesus Christ of

the Latter-Day Saints

or you can use the

acronym IDS if you wish.

I'm 20 years old.

And in two days, I will

leave for my mission.

This is my mother,

my father

and my sister Mary Anne.

We are told at a young age

that it is our duty as men.

We are told at a young age

that it is our duty as men

to serve God in two

years in missionary service.

Mormons are told, if you serve

our mission faithfully,

and well, you will be

a better husband,

father, student and a

better worker

in your chosen vocation.

I've been brought

up to believe this.

I know the Church is true.

And I say these things in

the name of Jesus Christ,

amen.

This is my farewell party.

This is my girlfriend Elise.

We've never done

anything past a few pecks,

some nuzzling and

some dry humping.

She's a real sweetheart.

This is how I

end every night...

with a prayer.

This is how I

begin every morning...

still praying.

John!

Hey, thanks for coming.

I appreciate it.

I appreciate it.

Enjoy that food.

It's great to see you.

Remember when he was this tall?

Yeah.

Whatever, you're-

you're looking great.

And he's gonna be

quite the world's traveler.

Family home evening:

Food, board games,

charades, scripture reading.

Mormon faith truly is a

benefactor of wholesomeness.

Mormon faith truly is a

benefactor of wholesomeness.

This is the MTC,

or "Missionary Training Center".

Where elders prepare

for the mission field.

At first, I held some

animosity about only going

six hours away from

home from my mission work.

Six hours away from

home from my mission work.

But I realized,

our Heavenly Father

has sent me there for a reason.

That's the building.

How was the bus ride?

Good.

Kind of smell like diaper the

whole way but, you know...

You get your own set of keys.

So bathroom...

closet.

This is it.

Yeah, kitchen in there.

It's perfect.

Yeah. It's a great

neighborhood too.

You'll love it.

So, I hear you're

quite the athlete.

Uh, I'm okay.

Well, I've always heard it

said don't be so modest.

You're not that

great, you know?

So, this is Elder Merrill's

bed and this one is yours,

so keep it tidy.

Where is Elder

Merrill by the way?

Uh, he's should

be in a meeting.

But, uh, you'll

meet him soon enough.

So, tell me about

him. What's he like?

So, tell me about

him. What's he like?

Elder Merrill?

Um, his father is the

member of the first quorum,

but I'm sure you

already knew that.

Um, he reads a lot.

He eats "Lucky Charms" like

they're going out of style.

I don't... is it... is

there something specific

you want to know?

No, I was just wondering.

Oh.

Well, you'll meet

him soon enough.

But sometimes, companionships

don't work out.

If that's the case, then,

we'll find somebody you are

more compatible with or you

can just wait a few months

and you may have a new

mission companion anyhow.

Hey.

Hey.

Elder Harris.

And you must be

my new companion.

Uh, Elder Smith.

Yes.

And you must be Elder Merrill.

Yeah, that's me.

Glad to meet you.

So, uh, did Elder Harris show

you around a little bit?

Yeah, a little.

Well, I should let you

guys get more acquainted.

I look forward to getting

your reports

and I'm sure I'll

see you around.

Goodbye, Elder Harris.

Thanks for the ride.

No problem.

He's nice.

Yeah.

I have to tell you how

happy I am to be here...

very excited.

Uh, I'm also looking forward to

starting my missionary work.

Good.

Good that's, uh, good to know.

Would you like to start

this companionship off

with a prayer?

Yes, definitely.

- Are you all right?

- Yeah.

So, where are you from again?

- Salt Lake City.

- Oh.

- You're from Idaho, right?

- Yeah, yeah.

Where were you

serving before you're here?

I was on the coast.

Oh, uh, cool.

So, what would you like to do?

Uh, I like sports.

Besides competition,

I'm a drummer.

Um, I'm learning how

to play the guitar.

Kind of, I didn't

bring it down or anything.

How about you?

I don't know.

I'm just been doing the

missionary thing for so long.

Um, I guess being a

missionary is all I do.

Do you have a girlfriend

back at home?

No. Fortunately.

No. Fortunately.

Do you have a girlfriend?

Oh, yeah.

We've been together

for a while.

What's her name?

Elise.

Oh.

How long you guys

have been dating?

Um, three years.

Wow.

- You got a picture?

- Oh, yeah.

Oh, she's pretty.

I know thanks.

- Are you done?

- Oh, yeah. Thanks.

We just have a lot to

go over so...

Okay...

Okay...

so, I have some

planning to do for tomorrow.

Um, we need to get

you a bike first thing.

So, how about, why don't you go

ahead and just get some sleep.

I know you've had a long drive.

And we will start bright

early tomorrow morning.

The drive actually

wasn't that bad.

Are you sure you don't

need help with anything?

Oh, no, no. It's okay.

You get some rest

and... oh, by the way,

the left side of the dresser

is yours and also

the top shelf of the fridge is

yours if you need it.

- Thanks.

- Yep.

Have you reached

a stopping point, Elder?

Yeah. I think so.

Okay. So, today, we

have a meeting at noon

with David Fellows,

but first, I wanted to

take you and get a bike.

Um, then from 2:
00 o' clock on,

I'm gonna take you out

and do some tracting.

Next week, we have a

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