1917

Oh Hi Benjer,

Hopefully these words, sentences and paragraphs I send out will get out this time…I have no pictures to make up for it.

Things at work are nuts, super busy, super unorganized. I’m feeling some pressure, but I’m also like maybe the biggest fires are contained. Once I get the fires managed, I need to bring in structure, after structure I need to establish process. once those things are down, I can start bringing some order to the giant, nearly unbelievable messy branding system they have. On the bright side, I’m making relationships, I’m helping people, my work looks good and, there are endless opportunities to make things better. Somehow, January has felt like starting a whole new job. The last two weeks have been so busy. I do notice that time completely flies being this busy. The perception of time has flipped from when I was out of work. I’ll bet it’s the same for you.

Loved your Monday letter. That was a pretty good prank by Elder Andersen. I don’t remember what General Authorities came to see us, and I’m too lazy and reticent to look at my journals to find out. I was very open in my letters about my foibles, my apprehensions and my doubts to feel comfortable enough to read them. Maybe I’ll be mature enough in another twenty or thirty years.

Last night Jacob and I went a saw a movie which we should be condemned because of its rating. The movie was called 1917, about two soldiers sent on a nearly impossible mission in WW1. It was shot as if in one take. It was intense, it was gritty and real. I couldn’t take my eyes off of it. Jacob said it was his favorite movie of the year. Now, while I won’t encourage you to see it as I respect a decision not to see an R rated movie. I can say that the rating was for violence and bloodshed (less gory than Lord of the Rings if I am allowed to justify, but the blood that the was was actually reddish instead of black or brown.) and Jacob lost count at 11 F bombs. Anyway, the effects were great, looked all practical. And the story progression seems so real, so engaging.

The Utes football team finished ranked 16th. While disappointing in the moment, seems not too bad…best in the PAC12 era anyway. On the other hand, BYU had gone one complete decade not ending in the top 25…HAH!!!! The Utes play Arizona tomorrow, they only have a 6% chance for victory. We’re just dumb enough to watch it. The Jazz have won 10 straight, and it looks like Joe Ingles is out of his year long slump.

The RC experience has been fun, I’ve done a few repairs tonight. 

Joe’s phone kicked the bucket today. The screen has been separating for weeks. I put his sim card in your phone…would you remember you apple account password by any chance? I’ll ask again on Monday unless mom or I decide to upgrade our phones and pass ours along to joe.

I’m watching this History Channel series called alone. They put 10 guys separately on Vancouver Island to survive…last one standing wins $500,000. Some guys have no problems, good attitudes and it seems easy. others looked scared before they got there. one guy left the second day, one the third, one the fourth. I’m not making fun, the proximity of bears, wolfs and cougars seems real enough on the show. Just being alone looks no fun.

Well…I sure love you kid. think about you all the time. 

pops