Two months ago, one of the Elders in my apartment received a
Thanksgiving package. Yes, it came very early, but what it contained
was glorious. Mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy mix, jello, etc -
everything you would need for a makeshift mission Thanksgiving meal
for four in Korea. We stored it away in hopes of saving it for the
holiday.
Then.
He was transferred. And when he left, the Thanksgiving box went with
him. It was heartbreaking, we didn't know what we would do without
with it- ....I mean, we missed him too. Anyway, then, a month ago, I
heard that I had a similar package for me in the mail coming my way.
Oh how exciting! American food! For the holiday!
Then.
November 28th came and the package did not... Was it lost? Was it
ever sent? Did the office elders and APs just confiscate it before
sending it to my apartment? I didn't know what to do. Thanksgiving
is the third greatest holiday of the year (Behind Christmas and My
Creation Day of course), so it was a big deal. What would we do
without a Thanksgiving meal? "Oh well", we thought, and we started
going about our normal day. Dinner time came, so we went back home
and started thinking of alternative options to our hopeful
Thanksgiving feast. Then, the buzzer rang. Somebody was at the door.
Score! The package arrived just after 5:00PM - random, huh? But
PERFECT timing. I opened my Thanksgiving in a Box and saw the
wonderful contents it contained that my lovely mother put together.
Mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy mix, corn bread, pumpkin pie mix,
crystal light drink mix - everything you would ever need for a
Thanksgiving feast. I called the other Elders immediately and gave
them the assignment to buy a turkey. Sadly, that's not possible in
Korea, but they found a cooked chicken at the street market, so we
called it good enough. I made all the other food, and we had a
wonderful feast together.
You're the best, mom! Thanks a ton!
Also, it's transfer week - ALREADY. I haven't gotten my call yet, but
I'll get it sometime today. By this time next week, I could be in a
totally different city! I'll let you know!
Elder Graf
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