When I was hired at Burger King, I was actually offered another job elsewhere that I was a little more enthusiastic to accept. I prayed about it, and was a little surprised that I was told to accept the job at Burger King. The last thing I expected to happen here was so many missionary opportunities.
I think I've already said this in the last blog post, but it's so clear to me I'll just say it again! We (as Mormons) really do stand out from the world. All of the people I work with except one are not members. The first day I went in, I kept hearing, "You're so happy", "You don't smoke?! Good for you" and the most shocking to them, "No coffee?? Why not?". I didn't realize how different my standards are from their's.
My boss especially can't understand why I don't have a boyfriend. He's asked at least ten times if I do and why not. One time I tried to explain that dating steadily right now is not necessary and he could (or would) not see my point of view! I told him I date boys, just not one in particular. He asked how I was supposed to know who I want to marry, and I replied that I'll date steadily when I want to get married (which is obviously not right now). He just shook his head and muttered, "Your church is weird". I wanted to retort some sassy comment, but I just let it drop. We've had other discussions where he'll just tell me everything that's wrong with our church and I can't get a word in edgewise, and it's kinda clear to me that he does not want to listen, just to accuse.
Another one of my coworkers, Mook (she's from Thailand), asked what Mormons (Moor-mawns is how she pronounced it) are. I got so giddy inside! Haha so we talked a little about religion. She's buddhist but was very respectful about what I had to say, although maybe she just couldn't understand me... Anyways, she told me about her religion and we discussed God for a little while. Even if she wasn't interested in the church, I'm happy that I was able to explain what "Mormons" are.
Just looking at all the people I work with, I can see how the gospel makes us happier. They have hard lives. Just hearing them all talk about their pasts makes my life sound like heaven (I have no idea how to even describe it). A lot of their problems though have come from their personal choices, and it's made me appreciate even more the commandments that we've been given, because they really are guidelines to the happiest life we can have.
