Aladdin
“Ten Thousand years can give you SUCH a crick in the neck!”
-Genie after coming out of his bottle
Watching the women
carry heavy loads on their heads. Full
jeri cans of water, firewood, huge baskets of fruit etc……..
While You Were
Sleeping
“……And then I fell in love with you. (You fell in love with
me?) No….Yes….I fell in love with ALL of you.”
-Lucy’s feelings for the Callahan family that took her in
and loved her even though she pretended to be someone she was not.
How we feel about our
Mbale Branch.
Trinity is My Name
“I say you been cheatin’ ”
-Trinity calling out the cheating gambler.
The market salesmen and
women raising their prices when they see the color of our skin.
“She’s frank. Keep
your mind in the middle.”
-Slim letting Homer know how to get through riding the wild
mare.
Going over the hundreds
of speed bumps on the highways and the potholes on the village roads.
What’s Up Doc?
“I’m. Coming. In!!”
-Eunice Burns getting ready to break down the door to her
fiance’s hotel room.
Nosing our way into
traffic in Kampala.
Holes
One down. Ten million to go.
-Mr. Sir telling Stanley Yelnats of all the digging that is
ahead of him.
Seeing all of the
individuals and families digging in the fields and gardens.
Holes
“Once upon a time there was a magical place where it never
rained. The End.”
-Mr. Sir’s bedtime story to the boys at Camp Greenlake.
The heat, dust, and
dirt in Mbale during the dry season.
(January and February)
The Best Two Years
“Should I write that down?”
-Elder Calhoun trying to find out what exactly to write in
his planner.
That time when we know
we scheduled an appointment but neither of us wrote it down.
Spies Like Us
“Well then. Clean
this place up!”
-Austin Milbarge’s condescending superior officer.
All of the
trash….everywhere!
Three Amigos
“Do you have anything besides Mexican food?”
-Dusty Bottoms after his taco falls apart.
Eating in the village
where all the food is the same.
Three Amigos
“It’s a sweater!!!!”
-El Guapo after receiving a sweater for his birthday
present.
All the people wearing
sweaters and even winter coats in 70+ degree weather. Particularly the Boda
drivers!
Mrs. Doubtfire
“Well, I’ll put on a chicken.”
-Daniel Hillyard/Mrs. Doubtfire after the social worker
tells him she’s coming for a visit.
Cooking for the members
and friends coming to our home for dinner.
National Treasure
“Did Bigfoot steal it?”
-Dr. Elizabeth Chase after questioning Benjamin Gates about
the missing pipe clue.
Hearing the black magic
stories.
Raiders of the Lost
Ark
“I HATE SNAKES, JAQUES!!!”
-Indiana Jones after discovering Jaques’ pet snake
slithering up his legs as they are trying to escape angry tribal people in a
water plane.
That one time a crazy
snake chased our truck. He didn’t
slither but kind of rolled and flopped but was VERY fast. The strangest thing……
Runaway Bride
SHE DID IT!!
-Peggy Fleming (not the ice skater) expressing joy after her
best friend finally got married.
Sister Phelps
completing her mission in a third world country.
Runaway Bride
“My husband. He has a
morning talk show. It’s called, ‘Wake up
with Flem’.”
-Peggy Fleming (not the ice skater)
That week when Elder Phelps was
sick with sinus congestion.
The Lion King
This is not a quote
but a visual.
Young Simba getting caught up in a wildebeest stampede.
Getting through Kampala
traffic.
It’s a Wonderful Life
“Hee Haw, Sam! How
ARE you?”
-Mary Hatch trying to make George Bailey jealous.
All of those beautiful
Ugandan children running out to see us and hollering ….”Mzungu, how are you”!
What About Bob?
I said, “Good Morning, Gill.”
-Bob Wiley greeting his fish for the morning.
All of the MANY
“good mornings” that we give to people that we pass on our
morning walks.
Field of Dreams
“If you
build it he will come.”
-‘The
Voice’ telling Ray Kinsella to plow down his corn field and build a baseball
field.
All of the investigators coming to our Branch.
Aladdin
“Can’t do any more
damage in this popsicle stand.”
-Genie
Leaving Uganda
McClintock
“All the gold in the US Treasury and all the harp music in
heaven can’t equal what happens between a man and a woman with all that growing
together.”
-GW McClintock giving advice about love to his daughter.
Our growing together as
missionary companions.
The Incredibles
"They're Supers!!"
-Syndrome discovering that Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl's children have special powers.
How we feel about our wonderful Mission President and Wife. It seems that they have super powers when it comes to accomplishing all of their responsibilities. They are "Incredible" in our eyes!
These are all really cute--and FAMILIAR!! What a fun thing for you two to do!! As you hear these lines in the future, you'll think of these things in all the years to come as you reflect back on these unbelievable experiences you've been having! Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteHow creative!! I absolutely loved your movie quotes applied to real life. Especially the ones I recognized. My favorite was Simba getting caught in the wildebeast stampede/what it felt like driving in traffic! I could never drive there - I'm a horrible driver! How fun! You're home so soon - you'll have to come visit us in the baptistry!!
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