Apr 10, 2007 12:29
I'm just attaching the IM conversation I had with my friend about my RIDICULOUS encounter last night:
LOverstreet83: dude, i had the craziest encounter at happy donuts last night
tizzlein106: ooh- what happened?
LOverstreet83: so this guy comes up to me with like laminated verses from 3rd nephi, and asks me what "iniquity" and "abominations" mean
tizzlein106: HAHAHA
LOverstreet83: and he was clearly homeless, like smelled and stuff and so i
was just sort of weirded out. but i explained to him and attempted to go on with my work
LOverstreet83: THEN he sits down by me
LOverstreet83: and he's like, 'have you accepted jesus christ as your
savior?' and i was like,' yes sir.'
tizzlein106: hahaha
LOverstreet83: and he's like, 'do you happen to be lds?' and i'm like,
'actually, yes.' (and i'm thinking, and that's a little creepy)
LOverstreet83: and he's like, 'i could tell.'
LOverstreet83: then he goes on for an hour
tizzlein106: hahaha
LOverstreet83: LITERALLY an hour
tizzlein106: OMG
LOverstreet83: about how his parents were abusive and he converted to the
church
tizzlein106: thats pretty deep
LOverstreet83: and then he died and went to heaven and God TOLD HIM that he
could go to the Celestial kingdom if he stayed, but he didn't want to stay
because he didn't want to leave his kids. And then God told him if he chose
to come back to earth, he'd be punished
LOverstreet83: but he chose to come back to earth anyway
tizzlein106: OMG!!!!!!!!!!
LOverstreet83: and he did, and then he met this woman at an LDS dance and
married her
tizzlein106: is this for real?
LOverstreet83: but his bishop told him he had prayed about it and not to
marry her because she was evil
LOverstreet83: and then he tells me how his wife was possessed by the devil
LOverstreet83: and she kidnapped his kids and left
tizzlein106: WHAT!?!
LOverstreet83: and then something about he got excommunicated from the
church because i guess the church helped the wife kidnap the kids because
she lied about him
LOverstreet83: and then he sued the church
LOverstreet83: and for a lot of years he was really anti- the church, but
then he realized "people did me wrong - not the church."
tizzlein106: okay- this is redic
LOverstreet83: yes, YES I KNOW
LOverstreet83: and he's sitting REALLY close to me and kept touching me and
stuff and i was like, 'omg, he's going to follow me out of this place and
kidnap me!'
tizzlein106: hahahaha
LOverstreet83: anyway, he continues to talk about how he's had direct
revalation with god
tizzlein106: so why was he reading a book of mormon
LOverstreet83: and honestly, i couldn't decide if he was just totally
schizophrenic or just REALLY prays a lot and feels a lot of things
LOverstreet83: oh because he decided the church was true and that just some
people in the church did him wrong
LOverstreet83: and not that the teachings were wrong
tizzlein106: yeah
tizzlein106: wow, thats so crazy
LOverstreet83: so anyway, then he tries to hand maggie and i a pamphlet on
chastity in girls
tizzlein106: HHAHAHAAHAHA
LOverstreet83: dude, it was THE MOST RIDICULOUS thing i've ever experience
LOverstreet83: d
LOverstreet83: and he kept talking about the trauma he'd experienced from
his devil posessed wife and his abusive parents
LOverstreet83: so i gently asked him if he'd ever sought out a mental health
professional to talk to
LOverstreet83: and he said he went to stanford and they told him they didn't
have any therapies for what he was dealing with (which would never actually
happen)
LOverstreet83: and then he's like, 'are you studying psychology?' and i was
like,' umm.. yes.' (again, how did he know?)
LOverstreet83: and then he was like, 'young lady, have you read proverbs?'
and i was like, 'yes.' and he was like, 'well you should read it again
because you'll find that it contradicts psychology's teachings and proverbs
is right, not science. you have to be careful that you are not living in
iniquity (after he asked me what iniquity meant!)
tizzlein106: WOW
tizzlein106: what did you say?
LOverstreet83: i was just like. 'okay. i really have to get back to
studying though.'
LOverstreet83: and then he gave me a card with a scripture on it and his
p.o. box (cuz he lives in a van) and said if i ever wanted to talk more
about his direct revalations with god, to send him a letter.
tizzlein106: hahahaha
LOverstreet83: dude, so weird
LOverstreet83: i felt really bad for him
LOverstreet83: but then i just felt really creeped out too
LOverstreet83: maggie was like, 'dude, i don't know how you didn't get up
and run. you're really good with the crazy ones!' hahaha
tizzlein106: so are you going to write him a letter?
tizzlein106: haha
tizzlein106: DO IT!
LOverstreet83: umm. no.. i mean he'll probably be at happy donuts again
tizzlein106: I wanna know what his van is like
tizzlein106: hehe
LOverstreet83: plus, i wouldn't want to give him any information about where
i live or whatever. he might stalk me or something
tizzlein106: true
LOverstreet83: he has a weird affinity for girls because his wife kidnapped
his daughters
anyway... needless to say THE CRAZIEST experience EVER!!! it's like crazy
people feel my aura and come to me. but at the same time, how did he know
i was mormon? and how did he know i was studying psychology? i'm soooo
weirded out. i'm afraid to leave my room, no lie. i feel like he's just
going to be sitting in my living room waiting for me or something.. ahh! so
creepy!!!