I've learned a new word

Theodicy. This is an especially good word to have learned today because that's what yesterday's God conversation with the Elders was about. (I have another new one by the way. He's a convert from, originally, Sudan and absolutely lovely to talk with.)

They were both very surprised that I occasionally listen to rap. *G*

And my favorite part of yesterday was the elder I've known longest -- the one that just turned twenty -- kept looking down as we walked because there were too many pretty girls on the street and he was trying to keep his thoughts chaste.

I had two answers to that, the first was, "You're twenty. Don't worry about it so much." The second was, "You'll never make it through a summer here. In all this heat, the sundresses can leave very little to the imagination." He looked vaguely panicked at the idea.