Tender Mercies

I'd better post something new before people start thinking I hate people from outside of Utah. I just want to clarify a couple things the Utah Mormon post:

I didn't mention this, but I don't think everyone has negative attitudes toward Utah Mormons. The vast majority of people I've come in contact with have been kind and non-judgemental of members of the Church regardless of where they're from.

Perception is reality, so I can't really dispute with anyone about Utah Mormons. All I know is that I've perceived that most people from Utah are great people. Just like people from Iowa, Hawaii, Montana or from any other place are great people. I'm sure that others have had different experiences than me, though.

Thanks everyone for your comments. (One of the main reasons I posted about that was to get comments! So thank you!)

On to a less controversial topic…
Matt went to Washington D.C. last week for a school thing. I'll have to get him to post about what they did there, but I'll just share a quick story about his return flight (sorry to those who've already heard this, but I think it's good to record experiences like this).

As Matt waited for his flight to depart from Washington D.C. on Saturday afternoon, there was a 25 minute delay, then the pilot announced that there was bad weather outside of D.C. so it'd be another 30-45 minute wait. This wouldn't have been too bad, but Matt knew he would miss his connecting flight and may not be able to get home that night. Matt was looking forward to getting to spend time with me that night (and I of course was excited for him to get home), so this news came as a disappointment. But he said a prayer and a couple minutes later the pilot announced that an opening had come and they'd be taking off right away. Matt had to run to make his connecting flight, but he got home at the expected time. It was so good to see him!

We're grateful for the Lord's tender mercies and that he cares about answering our prayers, no matter how insignificant the issue seems.