first impressions

ive been thinking a lot about first impressions lately and how lately i have not been doing too well with them. this isnt a good thing. i feel that usually im pretty quick on my feet but lately i have been quite horrible in this aspect of life. there have been many instances during this summer that i have met people and said things that leave me thinking "what was that?" "why did you ask that?" "you just sounded like the biggest tool dane". im reminded of an experience that happened a couple years ago when then elder uchdorf came and spoke to our stake at byu. we met in the auditorium of the jsb. afterwards i was talking to a group of friends and didnt notice that elder uchdorf was standing right behind me. when it came to our attention we went to shake his hand. i was the closest so of course had to start the line of handshakes. i quickly thought about what to say. i shook his hand and out came the words "whats up". whats up? really? to make it worse i dont think i put much emphasis on the s in whats so it probably came out "what up". i still cant believe that of all the things to say i chose "what up". so i apologize to anyone that ive made a bad first impression on especially you president uchdorf. moving on, mikey got a new harmonica tuned in g, expect great things. we are going to jonny's wedding this weekend, expect great things, eric cottrell and brian boyer graduated, expect great things.