Vlog Before The Haircut

[Charlotte]

Quick little message yesterday before he went to get his missionary haircut. I'm glad he went to his usual salon instead of letting the folks at the MTC do the job.



You can see the new do here:
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And here:
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[luvdavidtender]

i really don't get whoever makes up these Mormon missionary rules at all....i understand short and clean and all that, but how is the length of David's hair in the video too long??? it's veryy manageable and looks very nice and put together...? i know if they want short, why not while they are at it, make them shave their heads bald? which David should never do, but I'm making a point here lol and yeah, his usual salon is probably better than the MTC lol but when he is on the mission, will he get to choose who cuts his hair or does someone from the church do that?

[Charlotte]

I agree about all the rules. Some of them just make no sense, like the 'only two phone calls home a year' thing. College kids call home more often than that and the majority of them manage to focus on their goals just fine. I also agree about the prior length of his hair. It was just fine. He knows to comb it down for formal or dressy occasions. The shorter cut isn't bad, but I like it long enough to run fingers through. He may have to get at least one trim at the MTC depending on how long he stays there. If he's there more than 4 weeks, then he'll definitely get a trim there. I just hope they don't make it any shorter. As for when he gets out in the field, I would presume he can take one of those electric razors with him and do it himself or have his companion help him(or someone in their host family if they stay with one). There maybe little barber shops wherever he'll be, but I doubt he'd get results he'd really be happy with. He should have a choice in who does it or where he goes to get it done, though. I can't see any regulation on that part.

[luvdavidtender]

2 phone calls a year is ridiculous.... and i think aren't they like only supposed to be 45 minutes each....I really don't know how David is going to do this...be away from his family for two years especially when the holidays are here. it probably killed him to be away the month he was filming Nandito Ako or when he did the tours but like 2 years. and i thought the Mormon church was supposed to be about family and everything so aren't they almost like breaking their own beliefs? or maybe the family belief and values is just David? but like all other faiths take mission trips that are super beneficial to so many places that are like maybe a week to a month maybe two or a little bit longer but not really 2 years? couldn't they just have them serve a mission from 2 months, come home and see family, and then do another mission etc for so long or something? wouldn't that be more productive than 2 years straight? Or maybe I'm just a little biased lol..

and just another bit about the church not necessarily their mission.. (i don't want to come across as bashing the Mormon church because I'm not at all...i don't think i could do that to David's faith lol) but is it true that if a Mormon marries a non-Mormon, they a.) won't let them wed in the church and b.) family members of the non-Mormon aren't even allowed to attend the wedding if it's in the church? i haven't a clue if that made sense but I just heard these things from somewhere and was wondering if they were true lol but for real if they are, the church needs to be reformed...that's really kinda prejudiced and may be a little interfering with personal preference...there a mormon church across the street from the college i go to and i know on the building it says "visitors welcome" but if the whole wedding thing is true, why would they welcome visitors who might be non-Mormon? in hopes they would come, like the faith, and be baptized as a Mormon?

Sorry for the length if you read all this...lol and i hope no one thinks i was bashing the church because that was not my intention at all...just voicing my concerns about David..

and with the razor thing for his hair, if they are allowed one, wouldn't he have it with him at MTC if he needs to use it there? im sure with some of these rules though, they would try to control how their hair is cut..i thought i read somewhere or maybe i misunderstood? did they need to have it at least trimmed once a week?

at least he will be somewhat prepared for the lack of privacy with being a celeb though..

[Charlotte]

With weddings, it's a bit complicated. Mormons traditionally do a Temple service where the couple is 'sealed' together in the temple before God. They have similar services for sealing children with their parents. The temples are for worthy Mormons only(I read that they need a special pass to enter). The chapels where the basic Sunday services/meetings are held are open to everyone and I believe that a Mormon/non-Mormon couple can marry there. Family is also welcome at the chapel and a ring ceremony(the traditional ceremony we know) is usually done there so that all the family can witness it.
I hadn't heard that the phone calls are limited in length, but it wouldn't surprise me. I also wonder how David will cope. The good thing is that he'll get his first call on Mother's day and that's only a few weeks away, so he'll be able to talk to them pretty soon after he leaves. To have to wait til Christmas for the next one, though, is just nuts. I have no idea how the missionaries manage with so little contact with their loved ones. That would be torture to me.
As for the razor, yeah he would have it at the MTC, dunno why that slipped my mind. I hadn't heard about a once-weekly trim(that seems a bit much), but that also wouldn't surprise me. David's going to have a lot of adjusting to do. Especially with the daily hours. They have to be up at 6:30 am everyday and out proselytizing by nine. We ALL know David's not a morning person, but he'll have to learn to be one.