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Sun, Moon, and Star Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1998-04-01 Sun, Moon, and Star Christopher Kimball Bigelow Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Fiction Commons, Missions and World Christianity Commons, and the Mormon Studies Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Bigelow, Christopher Kimball, "Sun, Moon, and Star" (1998). Theses and Dissertations. 4530. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4530 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. sun moon star thesis presented department english brigham young university partial fulfillment requirements degree master arts christopher K bigelow april 1998 thesis christopher K bigelow accepted present form department english brigham young university satisfying thesis requirement degree master arts av4v insinzdjsljs bruce wayne jorjorgensenr neinelensen committee chair I1ya ly U 0 john serge benmonbennioncommittee member j 7 uftw0 f- Wf douglas H thayer committee member 2&mzelzem ff U W date ririchardclardC lard Y duerden graduate coordinator 11 TABLE CONTENTS chapter 2 chapter two 7 chapter three 16 chapter four 23 chapter five 27 chapter six 33 chapter seven 38 chapter eight 45 chapter nine 58 chapter ten 63 chapter eleven 70 chapter twelve 76 chapter thirteen 80 chapter fourteen 85 chapter fifteen 92 glory sun another moon another glory stars star differethdifferethanother star glory 1 corinthians 1541 42 ivIV PART CHAPTER smoot working hallway split missionary bungalow down middle daubing plaster smaller bockspocks halls graffiti covered walls bigger bockspocks need babaliansbabakiansBabakians expert touch plaster wouldnt look like melting normally knocking doors mission president given them special permission renovate house known missionmissionwidewide zoo owner wanted sell mate come look babakian called smoot found him crouched bedroom near foot smoots bed cleared away dirty laundry you ever noticed wire before asked pointing cord tacked along baseboard smoot said where does go im interested where comes babakian pulled smoots bed away wall exposing wire move end ordered smoot bumped nightstandnightstand knocking books pamphlets mornings study floor dropping fours babakian followed wire disappeared hole drilled two feet below where smoot rested head night 1I think weve phone freak living here babakian said crawled along wire direction moving fast chasing snake plunged closet mate shouted voice muffled suits white shirts go 2 unplug phone bringbringitbridgit here smoot returned phone saw pile silk ties floor babakian must bumped hanger kept them draped weve got dial tone mate babakian yelled moment later what smoot said dont want hear zone leaders call early you dont understand probably illegal trunk line poor wanker rigged himself talk girlfriend home give me ailaftart overseas number thinking probably middle night utah smoot started say parents telephone number west jordan then stopped babaliansbabakiansBabakians finger remained poised scratch smoot said then gave another number salt lake number duh need overseas code babakian said hanging again smoot ran get melbourne phone directory few moments babakian handed him phone sounded strange hear americas long ring instead australiasAustralias two short rings felt scalp prickle samantha asked unfamiliar voice said third P greeting samantha insisted receiver clankedclunked down smoot pictured echoedechoey wood floored kitchen house samantha rented corner third avenue P street salt lake city hed practically lived summer before mission hello samantha said 3 samantha me dennis babakian smiled your sheila asked smoot waved hand negative though answer complicated samantha said you sound like youre moon voice sounded warm throaty hoped didnt someone bedroom im australia wow isnt overdoing bit im mission wow again deep down you really believed let me talk babakian said grabbing phone adaygday imfm elder babakian said elder smoot good bloke you going marry him gets home smoot watched babaliansbabakiansBabakians face went smiling puzzlement 1I dont reckon sounds smoot wrenched phone away sorry said receiver samantha asked my companion funny mormon missionaries knocked our door just saturday first time ever while ive home did you let them nah woke me anyway I1 got enough crap my dad dennis why you calling me 4 1I guess I1 wanted let you know what up7upa missionary thing repairing past hurts I1 just unexpected chance make free overseas call least I1 hope free smoot looked babakian gave thumbs did you notice I1 never tried reach you your parents samantha asked 1I dont believe pressuring people im pursuer 1I diallerdialled your number few times I1 decided might better leave things alone you know way things headed whatever samantha said you sure did just leave things alone well what you did night freakesfreaked me 1I gathered hey whats new third PTP smoot asked 1I heard new voice elsie still yeah elsieseldies here boyfriend left cold too our new roommates named brenda house always smells like pot now how you new boyfriends nah maybe now I1 know youre australia freakin mission oh you still hey few months im rebounder elsieseldies next shesashes trying too hard your voice sounds like you might smoking again may well brenda here you mind I1 call you later my companion wants use 5 phone babakian making hang motions smoot complied what babakian wanted ask questions hey I1 thought matesmates7matesa said major girlfriends ever come sounded sexy supposed confession sessions smoot said dumb theyd filled dozens door knocking afternoons stories pasts babakian knew smoots pot smoking during high school smoot knew babaliansbabakiansBabakians punk rock days before joined church come mate what do freakesfreaked you got you short curliescurliesiles way I1 reckon shift your gears you didnt take dip I1 hope smoot said went hall stirred plaster few moments later heard babakian phone tone voice smoot guessed old aunkerpunker friends 6 CHAPTER TWO smoot becoming companions babakian like moving next level video game setting challenging music weirweirderweinderder opponent wilder unpredictableunpreunpure dictabletabie exactly opponents babakian said once smoot best yankee companion hed day found phone line babakian went another toot smoot knew coming babakian came back shower eyebrows peaked boomerangs sign thinking intensely something becoming either dangerously righteous dangerously rebellious smoot wondered today personal study babakian spent longer usual knees smoot hear him muttering gasping during prayer during companionship study focused scriptures usual bossy looking like righteous day those worse smoot rebellious days often involved fun sure enough during breakfast babakian announced too long since spent full day knocking doors usually worked house morning then did missionary work afternoon both frankly agreed quite nice way toot change everything 930 arrived babakian kneeling street map area elder smoot called wasnt good sign called him 7 instead mate today lord going send us someone golden I1 feel inspired hes going do through you smoot sat down indian style across map babakian glared each moment then elder gibb companionship patted smoot shoulder elder layton went door fun day gibb said smirking door shut babakian caught smoots hand pulled him kneeling position traypray street elder said going come you me smoot prayed loud lord tell them street start working then stared map babakian again babakian said smoot prayed again you distracting spirit thinking old girlfriend babakian asked just I1 dont necessarily believe 2 didnt sound like mormon baptized dads tongan joined moved utah then married nonmember white woman ill tell you what you work hard keep me today you call again tonight 1I hate you start pulling rank telling me what I1 cant do somebodyssomebodys got stir us once while im natural leader youre oh thing you talk you teach 8 something gospel I1 dont get impression you doing much you give me freakingbreakingfreaking break im serious you do well count our stats fact im counting investigator starting now oh great im breaking several mission rules probably breaking law stealing phone time you want count sounds stupid paying tithing money you stole babaliansbabakiansBabakians eyebrow boomerangs growing tighter higher hey havent newgatornew gator two weeks big kingdom how do you know lord doesnt intend you get church marry dont tell me youve received revelation babakian jumped feet I1 youre supposed discern our street morning going smoot let finger divebombdivebomb random spot far enough away theyd take tram eat time babakian dangerous unleash public mood like tram babakian placed tracts several empty seats bothered old woman until accepted copy book mormon least dozen backpack instead usual two three smoot thought glimpsed unaccountably hammer babakian made smoot load own backpack old filmstrip projector 9 found closet zoo missionaries carried around videocassettesvideocassettes now almost everybody australia VCRs inner city area where fewer people them walked avondale avenue babakian kept ahead smoot few paces speeding smoot overtook him time rounded corner avondale fists clenched scowling smoot almost hear him thinking damn imI1 m goingoing force stupid missionary program yield results quickly fell rhythm actingtractingtrtracking
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