On November 26th of this year, my brother left to begin his LDS mission, but before I get into what has been on my mind concerning this life event, I feel I should give a little background on this particular brother: He and I get along very well. We have similar types of humor, discuss movies that aren't always considered "appropriate" by Mormon standards, and enjoy playing sports. He's an extremely personable young man and has been interested in girls since a very young age, much to the consternation of our parents. He had his first girlfriend at 14 and I'm fairly confident when I say that he probably had his first kiss before I did. 16 is the recommended dating age for LDS youth, and they are encouraged not to pair off until college age, so my brother making out with girls while still in middle school was a source of worry for my parents. Another source of worry came when he was arrested his first year of high school for trespassing on school property (i...