Good morning, Utah Today readers! Hereās your forecast: š„ļø 25 ā 44Ā° in Logan | š§ 40% chance š„ļø 38 ā 46Ā° in Salt Lake City | š§ 40% chance š§ļø 43 ā 66Ā° in St. George | š§ 50% chance When I was returning home from my mission in Spain for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2016, one of the elders in my group faced an oversized bag fee because he was bringing home Spanish swords from Toledo in addition to his two checked bags. I had space to check one more bag, so I offered to take them as part of my luggage. As a thank you, he offered to buy me lunch as soon as we landed in Atlanta. As soon as we got on the ground, he asked me where I wanted to eat, so I looked around and began recommending places. āThey have a Chipotle. That sounds good,ā I said. āOr they have a Chick-fil-A!ā he said. āThereās a pizza place over there,ā I continued. āOR thereās a Chick-fil-A!ā I had never eaten at Chick-fil-A, but I could tell he wasnāt backing down. So I responded with, āOr I could get something from Chick-fil-A?ā I barely finished my sentence, and he and his companion had booked it halfway across the terminal to get in line for Chick-fil-A. I have to hand it to him, that was a great chicken sandwich, lemonade and fries, and it was an incredible taste of American food after eating (equally delicious) Spanish food for 18 months. Chick-fil-A announced plans to expand overseas to Asia and Europe over the next several years. They are in for such a treat. š Also on our minds: How moms became a political force, Utahās leaders respond to the bank collapse and Ty Detmer has no time for grudges with BYU. |