ELDER TITOV

The Mormon Boys – Part 9

Playtime: 16:43

Elder Titov is an athlete. In high school he was a track star and a wrestler. Now, a year after graduation, on the first year of his two-year mission, he keeps fit by biking and walking all day and lifting weights in the evening, making his young body both beautiful and fit. He is 19 years old and in peak physical condition – yet his body is failing him. After hours on the cross, every muscle feels like it is on fire. His arms and legs, normally so strong, can barely lift him. His diaphragm can hardly expand enough to draw in air. For the first few hours, he fought the pain and the strain and struggled against the power of his own body weight. But slowly the cross wins. His chiseled physique looks amazing stretched to the breaking point, his boyish face both pleading and pained. Next week: A new boy, plus bonus content showing the reunion of Elders Titov and Berry.