Sometimes missionary opportunities are waiting for you right in the middle of the street. Joy at the Intersection is one such example. Read Their Sign I wasn’t surprised to see someone panhandling from the middle of the intersection; what surprised me was the first three words on their sign. They read, “God is Good.” […]
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Joy with 23andMe Joy with 23andMe is one of those experiences that came real close to not happening. That’s because she called me at 8 o’clock this morning to confirm her junk removal pick up at 9 AM. I had overlooked it and was planning to go somewhere else. I told her we weren’t […]
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I had a 45 minute drive ahead of me to make it to the Baltimore Washington International Airport by 4 o’clock. I was on my way to pick up my mother and stepfather who had flown across the country to visit me for a few days. Little did I know what was about to happen […]
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I went to the MVA yesterday to renew my drivers license. Little did I know that you can even find joy at the Motor Vehicle Administration! I was there for a few hours before I found out I had an administrative flag on my record which requires a separate trip to another part of town […]
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You never know when a Good Samaritan opportunity is going to surface… I pulled into the McDonald’s parking lot just a few blocks from my home a couple of days ago. I was there at about 8 AM to pick up Butch, my work buddy. A Good Samaritan Opportunity As I passed in front of […]
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I went to Dallas, Texas last weekend for four reasons: 1) To visit the Dallas Texas Temple, 2) To run in the Dallas “Too Cold to Hold” Half-marathon, 3) To visit my cousin Lynette, whom I haven’t seen in about 30 years, and 4) To visit Dealey Plaza, where President John F. Kennedy was shot […]
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As I have these various and continuous missionary experiences over the years, I often call my mother to tell her about it. She follows my stories with joy. She often asks me in the middle of a conversation if I’ve “…given out any Articles of Faith cards lately…” The answer is usually “Yes!” Today, however, […]
I received a text from our local full-time missionaries yesterday. They needed someone to visit a family with them last night. The family is from India. They joined the Church about one year ago. Watching the full-time missionaries teach people the gospel is very interesting. They ask a lot of commitment-type questions. They use their […]
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Sometimes the opportunity is just waiting for you outside of a grocery store and all you have to do is walk up to it. That is what happened this morning when I walked up to the Giant Food grocery store in Derwood, Maryland. Positioned outside the store were three ladies sitting behind a table. It […]
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Got joy? I always enjoy seeing the statistical report the Church gives at the April General Conference. I look for the convert baptism number. 2017 Statistical Report This year 233,729 people joined the Church. That is the lowest number of people to join the Church in 30 years! Those who joined received some joy. And […]
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