Remember How a Doctor Does It This is a medical school analogy. Stephen R. Covey would often say, “You never prescribe before you diagnose…” Many times in member missionary work we tend to think of something to share with someone then we try and find someone to share it with. Does that sound familiar? Are […]
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Today I found some joy at the Visitors’ Center. A gentleman came to the temple grounds to purchase a used copier the Church was getting rid of. His name is Bonnie. He works with the Evangelical International Mission church. They needed a copier and decided to come pick up ours. Visitors’ Center Quick Stop After […]
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You never know what’s going to happen at a loading dock. A church organization recently asked us to remove a vending machine from their cafeteria. Because it was still working, we put it up for sale on Craig’sList. A wonderful guy from a Baptist church in Temple Hills, Maryland contacted us about it. We had […]
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I was excited to return to the North Bethesda United Methodist Church today to hear an organ recital from Hector Olivera, an internationally-acclaimed organist. The recital was celebrating the installation of the new Allen Organ at the church. Our ward did a service project for NBUMC four months ago where 30 of us spent a […]
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It happened in an elevator in January of 2017. I came home from church today dressed as normal. When I entered our apartment building I saw an African-American lady in the lobby with her beautiful chocolate-colored poodle. I don’t know her name but I’ve said hi to her in the past. We got on the […]
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Tonight I attended a dinner in Springfield, Virginia sponsored by the American Muslim Institution. They help others develop tolerance for Muslims and other religions so people can live in harmony. I was pleased to be the only Mormon there among some 100 people. So, I sat next to a Muslim gentleman who asked me what […]
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Last night I finished a busy but rewarding week of work. As I was driving home on the freeway I decided to reward myself by buying a pizza. When I checked my Papa John’s phone app I delightfully discovered that I had qualified for a free pizza. That made the idea even better. I ordered […]
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While doing a hauling job in Bethesda, my buddy and I stopped at McDonald’s for lunch. I was third in line. There’s More To It Than Lunch I happened to turn to my right and saw the white van in the parking lot pictured here: The thing that caught my eye was the license plate […]
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Jan. 25, 2015 After Church Yesterday after walking out of church, I was almost to my car when a young lady who was walking by my car started talking to me. She said she had been invited to “that church” sometime in the past but hadn’t gone. So I re-invited her. Then I told her […]
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A Toll Booth Missionary Opportunity in 15 Seconds! I pulled up to the toll booth on the Dulles Access road yesterday on my way to Herndon, Va. I couldn’t help but notice a small picture of Jesus sitting in the window facing me as I pulled up. The artwork looked Mormonish, so I paid my […]
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