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Podcast Episode 25: From Uber to Ethiopia-The Conversion Story of Yitbarek

20 Sep , 2020 hastening the work,How great shall be my joy,member missionary work,missionary work,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The members of the Church needed a ride to the airport. He was their Uber driver. They invited him to their home, he met the missionaries, and read the Book of Mormon. He went to the visitors’ center in Washington DC, told his wife about it, and then joined the Church. With his strong testimony, […]

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Podcast Episode 26: From Uber to Ethiopia to Philadelphia-The Rest of the Story (Clayton & Marla Foulger)

20 Sep , 2020 Book of Mormon,Christian,hastening the work,How great shall be my joy,joy,member missionary work,missionary work,Podcast,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Meet Clayton and Marla Foulger, two of the best people on the planet. They had the privilege of being involved with Yitbarek and his family’s conversion. Their humble attitude about member missionary work is inspiring and instructive. Their story about Elder Eyring, while they presided over the London Mission, is priceless. Catch the spirit of […]

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Podcast Episode 15: Joy at the Muslim Dinner

7 Jul , 2020 Christian,follow the spirit,god,hastening the work,How great shall be my joy,inspiration,jesus christ,joy,lds,member missionary work,missionary work,mormon,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

If you want to be involved in member missionary work, it’s important that you associate with people not of your faith! Attending dinners designed to strengthen mutual understanding and respect between various religious groups is a great place to do that. In my case I was invited to attend the American Muslim Institution dinner in […]

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Podcast Episode 17: Joy with Jackie!

7 Jul , 2020 Christian,follow the spirit,hastening the work,How great shall be my joy,jesus christ,lds,Love,member missionary work,missionary work,mormon,Podcast,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Sometimes member missionary experiences happen when you simply step outside of church in between meetings. That’s what happened with a wonderful young lady named Jackie. I met Jackie as she walked along the sidewalk towards my car one day in between church meetings. Jackie went on to take the lessons and join the Church. Now, […]

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Joy at the Gas Pump

19 Sep , 2019 Christian,follow the spirit,god,hastening the work,inspiration,jesus christ,joy,Love,member missionary work,missionary work,mormon,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Today I went to Catonsville, Maryland to do our first job. Unbeknownst to me, I was about to experience some joy at the gas pump. When I pulled into a gas station there, this is what I saw: Start With Common Ground Now honestly, how many times in your life do you see someone wearing […]

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Joy in the Cultural Hall

23 Jun , 2019 follow the spirit,hastening the work,Love,member missionary work,missionary work,mormon,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Joy in the Cultural Hall started when I walked in for my first priesthood meeting in 2 1/2 years. It was held in our cultural hall. Prior to that I’ve been meeting with the Valiant 9 primary kids and handing them cookies each week. The Opportunity Not long after walking into the cultural hall the […]

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JOY AT THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

13 Aug , 2017 Christmas,festival of lights,follow the spirit,hastening the work,jesus christ,Love,member missionary work,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,Washington DC

Festival of Lights Facebook Post First, the Festival of Lights is a wonderful event. I left this post on Facebook on January 1, 2016. Because the photo was so good I shared it to my 1200 friends on Facebook. Also, no one ever took me up on the offer to go to the Visitors’ Center, […]

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JOY AT THE VISITORS’ CENTER

27 Jul , 2017 follow the spirit,god,hastening the work,inspiration,joy,lds,Love,missionary work,mormon

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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JOY AT THE LOADING DOCK

10 Mar , 2017 business,follow the spirit,hastening the work,jesus christ,joy,lds,member missionary work,missionary work,mormon,The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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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JOY AT THE METHODIST CHURCH

26 Feb , 2017 Christian,follow the spirit,god,inspiration,jesus christ,Methodist Church,missionary work,mormon

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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