The Clue… She mentioned it early on in the conversation, as I was there to help her clean out her garage. I think it came after I asked her how her weekend was. “God was good,” she said. “Church yesterday was outstanding,” (or something like that.) Someone who openly talks about God is sensitive to […]
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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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Successful member missionary work is all about the other person. A recent flight experience I’m calling “It’s about the receiver” illustrates that very well. It’s About the Receiver First of all, I flew from Washington DC to Salt Lake City, Utah recently. As is the case with Frontier Airlines, the flight stopped in Denver. On […]
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An Analogy… It’s like building a house. Except it’s not your house. It’s the Lord’s house. So guess who the general contractor is? Not you. It’s Him. Because it’s His house. And in this case, it’s not really a house, it’s a church. His church–The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The name of […]
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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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This morning a man came by my storage unit to purchase a bicycle I had for sale. All went well and he bought the bike. I then asked him a favor: could he take me over by our church to pick up a car I had to leave there the day before? He said he […]
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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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