Week 42: Already Read It
Dear Loved Ones,
Ever tract into someone who has already read the Book of Mormon, already knows it's true, but already has his own church and he's the minister? That's me this week. I had a busy day and only tracted one door, and it belonged to the minister who presides over the Church of Christ on the Temple Lot.
Only in Independence.
The Church of Christ is a small, self-sustaining church. I've heard their population clocks in at 7,000 people. Latter-Day Saints speculate about them selling the temple lot, but they really don't need the money. They can maintain themselves just fine. The Community of Christ, on the other hand, has a sizable population and needs money from time to time. They sell us things like Haun's Mill or the printer's manuscript of the Book of Mormon. And we can afford them, because of tithing.
Cars are shared between sisters at the visitors' center. When I finished my tour shift a couple days ago, another set handed off the keys to their 2019 Rav and informed us that it had a nail in the tire. We took it to get fixed and handed our church insurance information packet to the Firestone guy to handle all the financial stuff. Two hours later, we had a fresh tire, and I didn't have to pay a penny.
I thought, "It's such a blessing that the church can afford to replace a tire so easily." And then I thought, "Wait a second. I'm driving a 2019 Rav with only 1500 miles on it. That's the real blessing."
I'd be fine in a little beater car like the one I drove in high school, but the church puts missionaries in ridiculously new cars so they can sell them a few years later before they depreciate. That way, we have a perpetual car fund. And we can afford to because of tithing. I'm grateful for the sacrifices people make when they pay tithing to keep this church going when other religions all around the world are struggling financially.
Now, in teaching news: I have two girls, ages nine and ten, who are hopefully set to be baptized next month. Kids are simultaneously the easiest to teach (because they believe everything) and the hardest because they're not in charge of their own transportation. They need a cooperative adult to get them to church and neither of these girls' parents are there yet, though one has a fantastic, helpful aunt. I hope these baptismal dates pan out.
Sincerely,
Sister Smith
Ever tract into someone who has already read the Book of Mormon, already knows it's true, but already has his own church and he's the minister? That's me this week. I had a busy day and only tracted one door, and it belonged to the minister who presides over the Church of Christ on the Temple Lot.
Only in Independence.
The Church of Christ is a small, self-sustaining church. I've heard their population clocks in at 7,000 people. Latter-Day Saints speculate about them selling the temple lot, but they really don't need the money. They can maintain themselves just fine. The Community of Christ, on the other hand, has a sizable population and needs money from time to time. They sell us things like Haun's Mill or the printer's manuscript of the Book of Mormon. And we can afford them, because of tithing.
Cars are shared between sisters at the visitors' center. When I finished my tour shift a couple days ago, another set handed off the keys to their 2019 Rav and informed us that it had a nail in the tire. We took it to get fixed and handed our church insurance information packet to the Firestone guy to handle all the financial stuff. Two hours later, we had a fresh tire, and I didn't have to pay a penny.
I thought, "It's such a blessing that the church can afford to replace a tire so easily." And then I thought, "Wait a second. I'm driving a 2019 Rav with only 1500 miles on it. That's the real blessing."
I'd be fine in a little beater car like the one I drove in high school, but the church puts missionaries in ridiculously new cars so they can sell them a few years later before they depreciate. That way, we have a perpetual car fund. And we can afford to because of tithing. I'm grateful for the sacrifices people make when they pay tithing to keep this church going when other religions all around the world are struggling financially.
Now, in teaching news: I have two girls, ages nine and ten, who are hopefully set to be baptized next month. Kids are simultaneously the easiest to teach (because they believe everything) and the hardest because they're not in charge of their own transportation. They need a cooperative adult to get them to church and neither of these girls' parents are there yet, though one has a fantastic, helpful aunt. I hope these baptismal dates pan out.
Sincerely,
Sister Smith
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