Ralph Nader and Obama Girl

The most popular topic in Outer Blogness this week was the political act of eating chicken!! Andrew H pointed out that the Christians weren’t exactly following Jesus’ example or even doing themselves a favor: Suddenly, my religion is alien to me small, petty, reactive. My faith has lost its bearings….

Four years ago I ran across an old Mormon acquaintance on Facebook. I’d always liked this woman. Back in the day (1990’s) she’d seemed relatively open-minded. A quick glance at her wall suggested she was still one of the “good ones.” Fourteen years ago, I wouldn’t have considered reaching out…

The next morning, after Elder Beaverton and I had done our usual personal study and companion study, we set off to go out tracting. As usual, no one wanted to let us in. To break up the tedium and frustration of it, we played little games to vary our door…