tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8021266862340067394.post-51290911078752584722008-04-13T12:17:00.000-04:002008-04-13T12:17:00.000-04:00The Mormons, sorry LDS, have this balance ‘mastered.’ They help people, and then once they've forged a relationship, pass on the word. People don't fight back; it is the least they can do since the young man in the black and white just built them a house. It is presented in a way that is palatable and applicable. I think that it is an exchange similar to the little fish that clean gills as a form of sustenance and the great white whom they swim next to. <BR/> I just can't help but think the two need to be separate otherwise the relationship is insincere. I am a vegetarian. When I was 15, all I wanted to do was tell people about my vegetarianism. My boyfriend at the time, now husband, taught me that I don't necessarily need to lead though my words, but rather quietly, through example. People would want to know why I was losing weight and feeling healthy. They would inquire with a sincere interest, not because I was lecturing them about it. <BR/> The people whose houses we build know we are from a church. They know we are Christian. I think Jesus would almost find it worse if we only helped people to get them to listen to us. It’s dubious and insincere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com