Mormon Drive-Bys
Salt Lake Mormon Temple
Be warned, I am now going to broach a very, very delicate issue………. RELIGION.
Don’t worry, I will try not to offend anyone. Although talking about beliefs can sometimes prove inflammatory, I feel I must pass on this story of perplexing, random evangelism.
Saturday afternoon and my sister was going about her business, working her way through assorted chores. One of the said chores was to tidy up the garden. So with a firm brush clasped in marigold clad hands, she set out into the chilly November air. As she was bent over weeding a border an unfamiliar motor vehicle pulled up outside her house. Two men alighted the carriage. Well dressed in black suits and crisp, full length overcoats.
“Mornin, Ma’am” Said one stranger. My Sister peered over the wall, still crouching.Slightly startled by the Deep Southern American drawl which had eminated from the more vocal of the pair, she enquired if she could be of assistance. ” Can I help You?” The talkative one replied “Yes Ma’am, we’re from the Church of Jesus Christ.” Having her own beliefs, baptism and confirmation in her chosen Christian institution she stated “I’m not interested in being a Jehovas Whitness!” The second of the duet then thought to interject. “No Ma’am, we’re from the Church of Jesus Christ and we are here today to tell you the Lord can SAVE you!”A little gob-smacked by the forthright invasion of her Saturday winter pottering, She retorted “I don’t want to be saved, I want to do my garden!” With that she retreated through her front door, leaving two, slightly bewildered doorstep preachers behind.
Just Gardening
As I said at the beginning of this post, I am not here to insult any religion but you’ve got to admit Mysterious Drive-By Evangelism doesn’t happen everyday. Sure, different faiths recruit in different ways. I can’t count how many times I have politely turned down a copy of the Watchtower. But JWs don’t jumps out of cars with their hands in the air, using a garden wall as a makeshift pulpit!
Not for one minute do I think Mormons use these tactics much, maybe these fellas had got a little tired of having doors slammed in their faces. Maybe they thought they had stumbled upon a new covert operation to increase their flock! In my mind though, there are still a few unanswered questions…………………………
What exactly were a couple of American Mormons doing in the sleepy Northern town of Kirkham?
How did they make their getaway so quick……… and why?
And finally…………..
Crazy Horses Singer
Crazy Arsed Killer
HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN FELLOW MORMONS DONNY OSMOND AND TED BUNDY ?
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