OK, so I decided I should have a blog. I'm not really sure why, but here it is, my first entry. So I'll tell a quick story and see how it looks and go from there:
In Sunday School (Gospel Essentials), a new member, Elaine Johnson was explaining to some new investigators her feelings about the gospel and why she believes membership in the church is so very important. She had invited some friends to church (again) and they had declined. She said, "I can't understand why they don't get it. It reminds me of a news show I saw on TV last week. They were interviewing victims of Hurricane Ike and a man came on, very upset that the government hadn't rescued him in time. It became apparent that he lived in the evacuation zone and had been warned to evacuate, but chose instead to "ride it out". When the storm became worse than he had imagined, he called for help. The authorities told him, "Tie I.D. to your ankle and good luck. We'll come find you when the storm is over." Elaine concluded her story by saying, "That's how I feel about people who hear this gospel and don't get it! They don't understand the urgency or the importance of this message. I just want to tell them when the end comes, "Tie I.D. to your ankle and good luck."
