So the other day I had this realization. As we all know, almost every college-aged guy in Utah Valley goes to do summer sales. Let me just tell you- summer sales ruins girls' lives. Anyways, this was my realization. That door to door selling really is amazing. If you think about it, what are the chances that someone will let some random guy into their house, talk to them for 15 minutes, and not only that, but buy something from this random guy. In all honestly, who hides when you see a sales man at the door? Or cringes when you accidentally open up the door to some little boy asking for money. But they're not even cute little boys raising money for a good cause! They're grown men, who could be sex offenders for all we know. It's kind of amazing that guys actually make a decent amount of money selling. Okay, maybe it doesn't sound that cool now, but in that moment, it was a big realization.
Then...if you apply that to missionary work, it's even more miraculous. Like, selling could work because you're offering a product that maybe the person actually needs. But missionary work? You're not really offering anything tangible. You're just knocking on someone's door and asking them to listen to you. It truly is the spirit of the Lord that prompts these people to listen. Just think about it, if someone knocked on your door and asked if you have a minute to listen to a message from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, you're going to be racking your brain of any excuse to get out of the situation. And not only that, you're probably already busy. It really is amazing that some people actually say they'll listen. And afterwards they're probably like, "I have NO idea why I just did that." But hopefully they were touched by the spirit and want to hear more. To me, that alone is proof that there is a God and he really can do anything, anytime, anywhere.
Anyways, it just hit me one day how miraculous both those things really are. That's all.
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