I disagree with the LDS church about a lot of things, but a couple of my dearest friends are LDS, and when I was in high school I had an older friend who spent two years on a mission. We fell out of contact after he returned, but he was a good friend for a long time too.
It comes from their teachings that they can share their faith with others simply by living it. That is definitely what was in my mind during the time they were helping me: that they were living their faith rather than preaching it, which is always the best, in my opinion.
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branchandroot
Re: Seeing the trees and not the forest
Date: 2009-04-22 01:43 pm (UTC)It comes from their teachings that they can share their faith with others simply by living it.
That is definitely what was in my mind during the time they were helping me: that they were living their faith rather than preaching it, which is always the best, in my opinion.
I like your analogy with the military too.