just a thought

so today as i was walking to my car to head home from school, i saw this older man.  I noticed he was walking towards me, and since there was nobody else in the parking lot i prepared to kick some old man butt.  He handed me a pamphlet instead, titled, "Are you good enough to go to Heaven?"

*uhhhh oh great here goes someone trying to sell me their religion, what do i say.. maybe i jsut book it.. and he'll go away.. no comprendo?? i look mexican, right?*

"if you died tomorrow, do you think you'd go to heaven?"
"sure i do!"
crinkled look. "why do you think so?"
"well. first off I'm mormon, so that is what begins my belief of the afterlife.."
"mormon? how long you been mormon?"
"i was born and raised LDS"
"so you and your family, and all the rest of your family is mormon"
"yes sir."
"well, keep loving God and valueing the gift of life he's given.. and (more quietly) watch out for that book of mormon"
"ha! what's that supposed to mean?
"well according to the book of mormon, Jesus and Satan were brothers by blood, and the bible says that Lucifer was an angel that had no relation..."
i interject "well don't you believe that here on earth we're all brothers and sisters? i mean we all came from the same Heavenly Father.. satan is just our fallen brother.. wouldn't it make sense that he's also Jesus' brother?  I have adopted siblings that aren't blood related and i still see them as my brothers and sisters.. (smiled) just a thought..."
".......(attempts to think of something).... thanks for taking the pamphlet.."
"yep, have agood day!"

i never thought i could actually verbalize my beliefs like that. i'm kinda proud of myself. I'm loving all these little missionary opportunities i'm getting to experience. I'm so lucky.

stay classy y'all. -m