biking missionaries nearly meet God.

[kenyonchris]

I was vacuuming the dog hair (a monumental task) from the back of my SUV when two of these guys came up and offered to help. Never one to refuse a young vacuumer, I let them. One told me about God, while the other worked on mastiff hair. I listened attentively, at the end said, "Bless you, my son" and thanked the guy who did a commendable job of getting the hair out of the car. I left him trying to get the two tons of blond dog hair off his black pants and sweater.

[Tuckervill]

There's a pair currently working my town. I see them everywhere on their bikes. They wear helmets and I've never seen them on the sidewalk. I've never seen them wearing anything other than a white shirt and black pants, either. I don't think it's scandalous to wear just the shirt.

I did see one of them with a flat recently, walking his bike, and I would have offered to help them out, but I didn't really have time to talk.

Karen

[Trek420]

I left him trying to get the two tons of blond dog hair off his black pants and sweater.

Oh you are tricky and going straight to he)) for that I'll see you there so shall I bring the pitcher of margaritas or you wanna?

It'll be hot, we should have plenty of cold beverages.

[kenyonchris]

Oh you are tricky and going straight to he)) for that I'll see you there so shall I bring the pitcher of margaritas or you wanna?

It'll be hot, we should have plenty of cold beverages.

Yes, I think I have a condo there for taking a guy to jail on the way to his mother's funeral. I didn't believe him....he was wearing a t-shirt and jeans...until I searched the car after arresting him and finding the program!!!
STRAIGHT to He11!

[Trek420]

Well, sad to say if you arrested him he was probably doing something his mother would not have been proud of.

[kenyonchris]

Well, sad to say if you arrested him he was probably doing something his mother would not have been proud of.

Mmm. Yeah. It was on traffic warrants. I could have let him go...would have if I had believed him. I took him to jail for $300 in warrants on his mother's funeral day. Even the guys think it was cold.

[Crankin]

After living in AZ for many years, I know the missionary tactics...
One day, when my youngest was a senior in HS, he spied a guy in dark pants and a white button down shirt approaching our door. Thinking it was a Mormon, he stripped down to his boxers to play a joke on them and make them think we were heathens. Much to his dismay, it was James Eldridge, a very nice young man, running for state rep. We told him why our son was running around half naked, like a crazy guy and he took it in stride.
The last time LDS missionaries rang my bell, I pointed to the mezzuzah on the doorpost and told them that "if you see one of these, it means the people are Jewish and you probably won't make a sale."

[LaFemmeFlora]

The LDS church is aparently right at the end of neighborhood. We just moved in this summer, and I think they have stopped by our house half a dozen times already.
Yesterday I went out to get the mail and two boys approached me on foot. Usually they just want to bring you the Word...so I told them my beliefs and thought that would be it. They half offered to bribe me into coming to their church. They offered to come clean out my garage for me...since the garage door was open they could see my mess of empty cardboard moving boxes and stacks of laundry.
The little devil on my shoulder was telling me to take them up on the offer!

[Flybye]

I live in Idaho - the town I am in is 75% LDS. In my graduating class of 200, 10 of us were not LDS. Guess I am just not up to par

They don't always wear black, just on their missions....

http://store.mormonsexposed.com/2010...endar-p-1.html

http://store.mormonsexposed.com/2010...endar-p-2.html

In their church's defense, I think that the calendar men and women have for the most part, been excommunicated.

Anyhow, I have almost hit missionaries on more than one occasion. I agree something needs to be done about the black.

[Zen]

[kenyonchris]

In all fairness, I had to go into the LDS church on a 911 hang-up. We have to respond, but almost always a simple hangup is just a misdial. The call came from the lobby phone and we had no other calls or reasons to be concern. When I went it, I was greeted by the quietest, nicest, conservative group of people...it was refreshing after the Church-in-the-box next door with their rock band and coffee shop and big screens. They were very polite and helpful and grateful that I had arrived to check on them (there was no emergency, their phone is equipped with the emergency button that is the bane of our existence). I was not subjected to the spiel I anticipated based on my experience with the missionaries, just wished a blessed, safe day.

I just wish they would bike in something other than black.

[OakLeaf]

My dad, who studied theology and still has a deep interest in it, used to invite the missionaries in and debate Scripture with them until their heads exploded.

[Crankin]

Oakleaf, that cracked me up. I have a vision of the angel Maroni with an exploding head (people in the SW know what I mean).
I am sorry if this offends anyone. I just dislike any religion that proselytizes and treats the women like cr@p. Plus, it took me 7 years just to get an interview in the Mesa Schools because my last name wasn't Dobson, Hobson, or Robson.

OK, no more. I am so glad that I mostly don''t have to deal with any missionaries anymore.

[oxysback]

Oakleaf, that cracked me up. I have a vision of the angel Maroni with an exploding head (people in the SW know what I mean).
I am sorry if this offends anyone. I just dislike any religion that proselytizes and treats the women like cr@p. Plus, it took me 7 years just to get an interview in the Mesa Schools because my last name wasn't Dobson, Hobson, or Robson.

OK, no more. I am so glad that I mostly don''t have to deal with any missionaries anymore.

I've followed this thread with amusement and interest because I'm LDS. I do have to take exception to a few points in your post, Crankin. I respect your right to dislike any religion you want....it's no skin off my nose. You don't like missionaries...ok, whatever...your choice.

However, I can personally tell you that, in general, women are not treated like crap in the LDS church. Certainly there are bad apples in any religious organization, but as a whole, women are treated like daughters of God, which we are.

Secondly, I don't know anyone with the last names of Dobson, Hobson, or Robson. (Maybe it's a local thing? I don't know.)

[Eden]

In all fairness, I had to go into the LDS church on a 911 hang-up. We have to respond, but almost always a simple hangup is just a misdial.

That's a bummer - our 911 operators can call you back, so they don't have to show up at your door. We have a phone with those big auto dial buttons at the top. Once I dropped the phone receiver and in catching grasped at least one. I was really hoping I'd managed to hit the hang up button quick enough.... but they called me back and asked if everything was OK and I had to fess up. At least I'm not the person who had the tomato dial 911 while they were away on vacation.