We are safely settled in at Country Inns & Suites in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina. I attended Boot Camp here 12 years ago.
I drove us out of the crazy rain storm in northern Virginia as we headed south, but Sam did most of the driving today, for which I am very grateful. I haven't been this sick in years. The last two days my entire body has been throbbing. I had no appetite most of the day today. It got so bad lying down in the back of the car that I asked Sam to stop at a CVS pharmacy. Now I have a couple of pain killers running through my body, along with some Sudafed, and I'm feeling a bit better. It's time for a hot bath!
Here are some of the responses we received when we asked people what they know about the Mormons today:
Katie - Exxon gas station - Richmond, VA: She thought for 20 seconds and then said, "Absolutely nothing."
Girl at the Citgo gas station in North Carolina: "Nothing."
Cherry - Exxon gas station - Fayetteville, NC: "LDS"
Heather - Exxon gas station - Fayetteville, NC: "I don't really know anything. Tell me something about them."
Brandon - our waiter at Ruby Tuesday - Lumberton, NC: "The Book of Mormon is the book after the Bible."
Bianca - Country Inns & Suites - Ft. Jackson, SC: "They ride bikes." "LDS." [Talking to her fellow co-worker - Aspen - behind the counter] "Have you seen their church? The marble one." [She was referring to the temple, which is located a few miles away from here.]
Aspen - Country Inns & Suites - Ft. Jackson, SC: "They have a Book of Mormon." "You want my honest opinion? I think they have been led astray."
We had a great time chatting with Bianca and Aspen. Two funny girls. By the way, Jarem, on some of these pass-along cards I write your name next to the www.mormon.org web address, and then I tell people to look up your video.
I drove us out of the crazy rain storm in northern Virginia as we headed south, but Sam did most of the driving today, for which I am very grateful. I haven't been this sick in years. The last two days my entire body has been throbbing. I had no appetite most of the day today. It got so bad lying down in the back of the car that I asked Sam to stop at a CVS pharmacy. Now I have a couple of pain killers running through my body, along with some Sudafed, and I'm feeling a bit better. It's time for a hot bath!
Here are some of the responses we received when we asked people what they know about the Mormons today:
Katie - Exxon gas station - Richmond, VA: She thought for 20 seconds and then said, "Absolutely nothing."
Girl at the Citgo gas station in North Carolina: "Nothing."
Cherry - Exxon gas station - Fayetteville, NC: "LDS"
Heather - Exxon gas station - Fayetteville, NC: "I don't really know anything. Tell me something about them."
Brandon - our waiter at Ruby Tuesday - Lumberton, NC: "The Book of Mormon is the book after the Bible."
Bianca - Country Inns & Suites - Ft. Jackson, SC: "They ride bikes." "LDS." [Talking to her fellow co-worker - Aspen - behind the counter] "Have you seen their church? The marble one." [She was referring to the temple, which is located a few miles away from here.]
Aspen - Country Inns & Suites - Ft. Jackson, SC: "They have a Book of Mormon." "You want my honest opinion? I think they have been led astray."
We had a great time chatting with Bianca and Aspen. Two funny girls. By the way, Jarem, on some of these pass-along cards I write your name next to the www.mormon.org web address, and then I tell people to look up your video.
Love the comments you are getting. What a work we have to do helping people at least be acquainted with us. Too many know nothing.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Mudda. Lots of work to do!
DeleteFun! I wish you guys could video tape the responses you're getting. That would be awesomer. ;D (Be sure to tell peeps that Mormons are super edumacated, too.) :D
ReplyDeleteI thought about video-taping them, but I'm sure a lot of people would be wary about having some random dude video-tape them.
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