Fee
hen you extend to a friend an invitation to meet with the
miggionarieg, you are Offering to share something that ig mogt
valuable and cherished. lg that Offensive? Sister Oakg and I
have not Found thig to be the cage. In fact, we have Found that
when we offer to share the gospel, friendghipg are gtrengthened, even thou41
the Friendg may not embrace the gospel meggage.
Gongider that you are invited to a Friend'S house For breakfast. On the table gee a large
pitcher OF freshly squeezed orange juice From which hogt fills hig slagg. But he offerg
none. Finally, you ask, •Gould I have a slagg Of orange juice?-
He replies, •Oh, I am sorry. I wag afraid you might not like orange juice, and I didn't want to
Offend you by Offering you gomethins you didn•t degire.•
Now, that goundg absurd, but it ig not too different From the way we hesitate to offer up
gomething ear gweeter than orange juice. I have Often worried how I would answer gome friend
about my hesitancy when I meet him beyorxå the veil.
(Elder Roben C. Oaks, October 2000 General Conference)
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