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I was a missionary in London in 1934

"I was a missionary in London in 1934, sixty years ago, and I vividly
recall the advertisements of one of the popular newspapers that Dickens's
'The Life of Our Lord' would be published serially. I paid little attention
to it. Following serialization, it was published as a book. There was a
surge of interest, and then it seemed to fade.

"Years later Sister Hinckley found a copy of the book and read it to our
children. While there are some doctrinal matters in it with which we would
disagree, it is a wonderful story, told in language beautiful and easily
understood. . . .

"Dickens wrote of Joseph as the father of Jesus. Joseph was so recognized
by the people. But we know that Jesus' father was God, the Eternal Father,
and that Jesus Christ was his Only Begotten Son in the flesh.

"Dickens continues to give his children the story of the life of the
Master, who he speaks of as 'Our Saviour.' He tells of his teachings, of
the miracles he performed, of his death at the hands of wicked and evil
men. And then he concludes his little book with these words:

" 'Remember!--It is christianity TO DO GOOD always--even to those who do
evil to us. It is christianity to love our neighbour as ourself, and to do
to all men as we would have them Do to us. It is christianity to be gentle,
merciful, and forgiving, and to keep those qualities quiet in our own
hearts, and never make a boast of them, or of our prayers or of our love of
God, but always to shew that we love Him by humbly trying to do right in
everything. If we do this, and remember the life and lessons of Our Lord
Jesus Christ, and try to act up to them, we may confidently hope that God
will forgive us our sins and mistakes, and enable us to live and die in
Peace.' . . .

"This is a beautiful and blessed season. Let us rejoice in the Lord Jesus
Christ and in his most basic of teachings--to do good always!"

(Gordon B. Hinckley, "To Do Good Always," Ensign, Dec. 1994, 2-5)

London missionary was I

:spock: Hey RMs, what they amazed about?

BRITISH MISSIONARY REVERSES TREND
See https://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/displayNod...ntentPK=5441245

A British newspaper recently marveled at a local Church member's decision
to serve a two-year mission for the Church. The paper writes: "Most of us
at some time or another have probably answered the door to find a couple of
clean-cut Americans on the doorstep eager to tell us about their Mormon
faith. But 21-year-old Matthew Hunt, of Falmouth, reversed the pattern in
March 2001 when he flew out to America to begin a mission for the Church."