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Let Them In

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4 weddings in 4 weeks! It's been quite an October. From a beautiful, full regalia wedding for over 100 at a ritzy italian restaurant and ballroom with dancing and dinner to a small chapel ceremony I had the privilege to conduct for a few attending family and friends, it's been a loving autumn! Lin is one of the young men I've had the chance to serve with during my time in Buffalo and his friendship and brotherhood has become precious to me. Scouting with Lin, teaching him and being taught by him, learning about how his Buddhism mingled with his learning about Christianity and Christ's restored church, watching him go to serve his people in Burma, then go to serve a mission in Kentucky -- from start to end, a beautiful journey. I was happy to jump on a plane from Buffalo to Salt Lake to attend the temple sealing in Bountiful, Utah. If you're not familiar with temple weddings in the Church of Jesus Christ, they're different in a few ways. We say 'sealed' i...
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Don't Get Off The Bike

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 A few years ago, I picked up cycling to exercise and get out more. It's been amazing. I've really enjoyed distance cycling traveling far and wide on my bike. It’s given me peaceful time to think. I've learned a lot of lessons on my bike  --  some of them about cycling, but most of them about Christ.   When I got on my bike, it had been many years since I last rode one. I didn't think much past pedaling and getting used to it again. I was sore, confused at the best way to handle some roads, and not well balanced but it didn't take long before it all felt natural. It reminded me of watching investigators in Armenia after baptism -- starting off a little unsure, finding some things are easier to get used to than others, eventually finding serenity and joy.   My new bike also came with features that were new to me: It used levers pushed sideways from the handles to switch gears that were much easier to use than the twist handles from my teenage years. The clank and...
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