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From: Paul Gibbons <gibbons.paul@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 7:36 AM
Subject: Thoughts while I am driving
To: Caleb Gibbons <cgibbons@myldsmail.net>
Caleb:
I have been thinking about your comment regarding the sister missionaries. Just remember that pouring salt in the wound only stings the victim. A little sugar can go along way toward making someone like you and feel good about working with you.
One of the great attributes of the Prophet Joseph Smith is that he rarely.down. Most of his life was spent helping others see the positive in what he was doing. His followers, the early church members, were shifty and not well grounded in the Gospel. This is evidenced by the fact that many of the early apostles were excommunicated from the church.
One of the only times Joseph Smith got down was when he was contemplating going to Carthage Jail and he said "if my life is of no value to my friends, it is of little value to me".
But for that one moment, most of the rest of his life was spent being positive in the face of great trials.
For example, He and Emma just adopted two babies from another family and Joseph was taking out in the street one night and tarred and feathered and beaten. Because of the exposure on that night, one of those young children died. Certainly this was a difficult time for Joseph and Emma, but he was able to maintain the affairs of the church in spite of trial such as these.
Another example is during the time when the Saints were in Nauvoo, and Joseph and some of the others started a bank. The idea was that the bank would pool money from the saints and make loans to other sayings so that they could establish trade. The bank failed. Many of the people who follow Joseph Smith as a profit became disenchanted with the church and fell away. It was a dark time for the church, and Joseph in particular. One of the great testaments to Joseph Smith is that you hardly ever hear about this kind of stuff in church history. Through this trial, Joseph remained positive and upbeat and continued to move the work of the Lord forward.
Anyway, remember that you can do a lot to influence the way people perceive the world simply by your attitude. You may not know it, but many people look to you and observe your general demeanor and gauge the way they act as a reaction to how you act.
Sent from somewhere really cool.
From: Paul Gibbons <gibbons.paul@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 7:36 AM
Subject: Thoughts while I am driving
To: Caleb Gibbons <cgibbons@myldsmail.net>
Caleb:
I have been thinking about your comment regarding the sister missionaries. Just remember that pouring salt in the wound only stings the victim. A little sugar can go along way toward making someone like you and feel good about working with you.
One of the great attributes of the Prophet Joseph Smith is that he rarely.down. Most of his life was spent helping others see the positive in what he was doing. His followers, the early church members, were shifty and not well grounded in the Gospel. This is evidenced by the fact that many of the early apostles were excommunicated from the church.
One of the only times Joseph Smith got down was when he was contemplating going to Carthage Jail and he said "if my life is of no value to my friends, it is of little value to me".
But for that one moment, most of the rest of his life was spent being positive in the face of great trials.
For example, He and Emma just adopted two babies from another family and Joseph was taking out in the street one night and tarred and feathered and beaten. Because of the exposure on that night, one of those young children died. Certainly this was a difficult time for Joseph and Emma, but he was able to maintain the affairs of the church in spite of trial such as these.
Another example is during the time when the Saints were in Nauvoo, and Joseph and some of the others started a bank. The idea was that the bank would pool money from the saints and make loans to other sayings so that they could establish trade. The bank failed. Many of the people who follow Joseph Smith as a profit became disenchanted with the church and fell away. It was a dark time for the church, and Joseph in particular. One of the great testaments to Joseph Smith is that you hardly ever hear about this kind of stuff in church history. Through this trial, Joseph remained positive and upbeat and continued to move the work of the Lord forward.
Anyway, remember that you can do a lot to influence the way people perceive the world simply by your attitude. You may not know it, but many people look to you and observe your general demeanor and gauge the way they act as a reaction to how you act.
Sent from somewhere really cool.
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