This afternoon I was walking home from Trader Joe's and happened to see an older man from church eating at Subway. I stopped in to say hi, and that hi turned into an hour and a half conversation with him and his friend, Howie. His friend is not LDS, so we spent a good part of the conversation talking about our beliefs, the world, self-mastery, prayer and on and on. I asked Howie if he believed he could pray and receive revelation for himself. This gentleman is antagonistic towards organized religion and he often played the devil's advocate throughout the conversation, and his answer to this question was no different. (Although he didn't really answer my question.) He said, "I can wake up and see a UFO out my window at 3am in the morning or I can wake up and see Jesus out my window at 3am in the morning. It's subjective. Only I know what I saw, no one else does."
Now remember, we are sitting in a small Subway in Boston with customers coming in and out. The two gentlemen I am talking with are both older and happen to talk REALLY loud. Next thing I know, a younger guy comes over and looks right at Howie and says, "I have seen a UFO too." I almost burst out laughing. This young guy was so sincere in his comment, but the fact that he was responding to Howie's flippant comment about seeing at UFO at 3am in the morning was a bit more than I could handle. I stayed for a bit more of the conversation which had now turned to UFOs, and then I had to leave since my frozen chicken was already starting to melt.
I did leave with a smile on my face.
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