It's about communication and understanding. A person who opens the door and sees another set of Mormon missionaries and thinks to himself, "I know what you're here to say. You want to tell me about your church. You're probably from Utah. Your Moms and Dads are probably all Mormons, too..." and so on, is not very likely to pay close attention to what that missionaries say. The trouble is, all of those things the person thought may be true! Still, there is more to them than all of those things. This person assumes they already know who the missionaries are and what they have to say.
Someone who opens the door and sees two sharply-dressed young men with big smiles and thinks to himself, "I wonder why these boys are so cheerful? Why did they come here? Why aren't they working or in college? What kind of upbringing must they have had, that they are dressed so nice and talking about religion, instead of running around constantly in trouble like some others their age?..." and so on, is ready to truly communicate. They recognize that they don't know everything about the missionaries, or their message, and allow them a chance to tell it.
I got on a kick about this after reading this article, Permanent Things: Toward an Understanding of Mormons. It's a good, short article that covers a lot of ground fast, and does a good job offering an understanding of a Latter-Day Saint.
All of that said, before any of you can understand all of me, and who I am, and why I'm like that, you'll have to read the Book of Mormon for yourself, because of how much that book has become a part of me. To know why I'm so excited about the book, you just have to read it! Can't say it much more simply.
When more people are ready to truly communicate, instead of making assumptions about each other, it will make all the difference.
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