Last night I was scheduled to close the restaurant. Usually Sunday nights are pretty quiet, sometimes it's crazy... very hit or miss. I brought my Book of Mormon to read during my down time. Last night was a "dead" night. I didn't have any tables for the last couple of hours, so I sat in the dining room alone and read the Book of Jacob (it was the first time that i fully understood the parable of the Olive Trees, the Master & the Servent). The bar was full and the boys were getting pretty rowdy, so it was kind of funny to be reading that book in particular. As I was deep into my studying I looked up to see a regular of Carlsbad's standing right by my side quietly watching me. He always harasses me about my body and obnoxiously flirts with me. I thought I was for sure going to get some rude comments about Mormonism from him.
Instead he said "I'm so embarrassed that I am drunk right now."
Confused I asked why. He went on to tell me that his brother just married an LDS girl and that his brother is getting baptized. He said that he has read the Book of Mormon and that his brother is always calling him to tell him new scriptures to read.
Shocked, I let him know that I do not judge anyone, and that I am impressed that he shared some of his experiences with me. We had a few more words and at the end of it all he SHOOK MY HAND!!! This is a guy my age who has always been inapropriate towards me! What a difference it makes when you let people know that you are LDS. You never know if you can re-educate people about the gospel, or if they are already knowledgeable. Either way, I'm glad that I am finally going to get some respect from him. Now on to the rest of them!!!
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