Loaves and Fishes

We have a Book of Mormon in our car. It's been there for years, ever since a student gave it to Will after inscribing it with a sweet message imploring him to read the book. It is stored in the little pocket behind the driver's seat and Will keeps dollar bills in it, for emergencies.

I had one such emergency at Costco when I discovered that I was absolutely starving and needed a slice of pizza and a Coke from the concession stand. Alas, I had no cash and the stand does not take cards.

Aha! I remembered the Book of Mormon in the car seat pocket, pulled it out, and flipped through the pages to find three crisp dollar bills--just enough for a slice and a soda.

Jesus saves, friends.

(I hope the fact that we keep dollars in our Book of Mormon isn't, you know, offensive. We're not Mormon, but there's a definite reverence for the book which has saved us on many an occasion.)

Comments

[Lindsay]

We had a family friend who was in a pretty nasty car accident one day. His truck rolled and, at the end of the accident itself, he looked down and realized his hand was clutching a bible he kept in his car (someone gave it to him ages before and he'd never brought it inside or even cracked the cover). Still, he was convinced that he was saved because of that bible. My advice (since you totally asked for it)? Keep the Book around. Maybe it will come in handy.

[K]

Do you know that you can totally pay for your pizza slice at the regular check-out aisles that *do* take cards?

I discovered this one Sunday when I needed a churro super bad and had zero cash on me.

[jen]

Next time I'm in your car, I will totally know where to look for Slurpie money. : ) Funny stuff.

[Allyson]

My Book of Mormon is my husband's wallet.

[jen]

Plus, if anyone ever breaks into your car, they'll never expect that you keep your cash in a BoM!

[amy]

I'm mormon, and i'm totally going to use an extra BoM for this purpose. Great idea.