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One day, I was driving a scheduled ride that took me to Heber City. To entice someone to take this undesirable ride they stacked another scheduled ride on top of that ride. This next ride went down to Salt Lake. This was great because you would never actually want to go just to Heber. TheyContinue reading “Why did they leave that book and why can’t I get rid of it?”

One Saturday night I was driving in Salt Lake City. I got a ride over on the west side of I-15 about 13th South. When I pulled up, I saw this young lady sitting on the corner waiting for me. She opened the door and got in the car. Immediately I felt an impression thatContinue reading “The power of a testimony confounds the dark and brings the light”

One day I was up in Salt Lake City and got a ride that I had to pick up at the state liquor store on West Temple at about 17th South. Not exactly the pick up you would expect to lead to a missionary opportunity but I guess as you think about it, you couldContinue reading “I don’t suggest tracting at the state liquor store but….”

One day I was driving out in Herriman when I got a ride to go pick up a guy. When I pulled up, there were three children playing soccer in the driveway and I wondered who was getting in the car. Finally, a man appeared from the house and made the kids get rid ofContinue reading “The verdict? Peace, despite the best efforts of the backseat boys”

One day I was driving a guy from southwest Provo up to the river bottoms shopping center. When he got in the car, he had great big huge noise canceling headsets on. That truthfully is a sign that says “don’t bug me, I don’t want to be bugged.“ Right off the bat, I felt promptedContinue reading “Welcome back, we’ve been waiting for you. Your meeting starts at 11.”

One morning I picked up a man from a hotel in Provo and I was supposed to take him down to the Spanish Fork airport. When I pulled up to the hotel he came out and he got in the car. I mentioned to him how I didn’t have very many people going to theContinue reading “Jesus Savior pilot me, to the pie and back to thee”

I got a call to go over and pick up a lady by the cemetery in Provo (people are just dying to get in that place). The way I entered into the parking lot of her apartment complex was a little convoluted but I finally arrived. I arrived at the side of the indicated buildingContinue reading “Ask and ye shall receive, knock and it shall be opened unto you, pray and you’ll get your ride”

One night I was driving in Orem and I got a ride that I really didn’t want to take. I was trying to get on the freeway and head down to Spanish Fork. I just felt like that is where I wanted to work. Then I got this ride. I was about to let itContinue reading “Let your light so shine”

I picked up a guy at a gas station in Springville and started driving him towards his home in Spanish Fork. He seemed like a good guy but a little bit of a wild soul. As we started to drive the spirit said that I needed to talk to this guy. We chatted about whereContinue reading “Born again, again!”

One day I was driving back from Salt Lake in rush-hour. When I do that I like to put on the directional parameters so that it can only push me towards home. Believe me, you don’t want to get sucked out to Eagle Mountain during rush-hour. I got a ride from a kid in LehiContinue reading “Trafficking with the spirit”

One day I was supposed to pick up a young man in Orem. He was going to the Salt Lake City airport. I pulled up in front of the house and sat there for a good long time. At one point I was wondering how long it was going to take him to come outContinue reading “Sorry to repost. Previous post was rough draft. The power of grandparent prayers”

I have kind of an update from something‘s cooking in the Vineyard. When I wrote that story, he had gone to church with me and said that he wanted to be baptized. I had introduced him to the bishop and the missionaries. I thought this thing was going to be easy. Three weeks later IContinue reading “Things are still cooking and it’s still his Vineyard…Or … and now you know, the rest of the story”

I picked up a guy in Pleasant Grove. He was heading to work down in Lindon and it was going to be a pretty quick ride. As soon as I saw him standing on the corner by his house next to a chapel, the spirit whispered that I would be talking with him about theContinue reading “The verdict is in. God loves us all and he has a plan”

One night I picked up a girl down by the apartments near Costco in Orem. It was a little bit crazy finding her because the GPS had us on opposite sides of the building and she was a little frustrated trying to find me. Finally, we talked on the phone and we put it togetherContinue reading “God loves us so he sent his son. It is all about his love”

One day I was working in Orem and I got a call to pick up somebody near my house. it was a house of a Spanish-speaking person that I know. At first I thought that the person I know was maybe going to come out of the house but instead it was a friend ofContinue reading “Love always conquers pride”

 One Saturday night, I was down in Utah County working. It’s a little different working in Utah County because unlike  Salt Lake City where many of the popular bars are in one area there is not one area where most of the bars are found. In Utah County every town has only one bar. TheContinue reading “Getting married in an orchard is not fruitful”

One day I was driving in Salt Lake City. It was later on in the afternoon and I picked up a lady in her 50’s that was living in some apartments where University of Utah students usually live. I’ve never picked up anyone over 30 in this place and was surprised at first when sheContinue reading “Sometimes God gives you a do over, we call that repentance”

One day I was in Salt Lake and I was headed down to Utah County. I got a ride from around Bangerter Highway and 70th South all the way to UVU. Bingo! That’s awesome. I rolled up in front of this house and there was a young lady standing outside. I love it when they’reContinue reading “Sometimes it just feels right”

One day at 2 o’clock I got a ride to Salt Lake City. The ride took me out to West Valley by 2100 South. On the way I knew I had to be back in Provo by 5 o’clock but I didn’t want to waste the hour driving back deadhead so I turned my directionalContinue reading “Infused with the spirit”

One day I was down in Springville in the business park off of 1400 North. I was going to pick up a ride. A lot of times when you pick up people after work in an industrial park setting, they are dirty and tired. We call it work, haha. When I pulled up, I sawContinue reading “Let your gospel light shine bright.”

One night it was late and I was down by Lehi. I got a ride clear down to Santaquin. I didn’t want to go to Santaquin because I had been down there earlier that day and it was pure ice. A semi truck and a bus had slid off the freeway and it was sketchyContinue reading “Calling all fathers”

One day I got a call to pick up a young man in north Orem. I was taking him down to Center Street in Provo so it wasn’t a really long ride. When he got in the car, he had a good vibe to him even though he had a rough worn exterior. He appearedContinue reading “Auntie will help him on his treasure hunt”

One day, I picked up a young man who was a cook at a restaurant in the mall. He got in the car and he had such a good feeling about him. We started to drive and I got the impression that I needed to invite him to go to church. That is pretty boldContinue reading “Things are cooking in the Vinyard”

One day I picked up a young woman down by Smith’s in Provo. She was going to Spanish Fork. It seemed like a really good ride for me so I was in a really good frame of mind going in. I became slightly annoyed when it took her a long time to get out toContinue reading “Love and the spirit”

One day I was working in Provo and I got a ride to go to Salt Lake. I didn’t know if I wanted to go to Salt Lake right then and I thought about not taking the ride but I got an impression that I needed to, so I did. When I got to theContinue reading “The answers can be found in the gospel and in Star Wars”

One night I was driving in Salt Lake and I was on the west side of town. Usually when I’m on the west side, I pause it so that I can get back into downtown but this time I decided to let it ride. I got a ride out by 3500 South and around BangerterContinue reading “The lighting guy is done with the darkness”

I gave a ride to a young man from Jamaica. He works at a restaurant in Park City. I picked him up and we talked about how everybody in Park City is from somewhere else. As the drive went on we talked about how his dad doesn’t like it here. I asked him why hisContinue reading “Commandments are not a buzz kill, the wages of sin are”

I picked up a man named Israel one morning about 3:30. It had been busy that day and he had been waiting for about an hour for a ride. He was depressed thinking that no one would be able to take him home. He said that he thought it was a blessing that I wasContinue reading “Hurrah for israel”

One night I was in Utah County and I picked up a lady out in Palmyra. I’ll bet you thought that was in New York, not so fast! Palmyra is west of south Springville, kind of between Springville and Spanish Fork out towards the lake. It’s out there!  I actually like driving out there becauseContinue reading “Those awe inspiring palmyra nights!  Not that palmyra though”

A while back I picked up a college student in Sugarhouse who was doing Christmas shopping. It was October and I admired her early approach to the holiday. She was a student at the University of Utah and I felt like the spirit was prompting me to talk about the church with her. She lookedContinue reading “Shopping for puzzle pieces at Christmas”

One day I was working down in southern Utah County. It’s kind of interesting that I was pulled down that way late at night because I started my day attending the Payson Temple with President and Sister Gilbert! They’re doing awesome and they love serving in that beautiful temple. Anyway, later that night I foundContinue reading “She once was lost but now she’s found”

The day before Thanksgiving I was in Provo picking up a few rides. On that day, you never know where your rides are going to come from or go. The normal patterns are all disrupted and so it’s kind of potluck. I’d hoped to stay down in Utah County because I didn’t want to getContinue reading “Father, please bless our son. He is in trouble and needs help”

One night I was out driving and I picked up a young man in Vineyard . He was heading out to do some work. He was an apprentice at a job and he was looking to have an opportunity with this company. I asked him if he lived here all of his life and heContinue reading “The Book of Mormon brings a happy place to you”

One afternoon I was in Salt Lake up by the University of Utah. I had to pick up a girl and take her up above the capital to a home on the top of the mountain. She had long red hair and was very friendly. She got in the car and we started talking aboutContinue reading “Just when she had it all figured out…the spirit decided to weigh in”

On Halloween night Heather and I were going to a volleyball game. I had decided that I could take a couple of rides around Provo. It was about 3 o’clock in the afternoon and I was picking up rides in Provo. I took a ride, finished it and then got another ride. It was toContinue reading “God will move heaven, earth, and traffic for you when you obey”

One night I picked up a guy at the airport in Provo. I don’t know if you’ve ever been to that airport but it’s really slick and easy. We started to drive and he talked about how his company usually had him fly out of Salt Lake but he really had enjoyed the Provo Airport.Continue reading “Change your airport, change your life”

One night I decided to just go out and drive a little bit around Utah Valley. I came home early and decided not to go back to Salt Lake and was just trying to make a little extra money without burning a lot of gas. I got a little ride from Provo up to OremContinue reading “He will always leave the light on”

I picked up a girl in Park City with a very different name. I’ve never seen that name before in my life and I was interested about its origins. We were heading down into Salt Lake City, so I knew that I had time to learn all about it. She got in the car andContinue reading “A blooming flower in just one hour”

One day I was in Provo and I got a ride down at the health department on South University. When I pulled up, I picked up a young lady. She had just come from a doctor’s visit because she was pregnant! I was excited for her and we talked for a minute about what herContinue reading “Listen to the words of Christ, your Redeemer-or Hey preacher, leave those kids alone”

On Monday, I was working up in Salt Lake. Mondays can be hit or miss so while it’s going good you want to make hay. I worked hard during the day and it got to be evening time and it slowed way down. In a 1/2 hour time I only had one ride and IContinue reading “This story is long but so is the trip to Logan.”

I picked up a young man on ninth south just east of State Street by the Chip chocolate chip cookies store. Against my better judgment I did not stop and have any. He got in the car and he talked about how he was taking Uber because his car broke down and he was downtownContinue reading “Not done with your mission just yet elder”

One night Heather and I had gone to the BYU volleyball game and I went out to work after the game. I had quit working about 4 o’clock so that we could make it to the ball game. It went five sets so it was late when I started working again. I was going toContinue reading “She deserved a break that day”

.One night during the winter it was pretty snowy and I was on one of those runs where they don’t allow you to reject a ride or you forfeit the bonus. I was down in Sandy and I got a ride at the mouth of big Cottonwood Canyon where the buses drop off the skiers.Continue reading “How do we get going on this”

One Monday morning, I was starting my drive earlier than normal in Salt Lake. That’s a mixed bag because you never know how long it’s going to take for you to get a ride. You like to be able to get 3 to 5 rides per hour and sometimes in the morning it doesn’t workContinue reading “How do you cure the world’s biggest hangover?”

One day I picked up a guy up at the University of Utah engineering building. I pulled through the parking lot and saw him standing there. He was a well-dressed man in a nice suit. He was from India and had been lecturing or giving a presentation that day. He got in the car andContinue reading “We believe that too”

One day I was staying down in Provo to work in the morning. I had just been to the dermatologist so I was feeling a little burnt and abused. I was staying in Provo because I was going to pick up some friends and take them to the airport at 1:30 so it didn’t makeContinue reading “Don’t Worry about the Tire Inflation Indicator, God’s Got This”

Normally when I go to Salt Lake I don’t turn on the app in Utah county. If you turn on the app in Utah County you get sent to Saratoga Springs or worse, Santaquin! You never get to Salt Lake. You drive 20 minutes between rides to make four dollars. It’s a desperate and depressingContinue reading “A father’s work relies on a brother’s love”

 I was picking up a rider up in Holiday and was taking him down by 72nd south west of the freeway. As I pulled up I saw a short man with a hair that was four different colors in stripes. He had some piercings and tattoos.  I received the impression that I was supposed toContinue reading “Gold at the end of the rainbow”

One afternoon I was working in Provo. I’d had a couple rides and got another one over near where we used to live when our daughter was born. I pulled up and I waited for what seemed to be an eternity. I was ready to leave because we only have to wait seven minutes andContinue reading “She’s got friends in high places”

One day I was driving in downtown Salt Lake and I picked up a young lady at the corner of State Street and sixth south at the apartment building right across the street from Little America hotel. She got in the car and spoke English to me but it was very broken English. When IContinue reading “She is in good hands”