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One day I picked up a kid in North Salt Lake in some pretty rundown apartments and I was taking him to West Valley City. He was pretty gangster looking with an oversized basketball jersey, an earring, dew rag, tatted up a bit, all the stuff! He got in the car and I said, hey,Continue reading “For thus is the kingdom of Heaven”

Friday night I was stuck in the snow on a mountain in park city. I laughed and thought about how I used to call my dad when I had problems. He always helped and did everything in his power to help me. “How can I help” was what he always said. I think that thisContinue reading “Our father to the rescue….. if we will ask”

One night I was done working in Park City and I decided to go work in Salt Lake. I got three rides. The first two took me from downtown to like 70th south and Taylorsville. I was hoping to get downtown and pick up a lot of little rides, so I went back downtown again.Continue reading “His most important investigator ever”

I asked him what buildings he did and he said that he had been working on temples and had done one of the temples in Southern Utah. He said that his father worked on the Orem temple. Just as he said that we were driving by the Orem Temple so we talked about what aContinue reading “If at first you don’t succeed, he will send you back again”

One day I was working in Orem over by the Lakeridge area. I really enjoy working in the Lakeridge area because I lived in that stake for quite a while. When they opened their Spanish branch I served for the first several months doing missionary work there. The Lord blessed us with tremendous success andContinue reading “Always looking for that white Christmas”

One Saturday night I was right in the middle of prime time. It’s the time when the bars close down, the rates go up and we make the most money. This starts about 1 o’clock and at about 12:55 I got a ride to pick up a young man. I pulled up and he cameContinue reading “Open the windows of Heaven”

One afternoon I picked up a young man in Sugarhouse. I was taking him to target to do his Christmas shopping. We started talking about how his day was going and discussing Christmas plans. I asked him what school he went to and he said that he was a student at the university of utah.Continue reading “The spirit is on target”

One day it was really slow and I was downtown trying to pile up a number of rides. It was very frustrating and I decided that I would take any ride no matter where it went. Financially, that’s a losing decision but I was bored. As soon as I made the decision, I got aContinue reading “When saw we thee in prison, and came unto thee?”

One day I picked up a guy clear out by the Oquirrh Mountain temple. It wasn’t actually very close to the Oquirrh Mountain temple but I use that as a point of reference to indicate how far out there it was. It was a long ways out there. He got in the car and weContinue reading “More hungry for the spirit than gnocchi”

One day I was driving up at the University of Utah when I picked up a young man with a very strange name. I didn’t know what the origin of the name was but we talked as I gave him a ride to his home. It was really nice ride and I enjoyed our conversation.Continue reading “He makes the rules”

One evening I was driving over on the east side of Salt Lake when I picked up a young man at an apartment complex. He came out and he was happy and bubbly. He was not inebriated which made me happy. Sometimes you get sick of people being drunk because they are so obnoxious. HeContinue reading “When you travel over 8000 miles to find something you left behind”

One of the things I really enjoy is when people ask me the question, can you tell me one or two differences between the Mormons and the rest of Christianity?When I hear this question, I get really excited because it’s an opportunity to teach how much our father in heaven loves us. One Tuesday nightContinue reading “The difference is knowing who we are and who’s we are”

One Thursday night I was driving downtown. I got a ride to Sugarhouse. Normally if I go to Sugarhouse, I would just turn it off and go back downtown but I felt like I should let it ride. Sure enough I got a ride and sure enough it was taking me further south. This isContinue reading “One faith one truth one path”

I was driving one day and got a ride to take a young lady from the Gateway to her home in Rose Park. On the way we talked about life and where we had lived, etc. She was very nebulous on how long she had lived here. She said that she lived in Kansas forContinue reading “Just a couple rides in the park with his light.”

I picked up a kid up in the avenues and was taking him to a 7-Eleven. It was 12:30 at night and there’s only one reason kids go to 7-Eleven at 12:30 at night and it has nothing to do with hotdogs. He got in the car and we started to drive. We started talkingContinue reading “Mama says….. always read your scriptures”

One afternoon I was driving and I received a ride at Walmart on 13th South. I really don’t like going over to Walmart because the traffic is so horrible right there and it eats up a bunch of time. I went anyway because I would rather do that than get something that would take meContinue reading “The George Bailey rule and jumpstarting your membership.”

I was driving one Thursday night and picked up a young lady in Sugarhouse. She was from Michigan and we started talking about where she was from and what it was like there. She lived out in the country by Lansing but she liked it because it was close enough to the big cities thatContinue reading “Looking for his light”

Sometimes after BYU beats Utah or Utah loses to anybody, I like to go to Salt Lake to enjoy the victory. I like the twist knife just a little bit. I’m not really that mean about it but I just like to talk a little. I like to enjoy it with them. One night BYUContinue reading “Look and live”

One night I was driving late. It was almost 2 am and I had just dropped off the cook from one of the bars downtown at his home. Normally what I would do because the bars are closing right then is pause my app and get back downtown to pick up a bonus ride. IContinue reading “If any of ye lack wisdom let him ask of God”

One night I picked up two girls downtown in Salt Lake City and was taking them to the place where they lived in Millcreek. It’s a pretty good ride and about the kind of ride that helps you max out your earning potential so I was really excited. They got in the car and theyContinue reading “Don’t seal off your heart to your father”

I picked up a young man one afternoon in Salt Lake City who was headed up to classes at the University of Utah. He said he was from the Midwest and that he was a Junior. It was the first week of school and he was excited to go to this class for the firstContinue reading “Life isn’t fair but Heavenly Father is”

I picked up a guy at a motel on North Temple. Motels on North Temple aren’t notoriously great places to be. He was going down to 72nd south and I debated taking him because when you take people from one drug hotel to the next rundown hotel, it can be a real uncomfortable ride. HeContinue reading “Enough with this higher power stuff, he is our father. The difference is love and it’s personal”

One evening I was in Salt Lake and I got a call to go to Harmons and pick up a young lady. When I picked her up she talked about Harmons and we discussed their deli. It’s a pretty good deli and they have lots of different options. She said she liked to go thereContinue reading “So let it be written, so let be done.”

I picked up a man by 900 S. and 900 E.. His name was Juan and so I tried for the cheesy joke when he got in and I said your number Juan. He was Spanish-speaking as his first language and he didn’t get my horrible joke. We started driving and started talking. He wasContinue reading “This is Gods house and he is here today”

I was driving on a Friday and got a ride to the airport. It’s really funny how every day about 4 o’clock you’ll get a ride to the airport. As much as you try to stay off of the freeways it is to no avail. There you are on the freeway going to the airport.Continue reading “That accident was no accident.”

One night I picked up a young lady from a very popular chicken joint to take her home. Right off the bat I could tell there was a special feeling around this young lady. She didn’t feel worldly and she screamed dry Mormon. I said a little prayer and received a confirmation that I shouldContinue reading “I want to stand up”

One night late I took a ride out to West Valley. I forgot to pause or turn off my app and so I got another ride on top on that one. You can’t see where the ride is going when you’re already on a ride, they stack one on top of you. I hoped thatContinue reading “She is a daughter of her Heavenly Father and he loves her”

I picked up a young lady by Redwood Road and I-215. She was going out to the Amazon warehouse that is way out at the western edge of 90th South. She got in the car and she seemed really happy. There are thousands of people moving here to work at Amazon in their various facilities.Continue reading “Exciting times at Amazon”

.One Wednesday I went out to work a little bit early and was picking up a couple rides. It seemed like every ride was going to the airport. I guess that’s what happens sometimes. The problem with the airport is that you’re at the airport and it doesn’t always work out so well financially. IContinue reading “And he thought he was coming here for the snowboarding”

One Saturday night I got a call to pick up a girl at a restaurant on State Street. When I picked her up, she was in a group of women and they were hugging and embracing. She came over and got in the car and we started off. When she got her seatbelt on sheContinue reading “The Holy Ghost is the gift that keeps on giving”

One night I picked up a lady just getting off work on Foothill Boulevard. She worked in a nursing facility and I could tell she liked her job. She gave great care to the people and she seemed very happy. That’s important I think, to be happy when you’re taking care of the elderly likeContinue reading “Why not be both spiritual AND religious”

It was a Monday night and I was going to work and then after work drive up to Idaho to give my dad a blessing. I was going to work until 1:30 am or so but around 12 o’clock I decided to take my last ride and go. As I drove out of town toContinue reading “Families can be together forever through Heavenly Fathers plan”

One day I finished my car wash and I just felt the impression to flip the app on in Orem to see if I could pick up a couple of quick rides. I got a ride and it wasn’t a quick ride. I was picking up at the Starbucks in Spanish Fork. My first impressionContinue reading “Get the boy some answers to his unasked questions”

It’s LGBTQAI pride celebration this month. This weekend is the big kickoff in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake is full of all kinds of people promoting and celebrating sin. Driving in that morass can be difficult because passengers are very crude and combative. Many of them will take that opportunity to rip on me forContinue reading “Who’s on the Lord side who? The spirit can help us know!”

One day I was working close to home because I needed to be home for an appointment. I pulled up to a house over by Orem High School and I waited. I waited almost all the time they provide. I was about ready to leave and had the feeling to give it another minute. OutContinue reading “It isn’t hard to understand, it’s all about family and love”

It seems like an inordinate amount of my stories begin this way but when I showed up to get this lady at the University of Utah ski team building she was nowhere to be found. I waited for a minute on the spot that was indicated and I was close to bagging it. It hadContinue reading “Hello sisters! Remember me? I’ve changed my mind!”

One afternoon I was working in Salt Lake City and I was a little tired and thinking about taking a nap. I decided to take just one more quick ride and then take a nap. I was in the Cafe Rio parking lot on Fourth S. and Fifth E. When the ride came up, itContinue reading “He hopes to call him on a mission, after he’s been baptized a day or two.”

I picked up a guy up in the research park by the University of Utah. It was 2 o’clock in the morning and I decided to take this one last run. My goal had been achieved on the previous run and so I had thought that I would go home after I hit my goalContinue reading “If you stand with your father you will never stand alone”

I picked up a guy at the orthopedic therapy building at the University of Utah. It’s on the south side of a medical campus and you always pick up people who are struggling from that place. The guy really had a hard time getting into the car. He was in his late 30’s – earlyContinue reading “Changing a tire can change your life”

I was working in Salt Lake and trying to stay up there to make money. It was 11 o’clock at night and I had three hours left when I got a ride to go to Freedom Boulevard in Provo Utah. That’s about as horrible as it can get because that ends your night. Let’s beContinue reading “Now THAT is how you be your brother’s keeper”

It was a Saturday night and I just finished up my bonus and was feeling pretty good. I decided to take another ride and it took me down to a place called Shades on State. It’s kind of like the new place for college students where they don’t really check their ID and they canContinue reading “Why fake it when you can have the real thing?”

One night late I picked up a young lady who had been working and started to take her home. She seemed a little hard. The way she talked the words she used were just the kind of things that had a little street vibe to them. As we talked I got the impression that sheContinue reading “If you can’t say anything thing nice….”

One day I was in town, trying to make up some extra money early in the day. The ride share companies are tightening down our compensation and it’s making it a little more difficult for us to get by. We are having to tighten our belt and work a little bit more so I wasContinue reading “When you need help call the Elders….but get the right Elders!”

One night, I was in Park City and I was going to pick up one last ride before I went down to Salt Lake to work for the rest of the night. I got a ride to pick up three young guys in their 20s from a restaurant. I pulled up, they got in andContinue reading “What the kingdom of God needs are a few good Volunteers”

One night I had finished up and I was getting gas and preparing to head home. From time to time at the end of the night, I will give a ride to someone who looks like they need it. This was one of those nights. It was cold. it was winter. It was snowing andContinue reading “Heavenly Father, are you really there? Do you hear and answer a lost child’s prayer”

I picked up a lady at an elderly facility one night. While I was waiting for her I had an ominous feeling like this was going to be interesting and maybe not in a good way. When she came out and she got in the car said hi. She was plenty friendly but you couldContinue reading “Satan wants to be stuck in the middle with you”

One Saturday night I picked up a guy right in front of the Holiday Inn on 200 S. That is an area with a lot of clubs and most of the people you pick up there on a Saturday night late are drunk. It’s not your most productive area to find people seeking for theContinue reading “This DJ wants to be a missionary”

I had a timely experience that was a little different this week.The other night I picked up four guys from a bar down in Salt Lake City. They’d been drinking but they weren’t drunk and they had multiple stops in their ride. We dropped one guy off and headed to the other stop and IContinue reading “Windows of heaven”

Wednesday night is when they have college night at some of the nightclubs downtown. Drivers love to be downtown because you get lots of quick rides with bonuses even though it requires the ferrying of drunk College students back-and-forth from the clubs to their apartments. One of the interesting things I’ve learned in taking freshmenContinue reading “There is a reason drivers kept canceling his rides and money had nothing to do with it”

Last summer in June, I think, I picked someone up by the temple in the Avenues. She was headed to a party on 200 S. over by 700 E. As we approached the party I felt prompted to say some things to her. I told her that she was unsure about the people she wasContinue reading “Giving up on us? It’s not Heavenly Fathers style”