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 It was a Saturday and I was taking my time at home. I do that a lot on Saturdays. I usually have over 60 hours already logged for the week by Saturday so I like to rest up a little bit for Saturday night. It gets me the chance to watch some football and justContinue reading “Get off the couch!”

One night, I was picking up a man from a drinking establishment in American Fork. I sat out in front for quite a while and thought that he was not going to make it out. Finally, he did, he got in the car and away we went. It’s really interesting seeing the differences in passengers.Continue reading “The hearts of the children to the fathers”

One day early in the afternoon I had a ride from Lehi to the airport. When you do that, it’s always great to get a nice ride out of the airport and I got that. It took me to the top of the hill above Draper and Lehi. It was kind of a round tripContinue reading “God came for him today”

The 10th of September was a crazy day. I thought it was going to be pretty busy around town and I was debating going to the Charlie Kirk program at UVU. I started heading over there but then I just got the feeling that it would be too much of a hassle and I wouldn’tContinue reading “Even on tough days, God is in charge and not distracted”

Sometimes I’m blown away with how well people are prepared to receive the gospel and how much they already believe what we believe without having a clue. They are already looking but they just can’t see. One night I was in Spanish Fork and I picked up a kid that was going up to Orem.Continue reading “I’ve heard that story somewhere before”

One day I was in Salt Lake and I was trying to get a ride down to Utah County. I was excited to see one come through but not totally excited because it was to Saratoga Springs. While Saratoga Springs is in Utah County, around rush-hour, it resembles a minnow trap. You can get inContinue reading “Grandma needs our love and understanding”

One day I was in Salt Lake City and I was looking for a ride to Utah County. I got three or four rides around Midvale and was starting to think I would just have to turn off and drive home. That’s not good because it doesn’t give you the opportunity to earn money. IContinue reading “We’re going to war here, POWER UP”

I picked up a restaurant manager in Holiday one night. She seemed physically worn out after a long day and acknowledged that when I asked. I could tell that her spirit was worn out and tired as well. I asked her where she was from. She said that she was from Las Vegas originally. SheContinue reading “I loved how this plan came together”

One night I picked up a girl who worked in a local area hospital. She worked in the labor and delivery unit and she was just getting off work. I talked to her for a while about my mom being a nurse and how much she loved it. This girl said that she loved itContinue reading “This daddy’s girl will be seeking blessings from her fathers”

One afternoon I picked up a kid on the Orem Lindon border over in the industrial area. When he got in my car, he seemed very happy. I like happy people. This kid was from Mexico and he had been here this summer trying to figure out if there was any way he could workContinue reading “In his parents footsteps and a step further”

One night I was driving down in Provo and I got a ride to pick someone up in some apartments east of BYU and take them to the airport. This happens a lot on weekends or at the beginning of vacations but this was in the middle of the week and for that reason wasContinue reading “Sometimes you don’t read the room. You let the spirit do that”

One day I was driving back from Salt Lake. I had just dropped my friend Blaine and his wife off at the airport and I was working my way back home. I had just taken a ride that brought me over to Herriman, which took a few minutes shy of forever to accomplish. I wasContinue reading “So dirty, so dusty, so ready to be clean”

On the 4th of July, I was out driving for a couple of hours in the afternoon. I had taken much of the day off to be with family and I wanted to get a couple of hours in. I had been given a couple of rides but nothing spectacular. Finally I got a decentContinue reading “We are going to take a moment here to renovate and restore that family tradition”

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”