The story is this: Bro. Packer goes before a group of young missionaries with a beautiful cake. He asks if anyone wants a peice and, of course, an eager elder steps forward. Bro. Packer sticks his hand in the cake, grabs a handful, and throws it at the elder (who is suitably shocked). Then he asks if there are any other takers and no one steps forward. Then they pull out a lovely china plate, a fork, etc. and cut a beautiful peice that is then served on the lovely plate. The idea is that it is the EXACT same yummy cake but that how you serve it makes all the difference in how appetizing it is.

Isn't that such a great object lesson? It really drove the point home for me. BTW, I wasn't going to throw the pie at anyone. I was just going to grab a piece and squeeze it onto a plate (and lick off whatever dripped down the side).

Marianne

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