It just feels nice to be so trusting
Mormons have a reputation for being gullible. And for some of us, it has taken most of our lives to earn that reputation.
Ive been hoodwinked so many times Im thinking of calling my autobiography A Stranger Taken In.
We are a believing people.
When someone in church says their grandfather came to them in a dream and told them to write the family history, we dont doubt it for a minute.
So when someone comes to the front door and says his handy-dandy head-scratcher will cure our migraines, we tend to take him at his word as well.
We trust folks.
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