Stepping up to bat in missionary work

A call to serve in the Italy Milan Mission was a mere formality for Massachusetts Institute of Technology baseball star Creed Mangrum. His missionary zeal has been evident throughout the school year in Cambridge, according to Bishop Patrick O' Loughlin of the Cambridge University Ward (Student Single), Cambridge Massachusetts Stake.

The most impressive example of that zeal came during a team meeting of the MIT Engineers baseball team following their final game of the season.

Creed e-mailed his teammates the Saturday prior to the Monday finale and asked if he could have some time to speak in a postgame meeting.

\"I love my team. I love every guy on the team,\" Creed said during a Church News telephone interview. \"They're genuinely interested in who I am. We made close friendships.\"

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