Being a church attorney in Latin America for 22 years has provided a "front-row seat to watch the explosive unfolding of the Lord's work" there.
      But his family's travels have also provided the opportunity to notice a difference in the spirit of various wards: A hearty welcome was sometimes absent. "We then began to observe that in some wards we visited . . . if we had been investigators or new members, we would not have felt very welcome."
      "These experiences helped us become aware of the discomfort that newcomers might occasionally feel in coming to our chapels and made us conscious of the need we all have to improve our fellowshiping skills.
      "We have the richest blessings that God can give to his children. We have the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We ought to be the most open, friendly, happy, kind, considerate, thoughtful, loving people in the whole world."
      "This has to spring from the heart of every true disciple of Christ."