Missionary Treasures

“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilization—these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit.” — C. S. Lewis

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C. S. Lewis

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Quote card: “There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilization—these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub, and exploit.” — C. S. Lewis

Teaching and findingThe call and service

C. S. Lewis

The Weight of Glory · 1941

Quoted by Elder Christophe G. Giraud-Carrier, “We Are His Children,” October 2023 general conference

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