Joy to the World DVD at gas station. Mon, Jan 24, 2011.

01/24/2011. 1269. I made a large purchase at a gas station, but I was about 40 cents short. I asked the cashier to take off an item, but she gave me the 40 cents out of her own pocket. I thought of how I could return the favor, and thought of a DVD. So I retrieved a "Joy to the World" DVD from the car and went back in and presented it to her, and she graciously and enthusiastically accepted it.

English DVD to cold-calling salesman. Tue, Nov 3, 2009.

11/03/2009. 1198. I was at a client's office in an office complex doing computer work. This client is a member of the church, and knows my modus operandi about giving out material. A salesman came in the door to make a cold-call to solicit business. He was soliciting people for their personal business, not the company. We both turned the gentleman down, though I did accept a brochure. But we continued to make small talk since we had some computer history in common.

Since this guy was bold enough to make a cold-call, and even bolder to solicit people for their personal business while they were on company time, I decided to be a little bold in return. I offered him a couple of church DVDs, Mr. Kreuger's Christmas, and Joy to the World.

He accepted the Joy to the World DVD.

Jump-start a car, English DVD. Thu, Aug 6, 2009.

08/06/2009. 1180. I still hadn't purchased a newspaper, so on the way home from the shopping center (where I distributed the two "job wanted" cards for a previous contact), I stopped at a drugstore. They still had the day's paper, so I bought it there, and stopped again at the newspaper rack to read some headlines on the other newspapers. (Okay, so I read tabloid headlines, but just the ones on the cover.)

On my way to the car, I noticed someone was having trouble starting their car. It was turning over, but too slowly, like the battery was weak. It sounded like they needed a jump-start. I have jumper cables, so I asked if they needed a jump, and they said yes. I drove my car over to where they were parked. One of the people was the cashier from the drug-store

We successfully got the car started, and the car owner was very appreciative, and introduced himself as the drugstore manager.

I took advantage of the conversation to just flat out offer him a DVD from church, and he readily agreed to receive it. I took a copy of "Our Heavenly Father's Plan" out from the back seat and presented to him, and he asked where the church was, and I told him. But I forgot to point out the flyer inside the DVD clamshell.