Fishers of men?

[lagniappe]

Thanks everyone. Especially for the links. Some of those I have bookmarked already and some I didn't come across. (Waaaayyyy too many show up in the search at lds.org to read them all unfortunately.) I'll definitely look those over. I had considered that Rameumptom, although I know nothing about fishing so I'd definitely have to do some research!

I have to speak for 15 minutes too. Ugh. I don't think I've ever talked more than 10 minutes before, if that. This ward generally only has 2 speakers a week, unlike most of the other wards I've been in where there are 3, sometimes 4.

[HoosierGuy]

I guess when I think of "fishers of men" I also think of nets. Some fish may pass thru those nets, some may get caught. The act is the same tho over and over - pick the net up and toss it out into the water, over and over. You don’t' give up on the first try if the net is empty. You don’t give up if you have caught one or two fish - there are lots more fish (men) than need to be caught. Maybe you will throw the net out at different times of the day, or take a break for a few days, but you do not give up.

Also, the boats that the fishermen use can face troubled waters some times, like storms. I guess that could be an example that no matter how bad things may get, no matter how dangerous the surroundings, we must never stop being fishers of men. Let Jesus be the captain of the boat and due your job. You must be a fisher of men in all waters (environments) – city, bad neighborhoods, boondocks, little towns, wealthy areas, etc…

[jimuk]

Hey HoosierGuy, I like that, great way of putting it.

[lagniappe]

Thanks for that, HoosierGuy. I was actually thinking of something along those lines and you summed it up very nicely.