Mormons using sidewalk chalk drawings to evangelize
When you think of a Mormon missionary, what image comes to mind? A clean-cut young man in black slacks, white shirt and black tie, going door-to-door? How about an artist using chalk on a sidewalk to illustrate stories or outline a message? That's what they're doing in New York and Colorado, and now in Italy as well. Italian pedestrians often say they were reared Roman Catholic but have lost their faith after facing tragedy or dealing with unanswered questions. "They wonder where God is in the midst of the chaos and difficulties of the world," one missionary says.
People responding to Mormon chalk drawings are not the only ones asking such questions. An elderly professor once advised me, "Son, be kind to everyone, because everyone's having a hard time." We are all dealing with problems, issues, and pain. We all want our world to be better than it is. But how do we change the way things are?...