Sent to an friend of almost 40 years

Your observation that I am "deep" ... took me somewhat by surprise...., so much so that it has been on my mind ever since then.
To be sure, I do my home-teaching, attend my meetings (LDS Church services), pay my tithes & other offerings, go to the Temple, and also do some volunteer work as a union officer and in the local rotary club; but my efforts pale in comparison to all you do and how you serve, all without hesitation or counting the cost to your own personal needs.
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... grateful for all that God has done for me, I also know that He wants, most of all, for us to lose ourselves in service to others, and, when all is said and done, you are much more His faithful and obedient servant than I ever could hope to be.