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This is a message from Lee Baker. She received it from Marv Mills.

I thought you all might be interested in an experience that happened recently at the Washington DC temple. As many of you know, my sister Jan and her husband work in the temple where they saw and heard this incident first hand. Recently they had protesters who got through the gate and into where the visitor center is located on the Washington DC temple grounds. This was of some concern to the missionary couples and sister missionaries serving inside - especially after the protests at the LA temple. As the protesters were protesting, a big rain storm came out of no where. As protesters got caught in the down pour of rain, the sister missionaries inside the visitor center began taking umbrellas out to all of the protesters along with several chairs for those who looked like they were having a difficult time standing in the cold and rain. This act of kindness totally surprised the protesters who expressed appreciation and soon, peacefully left the temple grounds. Three of the protesters paused long enough to tell the missionaries that because of the missionaries kindness they would come back on another day ... hopefully to learn about the church and the people who would treat others with such respect and kindness. I thought that was really a wonderful example of how we all should treat others - especially those who are unkind to us and oppose our beliefs ... a good thing to remember as the future becomes more difficult and our beliefs become more and more under attack.