What if the missionary gets a flat tire

We wished the group luck and offered them a pass-along card. I was now filthy from working on the ground and wrestling with the wheel. That night I learned a valuable lesson.

I learned that we should always take the opportunity to help people in need and that even if they have never met us before, we just might be the ones they are counting on to give them a hand.

January Hear the Voice of God Henry B. Standing on Higher Ground David L. Katie Doty. This is an archived article that was published on sltrib. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted. If you've heard of Mormonism's Three Nephites appearing out of nowhere to change a flat tire and then vanishing, you know the work of William A.

Bert Wilson. Do you know about missionary "Dear John" letters, young proselytizers faking their daily work records or test-driving a Ferrari against mission rules, or old bishops passing gas in church meetings?

Those would be in Wilson's corpus, too. Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email address required. First Name. Last Name. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. So get a heavy, solid plastic lever. Most wheels are attached with a quick release requiring only your hand. However, some bikes have nuts and you need a small crescent wrench.

One other tool is a pair of latex gloves. When you take a back wheel off you will get greasy. Shaking a new contacts hand with a greasy hand can make a real first impression. CO2 or Pump : You have the flat fixed, now you need air in it. These use compressed CO2 think paintball gun to inflate your tire. Buy one that uses non-threaded cartridges so you can buy a cheap box of replacement cartridges at Wal-Mart.

Learn how to use it and it will take you 10 seconds instead of 10 minutes to inflate your tire. There are basically four techniques that can be employed to avoid flats: Thorn resistant tires not tubes.

Several companies sell tires made with materials that resist puncture e. They do work for most thorns but are quite expensive.