Selling Bibles: > A pastor concluded that his church was getting into very serious financial > troubles. While checking the church storeroom, he discovered several cartons

Ugly Hedgehog - Photography Forum

Home Active Topics Newest Pictures Search Login Register ☰

General Chit-Chat (non-photography talk)

Selling Bibles

Nov 23, 2014 18:06:15 #

PhotoNoob Loc: Innisfail, Canada

> A pastor concluded that his church was getting into very serious financial
> troubles. While checking the church storeroom, he discovered several cartons
> of new Bibles that had never been opened and distributed.
>
> So at his Sunday sermon, he asked for three volunteers from the congregation
> who would be willing to sell the Bibles door-to-door for
> $10 each to raise the desperately needed money for the church.
>
> Jack, Paul and Louie all raised their hands to volunteer for the task.
>
> The minister knew that Jack and Paul earned their living as salesmen and
> were likely capable of selling some Bibles. But he had serious doubts about
> Louie who was a local farmer, who had always kept to himself because he was
> embarrassed by his speech impediment.
>
> Poor Louie stuttered badly. But, NOT WANTING TO discourage Louie, the
> minister decided to let him try anyway.
>
> He sent the three of them away with the back seat of their cars stacked with
> Bibles. He asked them to meet with him and report the results of their
> door-to-door selling efforts the following Sunday.
>
> Anxious to find out how successful they were, the minister immediately asked
> Jack, "Well, Jack, how did you make out selling our Bibles last week?"
>
> Proudly handing the reverend an envelope, Jack replied, "Using my sales
> prowess, I was able to sell 20 Bibles, and here's the $200 I collected on
> behalf of the church."
>
> "Fine job, Jack!" The minister said, vigorously shaking his hand..."You are
> indeed a fine salesman and the church is indebted to you."
>
> Turning to Paul, "And Paul, how many Bibles did you sell for the church last
> week?"
>
> Paul, smiling and sticking out his chest, confidently replied, 'I am a
> professional salesman. I sold 28 Bibles on behalf of the church, and here's
> $280 I collected.'
>
> The minister responded, "That's absolutely splendid, Paul. You are truly a
> professional salesman and the church is indebted to you."
>
> Apprehensively, the minister turned to Louie and said, "And Louie, did you
> manage to sell any Bibles last week?" Louie silently offered the minister a
> large envelope.
>
> The minister opened it and counted the contents. "What is this?"
> the minister exclaimed. "Louie, there's $3200 in here! Are you suggesting
> that you sold 320 Bibles for the church, door to door, in just one week?"
>
> Louie just nodded.
>
> "That's impossible!" both Jack and Paul said in unison. "We are professional
> salesmen, yet you claim to have sold 10 times as many Bibles as we could."
>
> "Yes, this does seem unlikely," the minister agreed. "I think you'd better
> explain how you managed to accomplish this, Louie."
>
> Louie shrugged.. "I-I-I re-re-really do-do-don't kn-kn-know f-f-f-for
> sh-sh-sh-sure," he stammered.
>
> Impatiently, Peter interrupted. "For crying out loud, Louie, just tell us
> what you said to them when they answered the door!"
>
> "A-a-a-all I-I-I s-s-said wa-wa-was," Louis replied, "W-w-w-w-would
> y-y-y-you l-l-l-l-l-like t-t-to b-b-b-buy th-th-th-this B-B-B-B-Bible
> f-f-for t-t-ten b-b-b-bucks---o-o-o-or--- wo-wo-would yo-you j-j-j-just
> l-like m-m-me t-t-to st-st-stand h-h-here and r-r-r-r-r-read it t-to
> y-y-you?"
>
>
>
>
> Remember when the funniest jokes were the clean ones?
> They still are!

Nov 23, 2014 18:10:30 #