Brownies Anyone?

On Sunday I taught in young womens at church. The lesson was on sharing the gospel. As I went over the lesson I couldn't help but think of one of my favorite talks given in General Conference back in Oct 2000 by Elder Oaks (of the 70). In his talk he compares the gospel to a fresh squeezed glass of Orange juice... and basically asks "Why should we be afraid that someone would be offended if we offered it to them, and even more- won't many be offended that we didn't offer it?"

So in my lesson we were talking about reasons we sometimes don't feel comfortable talking about the gospel with others. One that came up of course was the fear of offending. At this point in the lesson I casually reached into my diaper bag under the table and pulled out a brownie and started eating it in front of the girls. At first they just looked at me weird... then they were kinda laughing- but awkwardly. That's when I read them a quote from the talk They were all very grateful when I then pulled out a huge plate of brownies. We then went around the room and they each shared a part of the gospel that is "delicious" to them.

The message is a simple one- but so very true. If we really know the gospel, and love it, it is delicious to us. Why then would we NOT offer it to others. Maybe others will not be hungering or thirsting for the gospel when we offer- but surely they will not be offended that we would offer something that we know to be so delicious!