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The Apostle and the Case of the Absent Atonement

I wonder would you do something for me? Read through the following brief account of a little adventure I had recently and then answer the two questions at the end. Its a true story, I know because I made it up myself: I recently bought a car because I planned to go on a road trip with a friend and my old jalopy simply wasnā€™t up to it. It surprised me that, within my budget, I was offered a great little model, much better than my old banger and with an interior so comfortable it was like driving a limo. When I arrived at my friendsā€™ house he took one look and said, ā€œNice wheels.ā€ ā€œYou like my motor?ā€ I replied. ā€œIts a nice Auto,ā€ he said, ā€œand it looks like that model is going to take us places.ā€ With that we got in the vehicle and drove off on our adventure. Q1 . How many times does the word ā€œcarā€ appear in this narrative? Q2 . How many times is a car mentioned in this narrative? Weā€™ll get back to this shortly. It still amazes me how Mormon thinking makes Mormon leaders s...