Gee, I thought Kat was trying to "out" me. I've got a number of nephews, first cousins once removed, and young friends serving LDS missions. Of course things have changed a lot and they don't do nearly as much door-knocking as I did 25 years ago when I was on my mission. The point is, there are those who are searching for something in their spiritual lives, and for those of us who feel we have something to offer them, door-knocking is one (very inefficient) way of finding them. I've never found it necessary (since my own mission) to be rude to the Jehovah's Witnesses - they are sincere in their beliefs, I am sincere in mine, and we leave it at that. The ones who worry me are the exploited young kids who are selling candy or cheap merchandise for outrageous prices and retaining a very small bit (if any) of the high profits. Also telemarketers - thank heavens for caller ID.

Jon W.