Pay It Forward

For the second consecutive Christmas season, the Church is advertising its Light the World initiative and encouraging both Latter-day Saints and people in general to perform at least one kind deed every day in December.

Well, we went out to dinner Saturday night at one of our favorite local spots, the Nacho House, and enjoyed a good meal with JB's sister and her family; there were six of us in all. When our waiter dropped off our bill, this is what it looked like:

A couple sitting in the booth next to us, who did not say a word to us all evening, had paid for all six meals. We were floored.

I don't know if this gesture was this couple's daily Light the World act of service or it was just a nice thing they felt like doing, but either way we were grateful for it. JB and I also resolved to pay it forward soon, buying dinner for someone else anonymously at another local restaurant on our next night out for dinner.