My latest encounter with Mormonism

I finally got the chance to go out on a bike ride today, something I have not been able to do since I hurt myself. I enjoyed it very much, but this is not the purpose of what I am trying to say. As I was riding I somehow managed to have a nail go into my tire. In the bottom and out the side. Needless to say, my tire lost all functionality rather quickly. As I was carrying my bike down the bike path two gentlemen on bikes of their own stopped to ask how I was doing. As I felt it rather plain that my bike was not in the best of condition as I was carrying, not riding or walking it, down the bike path, I responded to how I was doing despite this burden: "I'm doing well, thank you for asking". We paused and they proceeded to ask me if I knew about Jesus Christ and the book of Mormon. After a very brief discussion of maybe only a minute or two they handed me a track, wished me good-day, and rode on. While we were talking they never offered to carry my bike for me, or even if there was something wrong with my bike that they may be able to help me fix. My impression was that they were there to convert me to (or at least inform me about) their religion and be on their way to the next person, without care to my (very obvious) problem.

I fear that this is how I may one day come across to someone, and pray that it never will be. I am not sharing this story for the sake of ridiculing the Mormon followers and their beliefs, far be that from the truth, but instead as a caution as to how we live our lives. Very rarely do we as Christians find ourselves being 'converted' by someone else, as we are already 'on the inside'. But we may find ourselves sharing our faith with someone else, and being in that place today made me understand how one such encounter has the potential for tainting someones views of an entire religious belief system. If we are to preach a gospel of love for others, we can't just preach it, we must live it out in every action we take. Even if that means offering to carry someones bike for them.