Known for its worldwide humanitarian efforts, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced it is launching a global initiative aimed at improving the health and development of children under 5 and their mothers. The initiative is intended to improve access to nutrition, immunizations and maternal and newborn care, according to a church […]
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Mark Harris periodically meets with each one of the 240 young men and women serving as church missionaries under his supervision in Georgia.
During one such interview, Harris was surprised when a missionary pulled out his NFL player card and requested an autograph.
When he asked where the missionary found his football card, the young Latter-day Saint elder said he bought it online for $1.70.
President Mark Harris, right, with missionaries on the steps of the Atlanta Georgia Temple.
Harris family
The card was more valuable than Harris would have guessed, but what the missionary said next astonished him even more.