The Bicycle Auction Thomas S' Monson

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The Bicycle Auction Thomas S. Monson
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Thats sound great.

• Many years ago in
• Washington, D.C., an
• 11 year old boy went to
• a bicycle auction.

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You only have one dollar ? Poor boy.

• Every time a bike went
• up for sale the boy
• would bid one dollar.

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Five dollars. I win.

• But every time,
• someone else would bid
• more money, so the boy
• did not get the bike.

Oh,no.
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• The auctioneer noticed
• that the boy was most
• interesting in racer bicycles.

Wow , so cool .
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• When the very last
• racer bicycle went up for
• sale, the boy again
• bid one dollar, but
• someone else bid eight
• dollars.

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• Then the auctioneer
• close the bidding by
• saying, "sold for nine
• dollars to that little
• boy over there!"

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• The auctioneer took
• eight dollars from his
• own pocket, and the
• boy pulled out his one
• dollar, whichconsisted
• of quarters, dimes,
• nickles and pennies.

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• After they'd paid for the
• bike, the boy slowly
• started walking away
• with his new possession.
• He stopped suddenly.

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• The boy turned around,
• and with tears in his eyes,
• ran back and gave the
• auctioneer a big hug.

Thank you.
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• This story is based on a vignette quoted in the
  article The Profound Power of Gratitude by Thomas
  S. Monson in the September 2005 Ensign magazine.
  Although this story reportedly appeared in a
  newspaper, I do not have an exact reference for
  it. Still, though, I'd like to think of it as a
  true story, since its message is so beautiful and
  poignant

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• The end

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• Pennies
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