carpooling w/ a Latter Day Saint

i go to work every morning w/ a good friend of mine. he helped me get my job, move to another house, his daughter is the best baby-sitter known to man, & he's very kind.

in many ways, he is "shining the light" much better than i. at work he's encouraging, positive, & always thinking of others & how they're doing. he's always trying to make things easier for me w/ work & carpooling. this guy is really cool.

we've gotten to know each other very well over the past 4 yrs. i've come to realize that if you need somebody to be there for ya- he's your guy. the help he provides is genuine & caring. i know he's got my back- he always does.

we've shared our faith in tid-bits over the years w/ each other. he speaks of the Holy Spirit like we do & talks about God's will. his "people' pray to "God" & ask for direction. he describes the in-filling of the Holy Spirit like a "burning in his belly". often he sounds like some of our hyper-charismatic friends. he's very active in his "Ward" as "Bishop". they look after the poor, needy, elderly & anyone needing something. they have highly effective systems that do things in an optimal manner. his 6 children appear very happy & healthily developed. in getting to know his children, i notice humility & high intelligence.

my buddy & i never argue about our differing beliefs. he gets uncomfortable when i talk about Jesus. also, when i say "disciple" or "heaven". i get uncomfortable when he talks about visiting the "private temple" (you know, the one by mcqueen high school). he gets wiggly when i talk about the Bible being the only Word we need. we kind of skate around the uncomfortable parts that are really @ the root of our differences. it's kinda funny actually. in 4 yrs. we've been trying to shine our light on each other, so the other can be "saved". i think he might be winning in the "light shining" category.

anybody else out there w/ something like this going on? feel free to share!