Let’s be
candid, anytime most people try something for the first time they are not
always successful. Most things in life we learn because we have practice and
experience. I felt I became an alright teacher of the gospel by the end of my
mission, but my first attempt at it on day one was a flop. The discussions we
memorized back in those years used the name Mr. Brown any time a question was asked of the investigator.
My companion and I were tracting in the small town of Guilford, Maine when we
finally were invited into a home. My companion motioned for me to begin the
discussion. I accidentally called the lady of the house Mr. Brown not once, but
twice. I think I proved my point. Those Saints coming from urban centers in
Europe experienced much the same difficulty with the oxen on the trail west.
What did
Danish member Mads Christensen state the oxen did not understand?
a.
Earlier
starts than the American Saints
b.
No noon
breaks
c.
The Danish
language
d.
The oatmeal
they tried to feed the oxen
Yesterday’s answer:
(C) Have a snowball fight
In Missouri, when mob forces oppressed the
Saints, we were encamped in Adam-ondi-Ahman, mostly around campfires without
tents. One night the snow fell four or five inches. The Prophet, seeing our
forlorn condition, called on us to form into two parties—Lyman Wight at the
head of one line and he (Joseph) heading the other line—to have a sham battle.
The weapons were snowballs. We set to with a will full of glee and fun.
Orton, Chad
M. and William W. Slaughter, Joseph
Smith’s America (Salt Lake City: Deseret Books, 2005), 136.
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