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From the Bryant S. Hinckley Humor Collection Little girl’s composition on Geese "Geese is a heavy-set bird with a head on one side and a tail on the other. His feet is set so far back on his running gear that they nearly miss his body. Some geese is ganders and has a curl in his tail. Ganders don't lay or set, they just eat and go swimming. If I had to be a geese I would rather be a gander. Geese does not give milk, but give eggs, but for me give me liberty or give me death. " A GRAMMAR school boy handed in the following composition on cats: "Cats that's mean for little boys to maul and tease is called Maultese cats. Some cats is reckernized by how quiet their purrs is and these is named Purrsian cats. The cats what has very bad tempers is called Angorie cats, and cats with deep feelin's is called Feline cats—but I prefer dogs. " A girl in the Primary wrote the following composition on monkeys: "A monkey is an animal that wears a red cap and has a long tail. Monkeys have four feet; cows also have four feet, one on each corner. The other day me and my sister were going through a pasture and one of the cows ran after us and helped us over the fence—that was the other cow's husband. " A teacher received the following note from the mother of one of her pupils: "Dear Madam: Please ixcus my Tommy to-day. He wont come to skule because he is acting as time-keeper for his father and it is your fault. U gave him a ixample if a field is 6 miles around how long will it take a man walking 31/2 miles an hour to walk 21/4 times around it? Tommy aint a man, so we had to send his father. They went early this morning and father will walk around the field and Tommy will time him, but pleas don't give my boy such ixamples agin, because my husband must go to work every day to support his family. "

How Pat Downes Spends his Saturday Mornings

Korihor: Every man [fares] in this life according to Questions… the management of the creature; therefore every man [prospers] according to his What if I depend on God, but He doesn’t answer me genius, man [conquers] when I and…every need His immediate help? according to his strength. 30: 17)why With all the serious problems in(Alma the universe, would He have time or interest in my personal crisis? Then again, if I organize my life carefully and think smart, I could resist temptation and not have to lean upon the Lord for help at all. If I do that, I will not be one of those who contributed to His suffering in Gethsemane. If I just use my skills and brain, I can actually help the Lord rather than drawing on His strength After all, so many people around here are in worse circumstances than I. (Camille Fronk, 30 April 2004 Women’s Conference)

Good Example- Daniel Royal Linage of David Taken captive, to Babylon, in 606 BC Has remarkable to ability to interpret dreams. Appointed Governor of Babylon Appointed Chief Wiseman Stirred up jealousy among Babylonian wiseman

The Plot Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God. Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever. All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God. Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king… Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him. Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed. Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions

Question: Daniel was a righteous man- why didn’t the Lord spare him from going into the Lion’s den? Why didn’t the Lord spare Joseph Smith from going into Liberty Jail? …and if you endure it well…

Shadrach, Meshach, Abed-nego Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews. They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar… There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego… …and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up? Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered… If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. Then these men were bound … and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery Elder Maxwell furnace. Then words Nebuchadnezzar king. These was astonied, and roseof upunconditional in haste, and spake, Note the "but if the not. " are words and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst commitment. They possibility of "if" wasthe with of the fire? answered and said unto king, these True, Othree king. until the very moment ofand their theyloose, hadwalking determined their course He answered said, rescue, Lo, I see but four men in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. regardless. Sometimes we must "take the heat, " even if we are not certain thermostat of trial will soon be turned down.

President Kimball I stepped into the Hotel Utah Coffee Shop in Salt Lake City to buy some hard rolls, and as I placed my order with the waitress, a middle-aged woman I knew was sitting at the counter with a cup of coffee at her plate. I am sure she saw me, though she tried not to show it. I could see her physical discomfort as she turned her face from me at a right angle, and there it remained until I had made my purchase and had gone to the cash register. She had her free agency-she could drink coffee if she wanted to, but what a wallop her character had taken because she was unwilling to face a friend! How she shriveled! At the waters of baptism, in sacrament meetings, and in the temple, she had promised that she would have a broken heart and contrite spirit, repent of all her sins, take upon herself the name of Jesus Christ, and serve him unto the end, manifesting it by her works. Probably she was certain that I had not seen or recognized her, but the ten stories of the building above her were not enough to keep the angels in heaven from photographing her movements and recording her thoughts of deception. It was a petty thing, but for her it was withering-a weak, mean, cheap, little tricky thing that sent her honor skidding down the incline toward bankruptcy of self-esteem. Did that woman think she was hiding from God? How wrong she was! No one can conceal thoughts or acts from God, for the photographic cameras are running night and day. So sensitive are they that they record not only sights and sounds but also thought and inclinations. Remember, we are not talking about a cup of coffee; we are talking about the principle of integrity. (Miracle of Forgiveness)

Question During times of tribulation, why would a Latter Day Saint be tempted to compromise their integrity?