Two young men come to mind, two students who sat through different years in the same seminary classroom. The first, as a young boy, had been hit by an automobile. He recovered, but suffered enough brain damage to permanently impair his motor nerves. His thinking was if anything quicker than most others, but his speech was slurred and his bodily actions jerky. One day in class, after his attempt to participate was met with a great deal of snickering and mockery, the instructor sent the young man out on an errand and then in a very literal way told the class what he thought of the way they had acted. Yet little changed, and eventually the young man graduated from school and was called on a mission. Nearly a year later a letter arrived at the seminary, addressed to his teacher. He opened it and read the briefest of notes: Dear Brother— : Im so busy that I dont have time to write, but I did want to thank you for helping me to learn about our glorious gospel. Being a missionary is the greatest thing I have ever done. I love the Lord with all my heart. Love, P.S. I dont have time to write another letter, so would you please give this letter to Rocky and Adelle? Dear Rocky and Adelle: I just wanted to write you and thank you for being the only two friends I ever had in school. Someday I hope you will know how much your friendship has meant to me. May God bless both of you always. Love, Can you imagine that? Twelve years of school in an LDS community and only two friends? Only two of his peers had not, on a consistent basis, given him unkindness And it should be added that, according to his mission president, he was the most successful missionary in the mission.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 16:56:18 +0000
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