My Experience In Truth

"The Shedding Tree" There is a forest near my home Where through the ages trees have grown. Tall and mighty, towards the sky these trees have grown to please the eye. But though they're tall and heaven bound their roots are shallow in the ground. They grow too quickly to give thought to the parts that eyes see not. For many years the trees stand tall but just one storm can cause their fall. And when they finally hit the ground they split and crack with thundering sound. And so their growth is all for naught and all their wood is left to rot. Now here we learn a lesson true: that looks and status will not do. Though fame and glory we adore to grow up strong we need much more. Another tree stands near my home out in a field, it's all alone. It is not pleasing to the eye it's wind-worn, crooked, all awry. But there it stands, still in its prime this tree has stood the test of time. While other's grew up t

One day while serving an LDS mission in Benicia, California, my companion and I were knocking on doors looking for someone to teach. Anyone that has served a mission knows well the days of endless rejection. This was one of those days. Near the top one particularly large hill we knocked on a door, and almost immediately we heard the sound of two young boys running to answer it. The following dialog is what we heard through the door: (we assume they were looking through the peephole): Younger Boy: "I want to see who it is!" Older Boy: "I'm older so I get to see first." Younger Boy: "I never get to see first!" Older Boy: "You can see first next time." (Older boy looks out) Younger Boy: "Who is it?" Older Boy: "I don't know, it's just a couple weirdos." Younger Boy: "I want to see! I want to see!" Older Boy: "I'm still looking." Younger Boy: "Let me see! I want to see!&q