A Seminary Lesson

I heard a young woman tell a story that I would like to share with you. It had a great impact on her life. This young lady was relating an experience she had in Seminary class with a teacher I'll call Brother Smith. She said that Brother Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons. This particular day when Sally walked into Seminary, she could tell they were in for another fun day. There was a big target on the wall and a table full of darts. Brother Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone that had made them angry, and He would let them throw darts at the picture. Sally's girlfriend, on the right, drew a picture of a girl who had stolen her boyfriend. Her friend,on her left side, drew a picture of his little brother. Sally decided she would draw a picture of Brother Smith. She really put a lot of detail into her drawing, even to the extent of drawing pimples on his face. She was really pleased with the overall effect she had achieved.

The class lined up and were really getting into the dart throwing, with much laughter and a lot of hilarity involved. Some of the darts were thrown with such force that the pictures were ripped. Sally was toward the back of the line, and was filled with disappointment when Brother Smith, because of time limits, asked the students to return to their seats. Sally was thinking how mad she was that she hadn't been able to throw darts at her picture of Brother Smith. The classroom had been quite chaotic during the dart throwing.

Then Brother Smith removed the target from the wall and revealed the picture of the Savior that had been directly underneath the target. A complete hush fell over the room as the students viewed the torn picture, the eyes pierced out, the marks and holes all over the Savior. Brother Smith said only these words, "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." Nothing else was necessary as the tear-filled eyes of the students were riveted on the picture of Christ. The students remained in their seats even after the bell had rung, then slowly trickled out of the classroom.

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