Gordon B. Hinckley shared this story:
"An older boy and his young companion were walking along a road which led through a field. They saw an old coat and a badly worn pair of men's shoes by the roadside, and in the distance, they saw the owner working in the field.
The younger boy suggested that they hide the shoes, conceal themselves, and watch the perplexity on the owner's face when he returned.
The older boy … thought that would not be so good. He said the owner must be a very poor man. So, after talking the matter over, at his suggestion, they concluded to try another experiment. Instead of hiding the shoes, they would put a silver dollar in each one and … see what the owner did when he discovered the money. So they did that.
Pretty soon the man returned from the field, put on his coat, slipped one foot into a shoe, felt something hard, took it out and found a silver dollar. Wonder and surprise [shone] upon his face. He looked at the dollar, again and again, turned around and could see nobody, then proceeded to put on the other shoe; when to his great surprise he found another dollar. His feelings overcame him. … He knelt down and offered aloud a prayer of thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife being sick and helpless and his children without bread. … He fervently thanked the Lord for this bounty from unknown hands and evoked the blessing of heaven upon those who gave him this needed help.
The boys remained [hidden] until he had gone. They had been touched by his prayer and felt something warm within their hearts. As they left to walk down the road, one said to the other, "Don't you have a good feeling?"
The younger boy suggested that they hide the shoes, conceal themselves, and watch the perplexity on the owner's face when he returned.
The older boy … thought that would not be so good. He said the owner must be a very poor man. So, after talking the matter over, at his suggestion, they concluded to try another experiment. Instead of hiding the shoes, they would put a silver dollar in each one and … see what the owner did when he discovered the money. So they did that.
Pretty soon the man returned from the field, put on his coat, slipped one foot into a shoe, felt something hard, took it out and found a silver dollar. Wonder and surprise [shone] upon his face. He looked at the dollar, again and again, turned around and could see nobody, then proceeded to put on the other shoe; when to his great surprise he found another dollar. His feelings overcame him. … He knelt down and offered aloud a prayer of thanksgiving, in which he spoke of his wife being sick and helpless and his children without bread. … He fervently thanked the Lord for this bounty from unknown hands and evoked the blessing of heaven upon those who gave him this needed help.
The boys remained [hidden] until he had gone. They had been touched by his prayer and felt something warm within their hearts. As they left to walk down the road, one said to the other, "Don't you have a good feeling?"
What "silver dollars" will you put in someone else's "shoes" this week?
1. The menu from a Mexican snack shack. It was so good! We went with some of our investigators and it was great!
2. Pudding! We made some pudding with almond milk and it turned out to be runny and taste a bit different, but it was good
3. A beautiful day
4. Me and Monce (she's the one that loves to braid our hair when we go to church and over to her house)
5. The Chavez family. They are the Spanish speakers in our branch and the ones we translate for in sacrament meeting. They are so amazing and they are such humble people.
6. Sister Thompson and Monce
7. The laundry mat we taught at on Sunday
8. Another beautiful road
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