The message of this book is for you--the youth of the Church. The inward search for oneself and one's place in life is most intense during the teenage years.
Most folks in Steelville were just a little bit afraid of Big Sam Edwards. Sam had lost his job when the steel plant had cut back, and he hadn't been able to find work during the past six months. He was a proud man; and now, with Christmas coming, he made a few telephone calls to important people telling them that he didn't want any "do-gooders" trying to help his family at Christmas. He gruffly warned, "I'll be staying up on Christmas Eve, and if anybody comes around trying to leave anything at the door, somebody's going to get hurt."
As I write this book, I can see my oldest son in my mind. He is a missionary in Japan. I really miss him. He is basically a really fine fellow.
Great missionaries are bold. You will be a bold missionary. This book will help you be bold.
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