On my mission, it sometimes felt like people’s hearts or doors would never open to the gospel. Especially during our hardest times, my mission companion and I would fast to bring hope and happiness into our work.
First, we would kneel in prayer, asking our Heavenly Father to help us be positive, take setbacks well, and recognize His hand in our lives and our work. We also prayed that by having more optimistic attitudes, we could better represent our Savior, Jesus Christ. Then later, when we felt tempted to fall back into negative attitudes, we would say a small prayer, asking Him to bless us with the perspective to find the good (or at least the funny) in any situation.
Although we didn’t always have more success after those fasts, we were able to feel the Spirit more and kick negative feelings to the curb—usually through plenty of jokes and laughter.
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3 Ways to Cope with a Crummy Day
During difficult stretches in her mission when hearts and doors felt closed, the author and her companion fasted for hope and happiness. They prayed for positivity and to represent Christ better, and leaned on small prayers during the day. While outward success didn’t always increase, they felt more of the Spirit and replaced negativity with humor and laughter.
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The Covenant of the Priesthood
President Lee related an incident where a stranger asked President David O. McKay if he was a prophet. President McKay replied, inviting the man to look into his face to discern the answer. The implication is that prophetic authority can be spiritually recognized.
I believe that is true. I think that men and boys who magnify their callings in the priesthood have a change wrought in their bodies. This morning while President Lee was talking in the welfare meeting, he told about someone, some stranger, who saw President McKay and said to him, “Are you a prophet of God?” President McKay’s answer was, “You look into my face and get the answer.”
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The Lord Provides a Way
The speaker recalls reading about Commander William Robert Anderson, who navigated the submarine Nautilus beneath the polar ice from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. Anderson carried a tattered card declaring his belief that God makes a way where there is no way. The account highlights courageous faith during a dangerous undertaking.
I recall reading the story of Commander William Robert Anderson, the naval officer who took the submarine Nautilus beneath the polar ice from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, a daring and dangerous feat. The commander carried in his wallet a tattered card that had on it these words: “I believe God will always make a way where there is no way.”
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A Calming Answer
A young person, distressed over their parents' divorce and the sale of their home, felt prolonged confusion and pain despite praying, paying tithing, and studying scriptures. They turned to the Book of Mormon and read Enos, especially verse 27. The verse brought peace, the emotional knot eased, and they felt their prayer had been answered with hope of rest through obedience and love for God.
I sat teary-eyed and confused, the knot in my stomach wrenching my insides like it had for so many days. Why wasn’t it working? I’d prayed and pleaded with Heavenly Father; I’d paid my tithing and studied my scriptures faithfully. But nothing had changed.
I’d felt this way for three months. My parents were getting a divorce, and we were selling our house. I knew those things must be the reason for my confusion. All I wanted was to be calmed from the constant hurt inside, from the pain and anger that were wearing me out emotionally and spiritually. I felt like I was always trying to fight it off, but I never seemed to get any help.
I reached for my Book of Mormon with only the slightest bit of hope and opened it to the place I’d marked days before. I recognized the title through tear-filled eyes: Enos. It was a short book, so I decided to read the whole thing. I read eagerly, searching for some encouraging words.
As I came to the last verse, my heart filled with joy when I read: “And I soon go to the place of my rest, which is with my Redeemer; for I know that in him I shall rest. And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality, and shall stand before him; then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me: Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father. Amen” (Enos 1:27).
The knot inside me slowly disappeared and I sighed with relief. My Heavenly Father had answered my plea. What more could I ask for than to know that one day, if I obey and love my Heavenly Father, I can rest with him in peace.
I’d felt this way for three months. My parents were getting a divorce, and we were selling our house. I knew those things must be the reason for my confusion. All I wanted was to be calmed from the constant hurt inside, from the pain and anger that were wearing me out emotionally and spiritually. I felt like I was always trying to fight it off, but I never seemed to get any help.
I reached for my Book of Mormon with only the slightest bit of hope and opened it to the place I’d marked days before. I recognized the title through tear-filled eyes: Enos. It was a short book, so I decided to read the whole thing. I read eagerly, searching for some encouraging words.
As I came to the last verse, my heart filled with joy when I read: “And I soon go to the place of my rest, which is with my Redeemer; for I know that in him I shall rest. And I rejoice in the day when my mortal shall put on immortality, and shall stand before him; then shall I see his face with pleasure, and he will say unto me: Come unto me, ye blessed, there is a place prepared for you in the mansions of my Father. Amen” (Enos 1:27).
The knot inside me slowly disappeared and I sighed with relief. My Heavenly Father had answered my plea. What more could I ask for than to know that one day, if I obey and love my Heavenly Father, I can rest with him in peace.
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Testimony
A Friend like Mark
Katie meets Huda, a new girl from Iraq who doesn’t speak English, and reaches out to her at lunch. Though other girls avoid Katie because of their discomfort, Katie and Huda become friends. Katie loses those friendships but finds a better one.
One day I noticed a new girl at school. Her name was Huda. She came from Iraq and spoke no English, and she seemed nice. I talked to her at lunch (well, I tried to). After that, we became friends. The girls I had started being friends with basically ignored me after that because they were uncomfortable talking to Huda. Even though I lost my friendship with them, I found a better friend.
Katie L., age 11, Mississippi, USA
Katie L., age 11, Mississippi, USA
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Diversity and Unity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Friendship
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Racial and Cultural Prejudice
“Come Learn of Me”
Following the publication and review of the Bible, the Church focused on producing an updated triple combination of modern scripture. This effort became a publishing miracle that occurred so quietly most people scarcely realized it had happened.
After the Bible had been published and reviewed, it was determined that the Church would next concentrate its efforts on the three books of modern scripture which we commonly refer to as the triple combination. This, too, became a publishing miracle; but it came about so quietly that most hardly knew it had happened.
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Bible
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The Restoration
Gospel Pioneers in Africa
Dr. Emmanuel Kissi long sought a church that matched his biblical convictions. In England, missionaries blessed his ailing wife, who was instantly healed, prompting him to study and embrace the gospel. After baptism, he returned to Ghana, served in leadership, and helped establish Church institutions.
One of the first converts in Ghana was Dr. Emmanuel Abu Kissi. For most of his life he had struggled to find spiritual fulfillment. “I had read the Bible several times and expected something more than what the churches were doing. I felt that the churches were empty, although Christianity wasn’t. I made up my mind that there must be something more than what they were teaching us, but I hadn’t found it yet.” After completing medical school, Dr. Kissi continued to study the Bible, desiring to find a church that would satisfy his idea of what one should be like.
Then he went to England on a medical scholarship. During his second year there, health problems forced his wife to quit her nursing job and remain at home for many months. He was surprised when his wife, Elizabeth, called one day to say that she was ready to return to work. She explained that she had met two young men who shared with her the word of God. During the discussion, Sister Kissi had asked them to give her a blessing. “They came and anointed her,” Dr. Kissi explains. “She said that in the presence of the anointing she felt something like an electrical movement in her, from head to toe. And when they finished, she was cured instantly.”
Dr. Kissi read the Book of Mormon, Jesus the Christ, and A Marvelous Work and a Wonder. He strongly identified with the Prophet Joseph Smith’s testimony. “I realized that Joseph Smith had had the same problem that I had. The First Vision was very good for me. I put myself in his place and found myself enjoying every bit of his experience. It wasn’t difficult for me to understand him.”
After their baptisms, the Kissis returned to Ghana, where Dr. Kissi served in the mission presidency. The Kissis also founded the Deseret Hospital in Accra. In 1992, when the first two stakes were created in Ghana, Brother Kissi was called as a regional representative.
Then he went to England on a medical scholarship. During his second year there, health problems forced his wife to quit her nursing job and remain at home for many months. He was surprised when his wife, Elizabeth, called one day to say that she was ready to return to work. She explained that she had met two young men who shared with her the word of God. During the discussion, Sister Kissi had asked them to give her a blessing. “They came and anointed her,” Dr. Kissi explains. “She said that in the presence of the anointing she felt something like an electrical movement in her, from head to toe. And when they finished, she was cured instantly.”
Dr. Kissi read the Book of Mormon, Jesus the Christ, and A Marvelous Work and a Wonder. He strongly identified with the Prophet Joseph Smith’s testimony. “I realized that Joseph Smith had had the same problem that I had. The First Vision was very good for me. I put myself in his place and found myself enjoying every bit of his experience. It wasn’t difficult for me to understand him.”
After their baptisms, the Kissis returned to Ghana, where Dr. Kissi served in the mission presidency. The Kissis also founded the Deseret Hospital in Accra. In 1992, when the first two stakes were created in Ghana, Brother Kissi was called as a regional representative.
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Joseph Smith
Miracles
Missionary Work
Priesthood Blessing
Service
Testimony
The Restoration
We’ve Got Mail
A reader turns to the Extra Smile cartoons when feeling down and shares them with friends, bringing laughter and good feelings. A particular cartoon about dating impressed her, and she is enlarging it to display in her classroom. She feels the joy of sharing a piece of the gospel with others.
Thank you so much for the Extra Smile cartoons. Every time I feel let down, I always love looking up the Extra Smile section. The comics make me laugh and feel great! I always share the messages with my friends, and they laugh too.
I found a special one about dating in the January 2004 issue. I really loved that one, and I’d like to thank you. I’m trying to enlarge the painting of that cartoon to stick it up in my classroom. Now I know how it feels to share a piece of the gospel with others.Asenaca Vuikadavu, Tamavua Ward, Suva Fiji North Stake
I found a special one about dating in the January 2004 issue. I really loved that one, and I’d like to thank you. I’m trying to enlarge the painting of that cartoon to stick it up in my classroom. Now I know how it feels to share a piece of the gospel with others.Asenaca Vuikadavu, Tamavua Ward, Suva Fiji North Stake
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Gratitude
Happiness
Missionary Work
Kaitlyn and Neil Sampson of Windham, Maine
Neil loved his Primary teacher, who recently left to serve a mission. Inspired by this example, Neil plans to serve a mission when he is old enough.
All year around, the family goes to church together on Sunday. Neil had a Primary teacher whom he loved who recently left to serve a mission. Neil plans on doing the same thing when he is old enough. Kaitlyn especially enjoys doing the class presentation when it is her class’s turn to do Sharing Time. Good friends are found at church, and there is a family feeling in the Windham Ward.
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David O. McKay:The Worth of a Soul
A youth Sunday School class traveled to meet President McKay but missed him because he hurried to visit his dying brother in the hospital. The next Sunday, he came to their classroom to apologize and shook hands with each student. He taught that the president of the Church keeps appointments whenever possible.
But it was his commitment to love every person that thrilled Church members. One day a Sunday School class of youth came several miles to see him, by appointment, but he had just rushed off to the hospital where his brother, Thomas E. McKay, lay near death. The following Sunday, miles away from his office, there was a knock on the door of the Sunday School classroom. When the teacher opened the door, there stood President McKay. He had come to meet the class and apologize for being gone the day they had come to see him.
After explaining why he was not in his office that day, he shook hands with the teacher and with each of the children. “I want you to know,” he said, “that the president of the Church keeps his appointments if at all possible.”
After explaining why he was not in his office that day, he shook hands with the teacher and with each of the children. “I want you to know,” he said, “that the president of the Church keeps his appointments if at all possible.”
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A Testimony of Prophets
About a month after his baptism, he met Magareth, and they married a year later. While dating, he committed to build their family on prophetic counsel, specifically President Spencer W. Kimball’s direction to avoid debt. Over nearly 29 years of marriage, they have not paid any interest. This exemplifies their choice to follow prophetic guidance in daily life.
About a month after I joined the Church, I met my wife, Magareth, and one year later we got married. While we were dating, I told her that because I knew Joseph Smith was a prophet, I desired to build our family upon the words and teachings of the prophets. For example, President Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985) was the prophet at that time, and he counseled Church members to stay out of debt. In close to 29 years of marriage, my wife and I have never paid one penny of interest. Never.
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Conversion
Dating and Courtship
Debt
Family
Joseph Smith
Marriage
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Testimony
I Remember
In Rimouski, Aaronic Priesthood youth began gathering fast offerings door to door across a widely spread branch, sometimes traveling by car. Encouraged by their branch president’s reminder of early practices, they adopted the effort to remember and fulfill their responsibilities.
There’s a similar commitment to the Aaronic Priesthood in Rimouski, a town in the eastern part of the province nearing the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. “We’ve started gathering fast offerings door to door at all the members’ homes,” explains Hugo Lêvesque, 16. “We have to do some of them by car, because about 50 percent of the branch members live in other small towns in the area. But our branch president said that during the time of Joseph Smith the Aaronic Priesthood went door-to-door gathering fast offerings, so why shouldn’t we? It helps us remember our responsibilities.”
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Charity
Fasting and Fast Offerings
Joseph Smith
Priesthood
Service
Young Men
Hyrum Smith: “Firm As the Pillars of Heaven”
Elder Ballard and his wife traveled in July to Palmyra, Kirtland, and Nauvoo with their children and grandchildren. The experience deepened their love for Joseph Smith and the early Saints, and he taught his family from the Doctrine and Covenants on the very ground where revelations were received.
During the early part of July, Sister Ballard and I had the opportunity to travel to Church historic sites in Palmyra, Kirtland, and Nauvoo with our seven children, their companions, and twenty of our grandchildren. Some people have suggested this may have contributed to my heart problems. I don’t know about that, but I do know that our tour of these locations filled our souls with an ever greater love and respect for the Prophet Joseph Smith, for his family, and for the stalwarts who first embraced the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and became members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. What an extraordinary experience it was to teach my family from the Doctrine and Covenants while standing on the very ground where many of those revelations and instructions were received.
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Children
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Joseph Smith
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The Restoration
Already a Missionary
Thad dresses like the missionaries coming to dinner and tells them he wants to serve a mission someday. They encourage him to start being a missionary now by being a good example, serving his family, and being a good friend. The next day he practices these ideas at home and with a friend, and his mom praises his efforts.
A true story from the USA.
Thad helped Mom set the table for dinner. “Can I wear my church clothes tonight?” Thad asked. “Since the missionaries are coming to dinner?”
Mom smiled. “I think that’s a great idea.”
Before dinner, Thad went upstairs to put on his white shirt and tie.
“Why are you wearing a tie today?” his older sister, Mindy, asked. “It’s not Sunday.”
“The missionaries are coming,” he said. “I want to be like them!”
The doorbell rang, and Thad and Mindy ran downstairs. They saw two missionaries in white shirts come inside. They sat down, blessed the food, and started to eat. Thad was careful not to spill spaghetti on his clean white shirt.
“I like your tie,” said Elder Cowley. “You look just like a missionary.”
Thad grinned. “I’m going to serve a mission when I grow up.”
“That’s a great goal!” Elder Wakefield said. “You can even start being a missionary now.”
Thad sat up taller in his chair. “How?”
“You can be a good example to others. You can serve your family. And you can be a good friend.”
Thad thought about it. “I can do that.”
The next day, Thad tried extra hard to be nice to Mindy. He helped Mom with chores. He shared his toys when a friend came over to play.
At the end of the day, Mom hugged him. “You’re going to be a great missionary someday.”
Thad gave a big smile. “I already am!”
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Illustrations by Melissa Manwill Kashiwagi
Thad helped Mom set the table for dinner. “Can I wear my church clothes tonight?” Thad asked. “Since the missionaries are coming to dinner?”
Mom smiled. “I think that’s a great idea.”
Before dinner, Thad went upstairs to put on his white shirt and tie.
“Why are you wearing a tie today?” his older sister, Mindy, asked. “It’s not Sunday.”
“The missionaries are coming,” he said. “I want to be like them!”
The doorbell rang, and Thad and Mindy ran downstairs. They saw two missionaries in white shirts come inside. They sat down, blessed the food, and started to eat. Thad was careful not to spill spaghetti on his clean white shirt.
“I like your tie,” said Elder Cowley. “You look just like a missionary.”
Thad grinned. “I’m going to serve a mission when I grow up.”
“That’s a great goal!” Elder Wakefield said. “You can even start being a missionary now.”
Thad sat up taller in his chair. “How?”
“You can be a good example to others. You can serve your family. And you can be a good friend.”
Thad thought about it. “I can do that.”
The next day, Thad tried extra hard to be nice to Mindy. He helped Mom with chores. He shared his toys when a friend came over to play.
At the end of the day, Mom hugged him. “You’re going to be a great missionary someday.”
Thad gave a big smile. “I already am!”
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Illustrations by Melissa Manwill Kashiwagi
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Children
Family
Friendship
Missionary Work
Service
Faithful First Believers
A Palmyra resident offered to forgive Joseph Smith Sr.’s debt if he would burn the Book of Mormon. Though ill, Joseph refused and chose to go to debtors’ prison for several weeks instead.
Their testimony of the gospel’s truthfulness strengthened members and challenged critics. A Palmyra resident purchased Joseph Sr.’s note and demanded instant payment but offered to forgive the debt if he would burn the Book of Mormon. Even though he was ill, Joseph refused and went to debtors’ prison for several weeks.
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A Bright Future
As a 17-year-old, Boyd K. Packer attended a high school assembly where they listened to President Roosevelt announce the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Soon after, he heard another announcement that the United States was also at war with Germany. He and his peers felt their futures were suddenly uncertain, wondering if they would live to marry and have families.
“When I was 17, about ready to graduate from high school as a very average student with some handicaps, as I thought, everything around us came apart one Sunday morning. The next day we were called to the high school auditorium. On the stage was a chair with a small radio. The principal switched on the radio. We then heard the voice of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as he announced that Pearl Harbor had been bombed. The United States was at war with Japan.
“Later that scene was repeated. Again the voice of President Roosevelt, this time announcing that our country was at war with Germany. World War II had exploded across the world.
“All at once our future was uncertain. We did not know what was ahead. Would we live to get married and have a family?
“Later that scene was repeated. Again the voice of President Roosevelt, this time announcing that our country was at war with Germany. World War II had exploded across the world.
“All at once our future was uncertain. We did not know what was ahead. Would we live to get married and have a family?
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Death
Disabilities
Education
Family
War
Q&A: Questions and Answers
A teenage girl used to attend all her school dances to be with friends but disliked the music. Feeling that the Savior would not approve, she decided to participate only in activities He would like. She concludes there are other enjoyable ways to have fun.
I used to attend all of the school dances just to hang around with my friends. I didn’t really like the music either. I knew that the Savior wouldn’t like me to be listening to it. I decided that I would participate only in things that the Savior would like me to do. There are other things you can do to have a good time.Brittney Dawes, 15, Taylorsville 20th Ward, Taylorsville Utah North Central Stake
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Orlando Temple Trip
Members from the Toa Baja Puerto Rico District traveled to the Orlando Florida Temple, where youth completed 3,600 baptisms for the dead despite fatigue. The next day, Hurricane Eryn hit Florida, preventing many temple workers from arriving, so the visiting members volunteered in numerous roles throughout the temple. Though chaos raged outside, they felt peace and unity within the temple. Branch president Angel Rodriguez expressed a deepened sense of brotherhood and unity among the members.
On 31 July 1995, a group of Church members from the Toa Baja Puerto Rico District made a trip to the Orlando Florida Temple. As four buses unloaded on the morning of 1 August, the members saw the temple for the first time. While waiting for the doors to open, they sang “The Day Dawn Is Breaking,” “High on the Mountain Top,” and “How Great Thou Art.” Fifty young men and young women performed 3,600 baptisms for the dead. Even when they became cold and tired, they wanted to keep working.
The following day, Hurricane Eryn arrived on the coast of Florida. Orlando was battered by heavy winds and rain, and many temple workers could not get to the temple. So, the Puerto Rican members volunteered throughout the temple, working as escorts, officiating in ordinances, working in the kitchen and dressing rooms, ironing, folding, and distributing clothing.
Though there was chaos outside, in the temple there was peace. The members felt as if “the world outside of the temple walls did not exist, and time stood still.” Each member who participated had his/her own personal spiritual experiences, but together they experienced unity and love.
At the end of the trip, Angel Rodriguez, president of the Humacao Branch, expressed that feeling. “During this trip I met many brothers and sisters from many different branches and towns from Puerto Rico. Today, I can say that I no longer feel that I am just a member of this or that branch of the Church. I know that we are all truly brothers and sisters.”
The following day, Hurricane Eryn arrived on the coast of Florida. Orlando was battered by heavy winds and rain, and many temple workers could not get to the temple. So, the Puerto Rican members volunteered throughout the temple, working as escorts, officiating in ordinances, working in the kitchen and dressing rooms, ironing, folding, and distributing clothing.
Though there was chaos outside, in the temple there was peace. The members felt as if “the world outside of the temple walls did not exist, and time stood still.” Each member who participated had his/her own personal spiritual experiences, but together they experienced unity and love.
At the end of the trip, Angel Rodriguez, president of the Humacao Branch, expressed that feeling. “During this trip I met many brothers and sisters from many different branches and towns from Puerto Rico. Today, I can say that I no longer feel that I am just a member of this or that branch of the Church. I know that we are all truly brothers and sisters.”
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Young Women
Notre Chanson
Nathalie notes that people watch them because of their religion and notices how their behavior stands out. Her math teacher later wrote in her yearbook that she had wanted Nathalie in class after seeing how kind she was to others. Nathalie sees this as a form of missionary work through example.
Nathalie agrees. “Example is very important here. Everybody watches us because of our religion. When we take the subway to church, people notice us walking in dresses and know that we’re not like other young people. There’s something different about us.
“Last year I asked my math teacher to write something in my yearbook. My teacher said, ‘A year ago I saw you in the corridor and didn’t know you, but wanted you in my class this year because I saw how nice you were with people.’ To me, that’s missionary work.”
“Last year I asked my math teacher to write something in my yearbook. My teacher said, ‘A year ago I saw you in the corridor and didn’t know you, but wanted you in my class this year because I saw how nice you were with people.’ To me, that’s missionary work.”
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Hen and Chickens
A narrator describes a garden plant likened to a mother hen with chicks. The 'chicks' are green balls that stay close to their mother and have no house. As fall arrives and nights grow cold, they prepare for winter by putting on 'brown overcoats.'
Our garden’s hen and chickens
Are the oddest ones I’ve seen—
The chicks, instead of balls of fluff,
Are little balls of green.
They stay close to Mother Hen
And never run about,
Nor have they any little house
To keep the weather out.
And when fall comes and nights grow cold,
For winter they’ll prepare
By putting on brown overcoats
Against the frosty air.
Are the oddest ones I’ve seen—
The chicks, instead of balls of fluff,
Are little balls of green.
They stay close to Mother Hen
And never run about,
Nor have they any little house
To keep the weather out.
And when fall comes and nights grow cold,
For winter they’ll prepare
By putting on brown overcoats
Against the frosty air.
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Creation