Sixteen Double Four-Patches

“When I was about 14 years old, my father was called to serve as a mission president in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I was not happy about leaving my home in Wyoming and everything I loved to live in a big city for three years. This was the first time in my life that I began to feast upon the words of Christ. I read the Book of Mormon, I prayed, and I determined that, rather than be a burden to my father and mother, I would be a blessing to them during their service. Reading the scriptures and praying can help us press forward with a steadfastness in Christ and maintain a brightness of hope and love toward God and all men. I learned that reading the scriptures and praying help me press forward with a steadfastness in Christ and maintain a brightness of hope and love toward God and all men.” - M. Joseph Brough