In the water they went, voluntarily or otherwise. Catastrophe was at the door. The petty officers let them go under once or twice before they extended the bamboo pole to pull them to safety. How grateful I was that I had told the truth, that I knew how to swim and made it easily to the other end of the pool. That lesson has never left me.
Faith precedes the miracle.
Honesty is the best policy. I testify to you this night that Jesus is indeed the Christ, our beloved Redeemer and Savior. I know you share this same conviction. For me that was an extraordinary occasion which had to do with your calling for the sustaining vote of the Church. On that particular morning, I needed to haul hay for my livestock.