Thomas S. Monson

Obedience

   At the age of 8, Thomas S. Monson was out at his cabin homes they own. One day, Thomas and his camp friend Danny decided to make a small campfire. As they proceeded with the plan they went out and were making a pile of pulled out dry weeds and grass. Adding and adding a small handful after another and another, Thomas told Danny,"I have a better and faster idea". Thomas explained his idea to Danny. The plan included Thomas and Danny to be disobedient. Thomas and Danny sneak into his house trying not to make noise so no one would hear them, Thomas found matches and hid them in his pockets quickly. These friend both had the idea, if they light up the dry weed/grass it will only light up to were they want it to light up. That was wrong. As Thomas lit that match, at first they both thought how cool the small pile of weeds and dry grass that was lit was becoming into ashes they saw more and more being lit up. Long after, they realize that the fire was just spreading and spreading and they knew they wouldn't be able to stop that. Thomas and Danny began calling for help, camp friend heard and took wet rags to calm the fire down. Back and forth they each went to the river and back just to help stop something Thomas and Danny committed together. After everything was done and settled, Thomas learned that day that,"Obedience is the great test of life". That day Thomas disobeyed. Thomas disobeyed by sneaking matches into his pocket and lighting up dry grass/weeds without thinking of what could have happen, because of that he learned, "Obedience is the great test of life".