Sep 21, 2009

dad

he lived in a 1 room shack with a washtub in one corner, where four boys would get a scrub once a week, a coal stove in another corner for cooking and heating in the cold utar winters, and the bed for four boys and a dad in the middle....he was rasied without benefit of a mother and his sister who had polio who lived with her aunt mary logy....they took their washing up every friday night pulling a red wagon for one and a half blocks...aunt mary had a house next to the local movie house{she was known by everyone as MOLLY].... my dad worked cleaning the local movie house for a nickel and free movies, which was the only money he ever got and he usually spent the nickel on a candy bar, so you see the movie house got all their money back from him....i wanted to be a leader for him, because i thought he deserved better, and my leadership would get it for him, so i earned my eagle, silver beaver, went on an lds church mission, .....but when god choze his valient ones in the pre existance to be his leaders, i was obvoiously not chozen because my leadership turned out to be followership not ever becomming a high councilman, bishop, supervisor, town leader etc etc etc

7 comments:

rhymeswithplague said...

I'm not Mormon, as you know, but surely there are other ways to lead without ever becoming a high councilman, bishop, supervisor, or town leader.

The Old Testament says in First Samuel 16:7, "the Lord sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks upon the heart."

Jess said...

Leading can just be in your walk with the Lord...you live and others see that and they follow your example.


Besides....not everyone can be leaders....we all need followers, laggers, users....we need them all.


love, Jess

Lucy Stern said...

Putz - you know better than that....The Lord has his own Ideas of what leadership are.... Nursery workers are just as important as the Bishop..... Are you a home teacher? That is an important calling...I agree with jessica and rhymeswithplague on this one....

BTW: the flu tonic does work wonders...

Jim said...

Mr. Putz, you were more important to your Dad than any other kind of a leader could be. You were THERE when he needed you and your companionship. I am very proud of you!
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tj heps lds regional said...

lucy, everyone, why does he feel so bad if he is supposed to KNOW BETTER

Sweet Cheeks said...

Hi Putz!

I think that followers are silent leaders...

You are a success Putzy.

SweetCheeks
xoxoxo

merinz said...

Hey Putz, you are back blogging again - well done. Hard times as a child, makes a more compassionate man.