A young lady named Sally, relates an
experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith. She
says that Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons. One particular
day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day.
On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Dr. Smith
told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who
had made them angry, and he would allow them to throw darts at the person's
picture.
Sally's friend drew a picture of a girl who had stolen her boyfriend. Another
friend drew a picture of his little brother. Sally drew a picture of a former
friend, putting a great deal of detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on
the face. Sally was pleased with the overall effect she had achieved.
The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the students threw their
darts with such force that their targets were ripping apart. Sally looked
forward to her turn, and was filled with disappointment when Dr. Smith, because
of time limits, asked the students to return to their seats. As Sally sat
thinking about how angry she was because she didn't have a chance to throw any
darts at her target. Dr. Smith began removing the target from the wall.
Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus. A hush fell over the room as each
student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus; holes and jagged marks covered His
face and His eyes were pierced.
Dr. Smith said only these words... "In as much as ye have done it unto the least
of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me." Matthew 25:40.
No other words were necessary; the tears filled eyes of the students focused
only on the picture of Christ.