“There were two farmers once who had adjoining fields. The
one never worked in his field on Sunday, and his neighbor used to chide him
about it. He said, ‘Your crops aren’t doing as well as mine are. Why don’t you
work on Sunday?’
“The other farmer said, ‘Well, I want to do what the Lord
said. I want to gain the blessings of the Lord.’
“Then one October day they stood at a fence line. The
[neighbor] said, ‘Just look at it, Look at my field. It is beautiful, the grain
is tall, the heads are full of wheat, and your field shows little signs of
neglect. You haven’t tended yours as well as I’ve tended mine. Look at my
harvest compared to yours. What do you say now about the blessings you thought
you were earning?’
“The [Sabbath-keeping] farmer thought for a few minutes and
said, ‘The Lord doesn’t balance his books in October.’ “
President Boyd K. Packer, Mine Errand from the Lord (2008) 193.
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