Straight and Narrow Way

Straight and Narrow Way

I wrote this poem on the occasion of my son John being baptized into the church. John has had a rather varied experience with religion. I have always been a Latter Day Saint, John's mother was an Episcopalian and converted to Mormonism and has since converted to Catholicism. But in spite of it all, John seems to have his feet on the ground and knows what he believes and I'm very proud of him.

Gale L. Wolfenbarger

26 May 1988

The Straight and Narrow Way

What does it mean to be a member of Christ's own church?

To walk in the path that he trod?

What does it mean to be baptized?

To be a child of God?

Where will this path that you've started today

Take you as you travel this life?

Will you find joy in service to God?

Or will you find sorrow and strife?

The way is well marked and you cannot go wrong,

If you follow the way that He led.

We know of His life and deeds and words

In the books of scripture we've read.

We all must take the jouney of life,

It's something we all must do.

But where it leads and where it ends

Is a choice that is up to you.

Gale L. Wolfenbarger

6 July 1980