I spent the first 5 months of my mission in Doncaster, Yorkshire. My companion was John Hulme and we kept very busy trying to shine the gospel light into the minds and lives of the Yorkshire coal miners and their families.
We took one couple (the two on the left in the upper photo) through all the Anderson Plan discussions – including the Word of Wisdom – after which they agreed to be baptized.
On the way home from the baptism and feeling quite satisfied in having my first baptism, I looked back to see how the good brother was doing and he was sitting there drawing on a fag (cigarette). I went back and sat by him asking what was happening. He said "I thought I was to stop smoking only until I was baptized."
When we got to his home his wife really tore into him and he said "okay, okay I'll get baptized again." She responded, "Yes, and I hope the Elders will hold you under."
As far as I know this family never became "active" members of the church even though they had answered all the Anderson questions correctly. Demonstrating that maybe they had converted to Missionaries and not to the Gospel.
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