previous: Chapter 15: I Lose a Friend After another immeasurable period of waiting, in even deeper despair than before, I heard a new guard come to my cell. "Visitors, Shunn," he said, unlocking the door. "Coupla fellows from your church. They've even got some different
previous: Chapter 14: I Make a Friend In the days following, as I related my experiences to my fellow missionaries, one question was asked me more than any other. This question was also asked frequently by other returned missionaries back in the days when I still told the story aloud
previous: Chapter 13: (Things Will Be Great When You're) Downtown Actually, we came to a pretty good accommodation fairly quickly, my fellow jailbirds and I. I'd just sit against the far wall pretending I wasn't there, and everyone else would ignore me. Hey, it
previous: Chapter 12: Confess, Shunn! I knew immediately that this great bear of a police officer was a member of the Church—it was obvious from the familiar way he called me "Elder." But, unwilling by this time to believe that something good might finally be happening to
previous: Chapter 11: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch... It probably seems odd that I should name this chapter what I have, in light of the fact that, at this point in our story, I have already confessed my crime. Ah, but something I didn't realize when I made
previous: Chapter 10: Mischievous Me I didn't discover what was happening with such other players in our story as Elder Finn and President Tuttle until some time later, but for the sake of variety (if nothing else) perhaps we should drop in on them now and see what
previous: Chapter 9: The Mounties Get Their Man Constable X read me my rights as I sat there in shock. I don't recall the words, but I remember thinking how strange the Miranda-style rights were in Canada. Very much like the rights you hear read in the States,
previous: Chapter 8: Local Customs Now, before we go any farther, I should perhaps clarify a couple of things. First, you should know that, when I phoned in my bomb threat, I never expected that Elder Finn's flight would experience anything more than short delay. I admit that
previous: Chapter 7: I Drop a Bomb of My Own I felt a moment's euphoria after making that rather dire pronouncement. I had done it! I had actually done it! I stood there next to the phone booth for several seconds, not moving—until suddenly the full import
previous: Chapter 6: Elementary, My Dear Watson We pulled up in front of the airport before too much longer, Finn and I. It was a bit before five in the evening. We parked the car in a fifteen-minute zone right near the entrance, then hauled Finn's luggage inside
previous: Chapter 5: Finn Drops a Bomb Well, ma'am, at Elder Finn's little announcement you can be sure I was stunned and thrown into something of a panic. After all, to review a bit, my own experiences from the previous couple of months had taught me
previous: Chapter 4: The Bell Tolls for Me Snow and I played around all morning on February 23. The leadership conference was due to start at three in the afternoon, so we had to get our recreation in early. Around one we went back to the apartment so Snow could
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