A young lady named Sally, relates an experience
she had in a seminary class,
given by her teacher, Dr. Smith.

Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.
One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary class
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 girlfriend 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 tear-filled eyes of the students focused
only on the picture of Jesus.