“Saturday Stories”
I grew up in an “orthodox” LDS home. My Dad taught, “You don’t have time to learn everything in this life, but you have time to learn obedience.”

The closest I came to violating the Word of Wisdom was when I was seven years old.
My neighborhood friends knew that I liked Nestles Quick chocolate milk. Somehow, they convinced me that it would taste even better with beer, instead of milk.

So, they took a cold beer from their parents’ fridge and poured a glass. Then they added Nestles Quick until it was very thick. They called it a “chocolate beer shake.”
I guzzled some down. It was disgusting. And, it quickly made a round trip. I threw up all over their kitchen floor.
I got revenge by leaving right away and letting them clean up the mess. “Revenge is sweet.”
Alcohol, tobacco, and drugs were never a temptation after that experience. I had learned my lesson.

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