By Nettie H. Francis
It’s fall, and the harvest is in full swing. Yesterday we ate Autumn soup for dinner—homegrown potatoes, carrots, onions and tomatoes. On the side we enjoyed a juicy, red watermelon and some corn—all products of our garden. It was a lovely feeling, to finally reap the benefits of the long, hot summer days, when weeding and watering don’t seem as if they are making a difference. But we persisted, and now we are surrounded by abundance. The harvest is here.

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By Kimberly Reid
OYM. Do you know what it means? I didn’t when I first visited an institute in Manitoba, Canada. I went partly as a vacationer visiting a friend, partly as a Church magazines employee investigating why member missionary work had taken off so dramatically in a local branch.

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