Hyrum Beats the Bad Words

By Marianne Dahl Johnson

(Based on a true story)

The author lives in Nevada, USA.

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Friend Magazine, 2020/11 Nov

Illustrations by Jimmy Holder

Hey, Hyrum!

Hey!

#@*!!

Ha ha!

%?&!

@#!

!$*?@

I hear bad words all the time. It’s hard to ignore them.

!@$?!

Oh no!

Heavenly Father, please help me have clean thoughts and not think of bad words.

That Sunday …

How can I think of good words when something goes wrong?

Scripture power keeps me safe from sin. Scripture power is the power to win. Scripture power! Every day I need the power that I get each time I read.”*

That’s it!

*?@!

Scripture power keeps me safe from sin …

!@$?!

Scripture power is the power to win.

Scripture power! Every day I need the power that I get each time I read.