“The Returned Missionary,” New Era, Aug. 1985, 25
The Returned Missionary
Like water from stone
Hot tears run down a young face
Embarrassed by a beating heart
And a choking voice
His heart shows.
He looks out on our ward
And remembers a branch a world away
Where they praised His name
In the language
That He hears best—
The language of the heart.
Joanne D. Wade