The Importance of Truthful Storytelling

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Mar 13, 1879

The Importance of Truthful Storytelling

NEVER deceive for the sake of a foolish jest, or to excite the laughter of a few companions at the expense of a friend. Be anxious, when you relate anything, to tell it just as it occurred. Never vary in the least degree. The reason why our ears are so often saluted by false reports is because people in telling real things add a little to them, and as they pass through a dozen mouths the original stories are turned into something entirely different. So when you attempt to tell anything that you have seen with your own eyes, relate it correctly in every particular, and as you grow older you will will reap the advantages of this course.