For those who have forgotten, J. Golden Kimball was a General Authority in the early 1900s. He was and is referred to as the swearing apostle because he swore a lot. That's one of the reasons I like the man so much. Don't worry, this story has no cuss words.
J. Golden was a staunch democrat and was friends with Reed Smoot, a staunch republican, and a Senator in Congress besides being a General Authority. Reed and J. Golden were good friends and would often tease each other.
One day J. Golden was heading to a church meeting near the Salt Lake Temple. He walked into a building (can't remember which one it was) only to find Reed Smoot opening up some sort of political meeting with the republican party. Reed noticed J. Golden, knowing he must have been in the wrong building, welcomed J. Golden to the meeting and asked if he would like to offer the opening prayer. J. Golden responded, "no, I'd rather the Lord not know I was here" and walked out. Reed just laughed. I don't care what party you are from, that is funny stuff.
June
10 years ago
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