A bit of Tobler History

 

When the boys were little it was not uncommon to find out  that they had to give a talk in Primary just before church.

So I kept a file of past talks given...just for those occasions.   Even though there were several talks to choose from this was their favorite...and the one they always chose.  So it was probably given by every Tobler boy...on numerous occasions.  So often it became a bit of  Tobler history.

Wilford Woodruff

My talk is about Wilford Woodruff.

He was the 4th president of the church.   According to his Journal: 

• He fell in a big pot of boiling water at the age of 3.
• He fell from a beam in his father's barn, landing on his face on the bare floor of the barn.
• He broke both arms by falling. 
• He narrowly missed being gored by a bull.
• He broke a leg by a fall from a carriage.
• He was kicked in the stomach by a bull
• He was buried beneath a load of hay when a wagon tipped over
• He fell 15 feet from a tree
• He almost froze to death
• He split his foot while chopping wood
• He was bitten by a dog with rabies.
• He was thrown from a runaway horse and broke his leg.

All this before he was 20 years old.

• Later he fell from a mill twice and narrowly missed being crushed
• He was dragged twice by a run away gorse. 
• A gun aimed directly at his chest snapped accidentally but miss fired.
• He was hit by a fallin tree breaking his breast bone and 3 ribs.

Wilford Woodruff knew the Lord had watched over him and preserved his life so he could fill his great calling as President of the Church.

 So Jake and Steph...if you want to use it for your talks on Sunday...be my guest.