"Gun control is for wimps and Commies. And let's get one thing straight - guns don't kill people. I do."
- Gun-totin' old geezer on UHF
So I'm sitting in Gospel Essentials with Frankie, whose baptism date is in less than two weeks, when talk turns to the Garden of Eden. First we talked about Adam and Eve's transgression of eating the fruit, and how a transgression is different from a sin ("It's like murder vs. manslaughter").
There in the Garden, Adam and Eve were unable to have children, but on the upside, they were able to enjoy the Garden without a bunch of whiny, snotty, pants-soiling little hangers-on. Also, fruits and vegetables burst spontaneously forth from the ground without the need for rototillers or fertilizer.
"Did marijuana grow in the Garden of Eden?" came the question from the guy in front of me (we'll call him "Brother M-J").
*Nervous tittering from class members and a big smile from our teacher, Brother B. - Frankie's head went WHOOSH, she turned and looked at me so fast*
"Hey, Heavenly Father said everything here has a use. Marijuana has a use," I bravely offered. "You know - hemp. You can make rope from it, clothes from it..."
"You can smoke it," Brother M-J said.
"I really don't think Heavenly Father meant for us to smoke it."
"Well, I think he did."
You know, now that I think about it, that actually explains a lot about Brother M-J.