Ancient Apostles

One of my FAVORITE books I have acquired over the years is a book called: "Ancient Apostles" - Written By: David O. McKay for a Sunday School manual...There are so many "Pearls of Great Price" contained in this little book...I wanted to share a couple of "Food-for-Thought" paragraphs...on what made these "Ancient Apostles" great men:

"Unfortunately, we know very little about the boyhood days of the Ancient Apostles...It is true we can partly judge what kind of boys they were by the kind of men they became..." (Page 2)

"...they were the most favored men the world has known, because they had the privilege of associating daily---almost hourly, for about two and one-half years, with the Savior of the world." (Page 3)

WHY APOSTLES ARE KNOWN
"Just think! The only reason the world knows anything about them is that having met the Savior, they made Him their guide in life.  If they hadn't, nobody now would know that such men had ever lived. They would have lived and died and been forgotten just as thousands of other men in their day lived and died and nobody knows or cares anything about them; just as thousands and thousands are living today, wasting their time and energy in useless living, choosing the wrong kind of men for their ideals, turning their footsteps into the road of Pleasure and Indulgence instead of the road of Service.  Soon they will reach the end of their journey in life, and nobody can say that the world is any better for their having lived in it." (Page 3)

"Not so with the disciples who chose Jesus for their Guide.  Their lives are like gardens of roses from which the world may pluck beautiful flowers forever." (Page 3)