In 1921, David and a group of friends decided one evening while visiting in Hawaii that they wanted to see the Kilauea Volcano. So, together ten of them drove to the site of the then-very-active volcano. They stood on the rim and watched molten lava churning and boiling some 100 feet below.

It was late in the evening and a stiff cold wind blowing down from Mauna Loa chilled their backs. Then, one of the men discovered a balcony about four feet down inside the crater with stairs leading to it. Several of them made their way down, and found it secure, with a protective railing around it. After watching for some time the antics of the volcano, David suddenly said, “Brethren, I feel impressed that we should get out of here.”

Immediately, David assisted the others to climb out, and they in turn helped him. No sooner had they reached the safety of the wind-swept rim when the entire balcony where they had been standing only moments before crumbled and fell with a roar into the lava below.

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They were stunned! Not a word was spoken. The only sound was the hiss and roar of Pele, the old fire goddess of Hawaii, screaming her disappointment.

For David O. McKay and friends, it was an experience never to be forgotten, and a testimony that the Lord will bless all those who will have the courage to trust in that still small voice of the spirit.

The Lord bless you.