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Show 342 she'd already been in bed with both of them. What was she trying to hide?" "No, I think I can understand that, John," said Elder Warnick. "She was scared, and behaved irrationally. What I'd like to know is what Elder Hood and the young lady f e l t toward each other." "Felt?" asked Lorin. "You know. Was this whole thing just physical excitement, sensuality, did you fall in love with each other, or what? I'd really like to know." "I think we may have been in love with each other," said Lorin. "Elder Hood had baptized Sister Kline himself," said his branch president, speaking for the first time. "That wasn't mentioned, and I don't know if everyone here knew that or not." The mission president looked around. Several of the men nodded their heads. "This may not be the appropriate time to say this," the branch president went on, "but I think it's worth putting on record that much as I lament what Elder Hood has done, and I lament it as much as anybody in this room if not more--I admit I was bitterly shocked when I learned about it- I have to add that as president of the branch Elder Hood has been assigned to for the last few months I've come to know and like him very much. He and Elder Sorenson have worked closely with me many times, not only with investigators but with members of the branch. I've been consistently impressed by their testimonies, their hard work, their dedication, not to mention their long hours. I think Elder Hood has made a horrible, painful mistake, I don't want to gloss over that. But it needs to be said that up until that mistake took place he was, from all the indications I've had, and I've had a good many in the short time I've known him, a good missionary, a serious and responsible representative of the church, and except for that |