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Show Inside Out, 165 J: Sorry. I can see you rolling your eyes and groaning, J: but let me tell you ifs a hilarious joke at 3:00 am. when you've had too many peanut M&M's. I liked his jokes. But more than that I liked it when he talked about his life-his earth-life. Because he remembered all the little sweet things that it was easy to miss: Today I'm remembering the smells of fall. Our house was not far from a playground, and I used to hear the kids playing at recess. It seemed like sounds carried differently on fall days. Fve never known a boy who would notice the sounds of kids playing at recess, and how the sound carries in the fall. I asked him more about the afterlife. Me: So, you're Mormon, right? J: Y e s . .. J: This sounds like a leading question. Me: I'm just wondering how things are there, where you are, in comparison to what you believed before you died. Me: I mean, this is my big chance to find out if the Mormons are right! J: Well, I'm sorry to say that I can't help you there. Me: What do you mean? Are you not allowed to tell? J: No,ifsnotthatlfsjustthat- J: well, ifs hard to explain, but you can't tell, when you come here, which religion is right J: I mean, this is a strange place, a sort of middle place. Like the foyer of a building. J: But this isn't the place where all the answers are. J: Here, there are things that become clear for sure, things about love and forgiveness, J: But a lot of things aren't clear here. For example, |