Side By Side

                                  On the table, side by side
                        The Book of Mormon and the TV Guide
                      One is well worn and cherished with pride;
                     Not the Book of Mormon, but the TV guide,

                           One is used daily to help folks decide,
                   No, not the Book of Mormon, but the TV Guide.
                     As the pages are turned, what shall they see?
                         Oh, what does it matter, turn on the TV!

                   So they opened the book from which they confide,
                     No, not the Book of Mormon, but the TV guide.
                                 The word of God is seldom read
                       Maybe a verse or two before they fall to bed,

                          Exhausted and sleepy and tired as can be,
                 Not from reading the scriptures, but from watching TV.
                               So back to the table, side by side
                        The Book of Mormon, and the TV Guide

                            The Plan of Salvation is full and free
                  But is found in the Book of Mormon, not on the TV.
 

                                                            Elder Jacob de Jager