Summers compiled stories of practical jokes played by missionaries, and discussed the reasons why practical joking is so popular with missionaries. Included are stories of missionaries making a district leader's car smell of cigarette smoke, an elder making his companion's shower cold, and an elder tricking his sleeping companion into saying the closing prayer during a lull in testimony meeting. The project was written for Kristi Bell's English 391 class, taught at Brigham Young University in 1999.