Besides, he was laying a broad and firm foundation for his faith in God and the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, a faith which would stand him well in need when he came to delve into a faithless and a Godless science.
Not that Dorian became a hermit.

He took an active part in the Greenstreet ward organizations.

He was secretary of the Mutual, always attended Sunday School, and usually went to the ward dances.

As he became older he overcame some of his shyness with girls; and as prosperity came to him, he could dress better and have his mass of rusty-red hair more frequently trimmed by the city barber.

More than one of the discerning Greenstreet girls laid their caps for the big, handsome young fellow.
And Dorian's thoughts, we must know, were not all the time occupied with the philosophy of Orson Pratt.