I was pleasantly surprised to get a phone call recently from a lady named Angela, whom I used to Visit Teach when we lived in Flagstaff. She is the mom to 5 kids, including her oldest Jonathan, a righteous young man who has decided to serve a Mission for the Church. Jonathan was recently called to serve in Argentina. Angela had not been through the Temple before and had the desire to go through for the first time with her son. I felt honored when asked if I would be the one to accompany her through for the first time.
It was so neat for me to witness the Gospel of Jesus Christ reaching hearts and building testimonies. While inside the temple I was there when the Temple President spoke to Angela and with tears in his eyes said...."I hope you know how special your son is..." He went on to say how great a missionary he would be and what an exciting time this was.
I was reminded of the Book of Mormon story: The Army of Helaman. 2,000 Stripling Young Warriors who had been taught by their mothers to believe in God and were protected as they went into battle.
Similarly I thought, here was a latter day young man willing to follow the Lord, overcome obstacles and be as his ancestors, one of those ancient righteous Lamanites.
2 comments:
What a really neat experience to be a part of Audra. Thanks for sharing. And BTW, your hair is getting really long and looks cute.
What an honor?! Visiting Teaching really is amazing...
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