Elders Bless Our Lives

The Elders we work with are great young men. It is wonderful to be associated with the elect youth in Israel. They provide inspiration and organizational tips for us as we meet together. It is such a gift for us to be associated with them and their baptisms. We do love it. I tell the Elders every day that they bless our lives.

Saturday, May 3rd, will be a day for another of our family with ten children to remember. The stay-at-home mom of the group was baptized. She is the one who has gotten that large group of children to church each week. (The other moms and the grandmother have been working on Sunday.) She is a good organizer and can 'marshal the troops' when necessary.

This lovely lady's conversion and baptism was a sweet blessing to her and all the rest of us.  Here she is with her Elders.

Her baptism was a tender experience because she wanted to be there and enjoy this special time with her mom and sister. It's wonderful to have all the children there, and they are good kids. We love them dearly. But she wanted to be able to feel the spirit without all the hubbub of the large group. It was nice to have the individual time with her and savor this momentous event with her.

She was confirmed in Sacrament meeting, May 4th, 2014. But the confirmation took place at the end of testimony meeting, not at the beginning.

(They have a hard time getting out the door and off to church by 9 am. I think I'm going to sneak into their house next Saturday night and change all their clocks so they have an extra hour to get ready. - just kidding. But I secretly would like to. Elder Davis and Elder Holden are 'sweating bullets' when it's time for sacrament meeting to start when if the family is late.)

I'm sure they'll get in the routine of coming to church by 9 am instead of 9:15. It's a hard adjustment to get out of bed and out the door on time.

Senior couples are supposed to mentor the Elders, and I guess we do in our small way—we give rides and make cookies. But the Elders give us great blessings by letting us be part of their mission experience. The spirit of these baptisms is wonderful. The Stake President said last week in sacrament meeting that the new converts give vitality to our church. They bring us new life. I certainly believe that. And we can thank the Elders for allowing us to be part of each new convert's life.

Thanks Elders, you do bless our lives.