Nothing Better than the Sabbath

A true friend checks your blog for 7 months even when there is nothing there. Thanks Kristi. Today was a great Sacrament meeting. The speakers during each transfer are chosen from the list of departing Sisters and couples. On fast Sunday they come up as prompted by the Spirit. We often hear from 20 Sisters on that day, each speaks about 3 minutes. All this starts at 7:30 and ends at 8:40 am. We are then off to our assignment, which today was the historic Beehive House. We greeted visitors from Ireland, England, Germany, Italy, Russia, TX, VA, FL, UT, CA, OR, IL, OH.........etc. How interesting this is. Some ask questions with a sincere intent to know. "Why were the early Mormons driven from their homes so many times? The answer lies in the great faith they had in the restoration of God's Church and in their belief in a modern day Prophet of God. Surely it would not have been their peaceful lifestyle, their industrious habits, their desire for self-improvement nor their efforts to help one another. We seek those same habits and qualities today in ourselves and in our families but do not have to face the same kind of opposition. We are grateful for that.
Tim and I are contacting on Temple Square this week. We have the privilege of greeting and escorting guests around The Square while we tell them accounts of the courageous pioneers, info about the buildings and a little of the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Could there be a better job?
We love and appreciate our friends and family.........
MK