This week has been filled with sweet, tender miracles and wonderful memories.
Last night we were invited to go to a fabulous dinner and to see Phantom of the Opera with our wonderful neighbors (and new Bishop), Derrick and his wife Jan. Let me just say how amazing they are and how lucky we are to have known them and been friends for thirty + years!! We love them!!! Chris Jones (a church scholar) and his wife Louise and Elder Marlin K. Jensen (member of the Seventy and Church Historian and Recorder) and his wife Kathy were with us and it was such a honor! It was hard to describe how amazing it was to talk to them and get to know them a little bit. They are so humble and genuine.We had a great time and a really fun evening!
Thank you Derrick and Jan!!!!!Then early this morning we were all able to go to the temple together. It was such a special experience.
After the temple, we all went to the Hodson's where they presented Elder Jensen with a very special gift. Derrick had purchased Lucy Mack Smith's personal copy of the Book of Mormon and was giving it to the Church. That is why we were so lucky to have Elder Jensen here. As he humbly took it and reverently held it in his hands, I couldn't stop the tears from streaming...
The Hodson's had invited several friends and neighbors to come over and see this special book and hear Chris Jones share some of his incredible knowledge of the early years of the church. I learned so much and was very grateful to be a part of it. What a memory for sure!
Last Thursday we met an incredibly special family that will forever be dear to us. Brett, Azurdee and Janika are our own special angels and truly a miracle in our lives. They are a wonderful family who are including us in all their excitement as they prepare to adopt a precious baby boy. They sent us these beautiful flowers but I think we are the ones that should be sending them the flowers. I know more than ever, that our Heavenly Father knows each one of us personally and each of us by name. He knows our deepest desires and dreams and blesses us through the love, kindness and hope given by forever friends and loved ones.
I am so grateful.
What an amazing week!!!
5 comments:
what a neat experience to be part of! I bet it was fun to chat with them and see the personal side of one of our church leaders.
The flowers are beautiful! Adoption is an amazing gift. John's sister and husband have adopted 3 beautiful kids and each one has been a special experience.
it was a good week wasn't it. sometimes the hardest experiences work out to be better than we cold have imagined. love you mom.
an amazing weekend indeed! so glad you & Allyn could be a part of it... the Jensens & Jones LOVED you both as do D & I! It's still sinking in just how "once in a lifetime" opportunity it was to be able to literally rub shoulders with such wonderful people. What an honor.
we really should spend more time together ;)
What a great weekend! So happy for you! You are so sweet and I loved your testimony yesterday.
What an amazing experience! Wow! Did you get to hold the book also? What an amazing find. Where did he purchase / find it?
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