Sunday, August 11, 2013—GP—

          Hi all, Every speaker at the Regional Youth Conference yesterday, which Mom told you about, spoke of the youth doing family history and bringing their family names to the temple.  I’ve had the opportunity to organize and coordinate some of the baptism sessions and have seen many youth bring their family names, which they have individually researched, for the baptism and confirmation.  There have been times when a majority of the names done by a group of 20-30 youth were family names.  

One day this week, an elderly, handicapped sister brought a dozen family names to the temple.  She could not be baptized for them because of physical limitations, but had arranged for friends from her ward to help with the work from baptisms through sealings.  I was asked to coordinate the work and saw the love in her eyes for those ancestors and the truthfulness of the work being done as she stood watching at the baptismal font weeping.  Beverly and I were both able to help with her family names until the sealing which took place after our shift ended.  I felt like I spiritually knew her family when our morning was over.

Love you,

Dad