February 15, 2014

          This morning one of the new guards, Kevin, wandered around to the back of our building where Glade was using the wrought-iron fence for his stretch band exercises, and watched him for a little while.  When the two of them engaged in conversation it quickly went to religion.  Glade picked up on the opportunity and told him the Joseph Smith story, about the restoration of the Gospel, and about temples and temple work.  The guard told Glade he had seen a Book of Mormon in one of the guard stations and had started to read some of it.  Glade will find the missionaries who work in the area where he lives so he can get the lessons in his home.

          There were four young North American men in the temple this afternoon who are stationed at a military base in Tegucigalpa.  They all served missions and are now using their individual language skills in service to their country.  The wife of one of them was in the temple, too.  She is just here to visit for a week and a half and will then return to Logan, Utah, where she lives with her parents.  Her husband is stationed here for a year and he is half finished.  They are very young and it must be difficult for them to be separated; but they looked so happy and were just full of smiles.  It was a blessing for them to spend a little of that precious time in the temple.

          Another week has flown by.  I hope we are accomplishing all we are supposed to do here.  Every day is important and must be filled with the things that matter most. 

          Have a peaceful, restful, spiritual Sabbath.