We have been sadly celebrating the successful mission of the Giles who served for 18 months as temple missionaries but did much, much more. They constantly fed the elders and sisters and Vonda did not let the language barrier get the best of her. She did alot of charades with her fellow temple workers and they love her for it! I have included the youtube video I did for them during their last week here. Because we had no capilla abierta scheduled today, we had the privelege of taking them to the airport and seeing them off back to Mesa, Arizona.
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| L to R Us, Giles, Harris' |
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| L to R Sister Smith, Sister Cook (presidents' wives), Sister Giles, Sister Harris, me |
From March 1988 Ensign magazine. Shortened.
“Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant”
It was a special mission conference: our president was
being released, and he was sharing his testimony with us for the last time.
We felt a little sad in bidding this man good-bye. He had
worked arduously to do the will of the Lord, and the years weighed upon him;
but in spite of his weariness, he spoke with great assurance and enthusiasm.
In his talk, he shared a story with us that has since
caused me to reflect many times on my service in the Church. He said that while
returning from a conference in the city of Salto, Uruguay, he began wondering
whether he had done all that the Lord had desired of him.
As he was meditating, he suddenly felt as if the Lord had
placed a hand upon his shoulder and said to him: “My son, you have done all
that I have commanded you to do. Return to your home in peace; you have been
faithful, and I am pleased with your labors.” This brought him great relief and
joy, for he had worried about his standing before God.
After a pause, he said, “The best missionaries are not
the ones who have had the greatest number of baptisms, or who have given the
most discussions, or who know the most doctrine; the best missionaries are
those who, when they have finished their missions, feel as though the Lord
could put his hand on their shoulders and say, ‘My son, you have done all that
I have commanded you to do. I am pleased with your labors.’”
May we so live to enjoy that day when the Lord may say to
us, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a
few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of
thy lord.” (Matt.
25:21.)
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