An Evening with Elder and Sister Bednar

Tonight at the MTC we got to hear from Elder and Sister Bednar! The missionaries were thrilled to be able to hear from an apostle. Two of the missionaries who are leaving tomorrow for the Dominican Republic were especially thrilled. Elder Smith said, "I was hoping and praying that I could hear an apostle speak before I left." Several of the missionaries mentioned that they appreciated hearing Elder Bednar say, "You can do this." He spoke about the Articles of Faith and how in sequence and content they explain the doctrine of the Church. He said, "The Articles of Faith can answer any religious question." He also told about receiving an e-mail today that reminded him of where he was exactly 35 years ago tonight at 7:00 p.m. He was baptising a young German man who has now been a faithful member of the Church for 35 years. The German man e-mailed Elder Bednar to remind him. Sis. Bednar spoke about the importance of missionary service and encouraged the missionaries to be "the kind of missionary your mother thinks you are." Afterwards, several of the elders mentioned that they wanted to be that kind of missionary. It was a very nice evening. I especially like hearing the comments from the missionaries afterward. Before the devotional we had dinner in the cafeteria with our friends, Rick and Yevon Romney, who are in another Spanish-speaking branch presidency. It was good to visit with them. Rick made us laugh with his funny food combinations. For example: french fries, saurkraut and turkey followed by two bowls of vegetable beef soup, a banana, ice cream bar and chocolate dessert.

Today has been a good day. I went for a nice fall walk at the track and got some things done here around home before leaving for AF and then the MTC. I'm looking forward to being with the little Barrett girls tomorrow for Halloween. Richard will be at work and Steven will be at the MTC greeting the new missionaries who come tomorrow. So I'm going to pick up a Jack-o-Lantern pizza at Papa Murphey's and take it to the Barretts for dinner. It will be fun to see the little girls in their costumes. We're looking forward to hearing about Tiff's Halloween adventures and seeing pictures of Eliza in her costume. Happy Halloween Eve everyone!