March 3

We are in Manila at Sister Jan Jones apartment right now. We flew in yesterday and spent the day with Jan and her sister. The place where they live in Queson City is way different from our experience in Iloilo. Her apartment is on the 30th floor and is a really nice apartment and there is great shopping in the area to walk around. It feels like a large city in America.
We attended church in the Ward where Jan goes and found that we had a lot of connections with people who have friends in Iloilo or served missions there or something else. ( the church makes the world pretty small.)
On Monday we will go to the place where the Temple is and the MTC and office buildings are. We will visit people we know who are there. When the day is over we will go to a Hotel that is close to the airport so that we can head home on Tuesday morning .
We have had so many people who wanted to get with us before we left Iloilo. People wanted to have a dinner for us or give us some gift. We are really going to miss these people. Sometimes I wonder why they are all so nice to us. I feel like if we do not see them again in this life, we will certainly get together with them in the next life, in Heavenly Fathers kingdom. (It is great to have something to look forward to.)
I love you.
Love, Dad

Multiply

We had Stake conference in the Iloilo North stake this past weekend. We live in the Iloilo Stake but because we serve in all the Stakes we attend their conferences when we can. They always acknowledge our presence from the stand and it makes us feel kind of strange. The members always seem so happy to have us there.
There was a visiting area president there and it was great to hear the messages of his wife and himself. I just wanted to share part of what the sister said (sorry I did not write down their names. I think Mom did).
She talked about the arithmetic of the Lord:
When we subtract (as in keeping his council and commandments) he multiplies.
When we pay ten percent, it does not add up to ninety percent for us it is one hundred percent or one hundred and ten percent or more.
When we subtract one day per week to honor our Father he multiplies the effect of our other days.
When we subtract two years ( or 18 months ) the Lord multiplies our time for the rest of our lives.
When we subtract a few minutes each day for scripture study and prayer the Lord multiplies the effectiveness of our day.
I like these thoughts. I believe that they have been true in my life. Because of our obedience to our Father in Heaven, we receive the blessings.
Isn't it great to know these things?
I love you all
Dad

February 14 2016

Happy Valentine's Day
On Saturday evening we were able to take a walk and then stop at a small restaurant and have a salad and then a piece of chocolate mousse cake. We each got our own piece and it was really good.
On Sunday we both were asked to speak in the Sacrament meeting of the Mandurriao Ward. Mandurriao is where we live and so we consider it to be our home ward even though we have only attended it about half of the time, because we are at other wards on assignment. We like the Mandurriao ward and it is the largest ward in the mission (as far as attendance goes), with about 250 attending. I ended up talking about love, since it is Valentine's Day, especially about the love of our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have for all of us. This was not my planned message but it just came to me in the morning.
Scripture verse:
Romans 8: 38-39
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor Angels, nor principalities nor powers, nor
things present, nor things to come.
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Charity had asked, (since I brought it up last week) when is our departure date.
We are flying out of the Philippines on March 8 at 8:00am and we will arrive in SLC, March 8 at 5:00 pm.; which will be 24 hours later for us. (Sounds strange). Also April is coming here by herself and will spend the last week of our mission with us. Fun!
I love you.  Have a great week
Dad

February 8

Hello, I hope you have had another great week.
It seems that every time we meet with a group of members lately it comes up that we are near the end of our mission. They always ask us to bear a testimony. We like to do it but we are having some tender feelings about leaving these people. I think our love for them comes out in our expressions and I can see that they feel our love and they respond to it. They seem to especially enjoy hearing us tell personal stories of our early married life and some of our personal struggles. I think they see that we are not really so different from them. Sometimes I have felt the spirit so strong on these occasions, it reminds me of my chosen verse for the week.
D&C 84:88
And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face.
I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my spirit shall be in your hearts and mine angels round about you, to bear you up.
I know that this is the work of our Heavenly Father, and that he loves his children all over the world.
I love you, Dad

January 31

Hi all.
I hope that you have had a great week.
We had a pretty interesting weekend. We went to a ward in Manoling. I don't think that the place showed up on any map. It is about 12 k off of the main road and much of the road is rocky and hilly. It is up in a mountain area and there are small communities along the way. The people live in mostly "nepa huts" and would be considered poor but they seem to live quite well and seem to love living there. The people are mostly involved in farming. (Rice, sugar cane, corn, coconuts, and pineapples, and bananas.) The area is beautiful and the chapel was dedicated a few months ago. It is amazing to see a beautiful chapel in an area like that. It is in great contrast with anything in the area. There was about 100 people in attendance; they are a delight to be with.
The Bishop asked me to speak about the Self Reliance program.
We were told by missionaries and others that we should go there and see the beautiful area and the beautiful chapel. I told the ward the reasons that we were told that we should go there and l was impressed to tell them that of all the beauties we were able to see in the area, the most beautiful thing was the people in the chapel and that I was sure that our Heavenly Father values then more than all of the chapels in the world. The people are so precious and we made friends with them immediately. We told them that we would like to see some of the waterfalls in the area. The Elders said that they would go with us to help us find the falls and then several ward members wanted to go with us too. It was so fun.
It is good to get a feeling of our Heavenly Father's love for his children. Those people are a special group and it seems fitting that they should have a special chapel.
This really is our Heavenly Father's work
I love you all.
Dad

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Don't feed the animals!

Beginnings

Hi family.
I don’t think that I have given any thoughts for New Years.
One of the best thoughts from Conference, for New Years, is from the talk by Larry R. Lawrence, "What Lack I yet?”
What is it that the Holy Ghost might be urging me to do?
A while back we had a mission conference and Brother Shane Bowen from our area presidency came to talk to the missionaries.
Brother Bowen asked the missionaries about some of the mission rules. He asked what time missionaries are to arise in the morning. They responded “6:30 am."
Brother Bowen asked, "By a show of hands, how many of you arise at 6:30 am every day?” There were several hands that did not go up. Brother Bowen said “Do you know what I feel? I feel a lack of power.”
Brother Bowen asked another question . How many of you read the scripture assignment every day? (This scripture assignment only applies to our mission. Other missions have other goals or assignments that may only apply to that particular mission.) By a show of hands there were several hands that did not go up, or did not go up enthusiastically. Brother Bowen said, “Do you know what I feel? I feel a lack of power”
I thought that this experience was interesting and is a reminder of what happens when we don’t do what we know we should do. It is difficult to ask in faith, if we are not doing the things we know we should do. It takes power to be able to ask in faith.
In the talk “What lack I yet” we are reminded that the Holy Ghost will tell us even small things, that that we can change for the better.
Don’t raise your voice.
Organize yourself: create a daily list of things to do.
Take better care of your body by eating more fruits and vegetables.
Increase your temple attendance.
Take time to ponder before you pray.
Ask your wife for counsel.
Be patient when driving: don’t exceed the speed limit.
The great thing about promptings from the Holy Ghost is that they are individual and may not apply to everyone at the same time. “How Gentle God’s Commands”
The principle of power still applies when we receive personal promptings. If we follow the counsel we have been given, we have more power.
A scripture that comes to my mind when I think of these things is:
D&C 121:45 &46
"Let thy bowels  also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distill upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.
The holy Ghost shall be thy constant companion and thy scepter an unchanging scepter of righteousness and truth; and thy dominion shall be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto thee forever and ever."
When we respond to the “What lack I yet” question, we gain power and have confidence in the presence of God. It is difficult to have such power when we know that we are not doing what we have been given to know.
I love you all.
May all of our “New Years resolutions" come from promptings of the Holy Ghost.
Love, Dad

New year

We had a fun week after Christmas and then on New Years Eve. I am sure that Mom will tell you all about it. We went on two different outings and picked up new missionaries at the airport and helped at the transfer meeting. Most of the twelve new missionaries are from other areas of the Philippines. It is fun to see their smiling faces and cheerful countenances.
Here is a great scriptural new year resolution .
Phil. 3:13-15
Brethren I count not myself to have apprehended:
But this one thing I do, forgetting those things that are behind, and reaching forth to those things which are before,
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded.
I am thankful to have all of you in my life.
Love, Dad

Dinner

Dinner

for Christmas

If I could be with my family on Christmas morning:
We would share special stories that remind us of the love and goodness that comes from our  Heavenly Father and of his gift to us of his Son: and of his son’s obedience and desire to do the will of his father; and of the Son’s love for us and his infinite atonement.
if I could be with my family on this Christmas morning:
I would read from the book of Luke about the coming of Our Savior into the world; or I would read from 3 Nephi 17 …And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken he cast his eyes round about upon the multitude and beheld that they were in tears…and then my eyes would be in tears as I could feel of His love for us as if I was there in the multitude.
If I could be with my family on Christmas morning:
I would give each of you a hug and tell you how much I love you and how much delight I take in seeing the honorable and wonderful way in which you live your lives.
I do know that our God is the only true and living God and that His Son Jesus Christ is our savior and redeemer; and that he is our perfect example and teacher. He has given us everything we need to know and do to find happiness and eternal life with our families.
I look forward to the time that we can be part of Heavenly Father’s eternal and exalted family together.
I love you all.
Dad

December 5

Hello family,
2 Ne. 2:27
Wherefore men are free according to the flesh and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life,through the great Mediator of all men or to choose captivity and death according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
 This scripture reminded me of a quote from Shakespeare that was given at an Associated Food Stores training several years ago. If I remember correctly Charity and Andrew were with us and the speaker had us memorize this and recite it together. It was a fun time and the speaker was Hyrum Smith.

   What win I if I gain the thing I seek?
A dream, a breath, a froth of fleeting joy.
Who buys a minutes mirth to wail a week?
Or sales eternity to get a toy?
For one sweet grape who would the vine destroy?
Or what fond beggar, but to touch the crown,
would with the scepter straight be stricken down?

"What would a man give in exchange for his soul?"
It is a great blessing to have the scriptures and the words of living prophets to help us remember and understand our purpose and blessings here in this mortal experience.
I love you all. Have a great week.
Dad

November 21

Greetings.
We had a rather busy week in teaching Institute classes. We have one regular class each week and then we were asked to teach three other classes for the two directors who had meetings in Cebu.
The classes we taught were all (except for our regular class) from the Old Testament. Since the classes are one hour and forty minutes long they always include two lessons. I taught from the book of Job and Teresa taught from the book of 1st Kings.
I would like to share a thought from the lesson about Job. The thought comes from "the Lectures on Faith" by Joseph Smith. In order for a person to endure in faithfulness in this life he must know these three things:
1 That God exists
2 That God is perfect in his character and in his attributes.
3 that the course of life which a person pursues is pleasing to the Lord.
Job had these three things. He had his testimony about the existence of God and that He is perfect. Knowing that God is perfect allows us to trust in him even when we don't understand the meaning of all things. Job was able to withstand the accusations of "advisor friends" that he was being punished because of his unrighteousness.
It is important for us to keep the commandments and standards and council from living Prophets. When we do these things we our confidence will "wax strong in the presence of the Lord" and we can know that, although we are not perfect in all things, that the Lord is pleased with the course we are pursuing.
I love you. Go forth in faith
Dad

November 8

My verse:
2Ne. 26:24
He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him . Wherefore, he commandeth none that that they shall not partake of his salvation.
I was reading "The Infinite Atonement" by Tad Callister. In the book he talks about the blessing of motivation as it relates to the atonement. The suffering of a righteous person whom we love and respect can motivate us to do better, make better choices and so forth. He tells of an interview of a man with Mahatma Gandhi. (Gandhi had fasted on more than one occasion, to bring about changes, or stop a war, or for other good causes. His people changed their direction because they did not want Gandhi to die of starvation.) The interviewer asked Gandhi, "Isn't your fasting a species of coercion?" "Yes, he said very slowly, the same kind of coercion which Jesus exercises upon you from the cross".
I thought that was an amazing statement. When we come to understand what Jesus has done for us and his love for us, we can be motivated to do better and to try harder. It is like when missionaries fast for one of their investigators it is important that they let the investigator know that they are fasting for them, (along with inviting them to fast with them). When the investigator feels of the love and concern of the missionaries, they are often motivated to try harder to keep their commitments.
Well, have a great week
I love you, Dad

October 31

Hi All, Happy Halloween.
Halloween here is not really much. The stores have some decorations and stuff but they don't go trick or treating. Sunday is All Saints Day, which is kind of like our Memorial Day where people buy flowers to put on the graves.
We went to a funeral today, for a boat captain who died in a boating accident in the typhoon a couple of weeks ago. We traveled to a neighboring island on the same kind of boat he was driving. We mostly knew his wife and daughters because we have met them and worked with them in our Self Reliance assignment. It was sad for his wife and his six daughters (the youngest one is 7 years old). His wife and one of his daughters spoke at the funeral and they sang a song as a family. There was a lot of people there and a lot of non-members from his work. The father had been less active for some years but had come back into activity and was serving as a counselor to the Branch President for the past two months.
The gospel of Jesus Christ brings a lot of hope and faith into people's life. I think that outside of the Church, we would not see the kind of faith and hope as we were able to see from this family, at such a difficult time.
I am thankful for the Church and for the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is wonderful to know where we came from, why we are here and what becomes of us when we depart this earth life. It is a blessing to know in whom we have trusted and to have a reason for that hope that is in Jesus Christ.
I love you all,
Dad

Brother Agustin

Herrera Agustin:  A man who uses a chair for a cane

Several  weeks ago as we were driving in the area where we live near Iloilo, we noticed a man who was somewhat disabled and needed assistance to walk. The man was older (I would guess over 50 years) and he was a little rough looking. We saw that he was using a plastic chair for a cane and we thought that maybe we should get him a real cane.

About this same time the sister missionaries in our area began to talk to the man. His name is Herrera Agustin. Mr. Agustin was receptive to the missionary’s invitation and they began teaching him. We asked the sisters if they thought that Mr. Agustin would like to have a regular cane or even a special cane. The Sisters said that Mr. Agustin has about 6 canes but he prefers his plastic chair. It looks kind of awkward to see him dragging that chair around. It is worn down and when it is at rest it sits on kind of an angle. He said that he likes the chair because when he gets tired he always has a place to sit and rest.

This Brother Agustin began coming to church and continued to receive the missionary discussions, and we were able to attend his baptism a few weeks later. Brother Agustin is  happy and friendly; and he is always one of the first people at church on Sunday morning.

The Bishop has recently tried to encourage members to come to church on time (many of the members come late to church, as much as a half hour late). The Bishop used Brother Agustin as an example and noted that he walks to church with his chair and is always early.

Last week when we came to church, we along with other missionaries came early and the gates were all locked so we were just waiting. Brother Agustin came early as usual.  More people came including the Bishop but he had given the key to another member and he was not there yet. There was getting to be a good size group of people, (about 50) who were standing along the road in front of the gates. I walked over to Brother Agustin, who was sitting in his chair, and began to visit with him. I told Brother Agustin that in case no one brings the keys next week that we should all bring chairs like his. Brother Agustin laughed and laughed and gave me a “high five”. I think that he could just visualize 50 people coming down the road dragging a plastic chair with them. I love Brother Agustin.

In thinking about this experience I thought about our missionaries (Charity and Andrew) and their expressions of love for some of the people they have been able to teach. When they express their love it is often in connection with something quirky about the person they have loved. I think that the love we feel sometimes is a gift from Heavenly Father. We see something that warms our heart or thrills us or amuses us or delights us about that person. It comes; and for a moment we see as God sees. It is a blessing and a gift to sometimes see as God Sees.

September 15

Here are some pictures of our trip to Bacolod. I suppose that Mom sent you some details of our trip. These pictures were taken at some ruins near Bacolod on the island of Negros. The mansion was burned to avoid having it for a place for the Japanese to use during the WW2 invasion.

standard

The Standard of Truth

Each week in our District meeting, we have a section called Recitations. The Recitation is lead by and Elder or Sister who can choose two or three or even all four of the memorized statements called recitations. I think that maybe all missions have a similar program and they may use the same statements or maybe some are different. I think that most of the missions would include the 4th section of the D&C.

Most missions may include “The Standard of Truth” as follows:

The standard of truth has been erected: no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing;

Persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear; till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done.

Who says things like that?  Every time I hear it I get chills up and down my spine.

The Prophet Joseph Smith included this as part of what is known as “the Wentworth letter”.  This letter was written to John Wentworth who was editor and proprietor of the “Chicago Democrat” in 1842. This letter also contained the 13 Articles of Faith, as published for the first time, along with a brief history of Joseph Smith’s life and the rise and establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. Also included in the letter was a summary of the persecutions and so forth of the Saints.

What was also interesting to me was that Joseph Smith Personally experienced all of the calamities he listed: mobs, persecutions, assembled armies and calumny. He also experienced much of the going forth boldly, nobly and independent.

Praise to the Man.

I am thankful for the strength and faithfulness of the prophet Joseph Smith. He is the prophet of the restoration. He was the instrument in the hands of God in bringing forth another testament of Jesus Christ; even The Book of Mormon.

I love you all. Go forth with faith.

Dad

August 24

Dear family,

This past week we learned that Grandma is getting married again.

This story may not be related to the latest news but the event for some reason brought to my memory something that can be considered a tribute to Eloise.

Probably about ten years ago when we were scheduled to go to Provo, to Grandma’s house, she called me up at the store and wanted me to bring a few case goods from the store. This pattern happened over several years; and we would take case goods to her. This time when we brought her case goods someone asked her why she thought that she needed so much food storage; after all she was getting old and probably did not need so much food just for one person and besides she could live with one of her children and they could eat their food and take them out to eat. When Grandma was asked about her need for food storage she agreed that her need may not be so great but what she said stuck in my mind. She said “I do it to be obedient” . That is a pretty great legacy to leave to her posterity.

Obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel is how we can be saved in the Kingdom of God. I have come to believe that obedience is a principle of power and intelligence.

I could make a long list of the results of obedience to God. Here are a few examples.

Noah: His household was saved from the flood.

Abraham/Isaac: The Abrahamic covenant – Priesthood, posterity, and a land of promise.

Jesus Christ: Our perfect example of obedience. The Messiah, our advocate with the Father, the only name under heaven whereby man can be saved.

Joseph Smith: Joseph  learned obedience, perhaps as we all do and became the Prophet of the Restoration. Through the experience he had with Martin Harris and the 116 manuscript pages, Joseph later said, "I learned this; when the Lord commands, Do it." (this quote may not be exact)

D&C 130:21  And when we receive any blessing from God it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.

This can be a motivation for all of us.

I love you all.

Dad

August 14

Hi everyone.
I was just thinking this week, what a different life we live in the United States, compared to here. I suppose that life in the United states was more like this in the Philippines, over 100 years ago.
We have running water in our apartment, but many of the people who live on our street do not have running water. People in the neighborhood come to a pump across from our house and fill buckets to carry to their houses. Some people pour water over their clothes right there and soap themselves down, and rinse off. Most people have electricity in their homes. Most people seem to have enough food. I asked a Bishop what type of assistance people come in to ask for help with. He said that it was mostly for medical bills and sometimes rent payments. I have wondered why we are so blessed, to have all the material blessings and opportunities we have. Education is well accessible to people in the United States and here it seems to be a struggle for most people after about 15 years of age, when their high school stops. (they are just now changing it to a K-12 system, so that they can compete better in the world)
One theory that I have is that Heavenly Father blessed our nation as the birthplace of the Restoration, (although it was a considerable struggle to establish the church even in a “free society”). Without the wealth of members of the church and the nation it would have been difficult to take the gospel to all the world. Even though there are a good number of Philippine missionaries  serving here in our mission (well over half of the missionaries are Filipino), I don’t think that hardly any of them are paying more than a small percentage of the cost of the mission. It is a blessing for them to serve and many of them are excellent missionaries. They will be a strength to their wards and branches. I am convinced that it is the Lord’s way of providing for his saints.
One thing that I know for sure is that it is a blessing to have the fullness of the Gospel in our lives. May we all live our lives in a way that shows our gratitude for the many blessings we receive and that we love one another as our Father in Heaven and his son Jesus Christ has loved us.
Love, Dad

Small house on a nice small farm. Very peaceful and quiet. On island of Guimmaras.

Big spider in our house.

That’s me eating seaweed.

Small fruit stand.

I Will Be the One

I recently heard a talk in the Area Conference here in the Philippines given by Brent Nielson of the Seventy. In his talk he used a story of an expression that we had heard several times. "I will be the one.”

Soon after we arrived here in the Philippines I was getting ready to take my luggage upstairs where we would be staying for a couple of days in the Mission Home. The man who helped us in with our luggage came and said to me “I will be the one,” as he quickly took our bags upstairs. I thought that was an interesting thing to say.  A few days later, after a Sunday school class, people were stacking up chairs. I began to stack chairs and then pull the stack to the side of the room. A brother came up to me and said, “I will be the one,” as he took my stack of chairs to the side of the room. (I think he thought that senior missionaries should not do heavy work) The members here in the Philippines are very kind and helpful to us. On another occasion we had visited a small farm that offers classes for “Organic Farming”. When we were leaving the gate we had passed through had mostly closed and so I got out of our truck to open the gate. The woman caretaker rushed past me and said, “I will be the one,” as she began to open the gate.

In Brother Nielsen’s talk he said that he learned from a linguist that the expression “I will be the one” is a Filipinoism, used to offer service or a kindness. I am not sure how the expression developed but it is quite charming in the way the people present themselves for service.

Brother Nielson applied the expression in a “doctrinal” context.

In the book of Abraham “the Lord said: Whom shall I send? And one answered like unto the Son of Man: Here am I, send me. (or restated, “I will be the one” and the glory be thine.)

We all have the opportunity and challenge to step forward in our calling as missionaries or primary teachers or fathers or mothers when we recognize the need for service and say,  “I will be the one.” Many times there is not any one else who can say that for us, or who can take our place at that time.

It is fun to have new thoughts and be taught by the spirit.

I love all of you.

Dad

How Beautiful

Dear Family,

I have been thinking about a scripture lately which I have some history with. When I had my mission “farewell” as a 19 year old, a sister in the ward was asked to sing a musical number. She chose the  song “How Beautiful Upon The Mountains”. I don’t hear that song these days and I have not been able to find it (at least not the version that I knew), but I thought it was a really nice song. When I graduated from BYU and attended the ceremony for the College of Business, a young lady sang that same song, “How Beautiful Upon the Mountains”. And I really enjoyed it again. The reference in the song and in the scripture is usually thought of in relation to missionary work.

Mosiah 15
14 And these are they who have published peace, who have brought good tidings of good, who have published salvation; and said unto Zion: Thy God reigneth!
15 And O how beautiful upon the mountains were their feet!
16 And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those that are still publishing peace!  17 And again, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those who shall hereafter publish peace, yea, from this time henceforth and forever!
18 And behold, I say unto you, this is not all. For O how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that is the founder of peace, yea, even the Lord, who has redeemed his people; yea, him who has granted salvation unto his people;
20 And it came to pass that one of them said unto him: What meaneth the words which are written, and which have been taught by our fathers, saying:
21 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings; that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good; that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth.

These scriptures brought to my mind the verses from 3rd Nephi telling about when the Savior came to the people after his resurrection and they did bow down at his feet and did bathe his feet with their tears. It is His feet that bear the tokens of our salvation and they will be truly beautiful to us. I thought, how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of all of the missionaries, and all people who walk in his footsteps and do His will.

3 Nephi 17
10 And they did all, both they who had been healed and they who were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and as many as could come for the multitude did kiss his feet, insomuch that they did bathe his feet with their tears.

I am thankful to have this experience at this time and to also have Charity and Andrew being able to have the experience at the same time. How beautiful upon the mountains are their feet. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of all of our children and their spouses and our grandchildren
as you all follow in the footsteps of the most beautiful feet. I love you all.

Dad