On July 1st, my parents took over the England Birmingham Mission (otherwise referred to as the Earth's Best Mission). Only after what seems like the most spiritual enlightenment one could receive...four days of classes and meetings with General Authorities, including the Apostles. During this time, my dad was reunited with the missionaries who converted him 47 years ago. They hadn't seen eachother since my father left Florida 6 months after being baptized. Could you even imagine! So special. On the last day they had a question/answer session with the Twelve followed by 2 minute testimonies by each of them. Their time at the MTC came to an end with President Monson conducting them in a Sacrament Meeting. We were able to Skype my parents right before leaving the MTC and I swear, they have never looked happier and my mom has never looked more beautiful then she did that day.
It has been exciting to hear of their experiences so far even the fun ones like Mom taking off her rear view mirror as she tries to adjust to driving on those narrow England streets. They are loving the work and I am loving being able to experience it through them. Though I will not meet most of these young men and women...these missionaries will ALWAYS be a part of our family and the reason for my heart being more opened to this wonderful work. We are so grateful.
(My parents with the 2 AP's who helped transfer them in, Elder Brower and Bearnson)
2 comments:
Great post Meg!
I didn't see that til today...its great! It reminds me of what a great month I've had, and how blessed we are to be able to do this.
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