Way cool, Jon. Thanks for sharing,
Paul O On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 22:00:56 -0400 Jon Spencer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Today, I was privileged to participate in the conferring of the keys > for the > president of the Deacons Quorum on my younger son. My older son is > currently the 1st Assistant in the Priests Quorum. I am the Asst > Advisor > (Scout leader) in the Teachers Quorum. It was interesting to be at > the BYC > this evening, given that the TQ Advisor could not attend, so I went > in his > place (no big deal, since we are meeting in a school waiting for our > new > building to be completed, and we hold many meetings downstairs in > our > bookstore, so I have to be there anyway). My sons and I had all > three > quorums covered! > > My younger son is sort of retiring, and not at all assertive, but he > was > somehow different this evening - very self assured and competent, > doing an > excellent job for his first time at BYC. When we got home, I asked > him if > he felt any different after he received his keys and his blessing > from the > Bishop. My son is very honest, and when he was trying to decide if > the > choices he was making for his counselors were acceptable to the > Lord, he > said he didn't get confirmation. (That is another story that worked > out as > an excellent teaching opportunity for us.) But he said that he did > feel > different after the blessing, and I most certainly did see the > difference in > him. > > I know that others of you have had the opportunity to see your sons > growing > strong in the Priesthood, but it was such a joyous and wonderful > event to > see my two sons at BYC. They are certainly no where near perfect > (but > consider their home environment!). But they are on the right path; > they > know who they are and where they are going. I love this gospel, and > I can't > imagine trying to raise children without the Lord's Church to serve > as a > rock upon which my wife and I can build. > > I simply must do a better job at being a member missionary. I so > much want > other parents to feel the same joy that I did today. > > Jon ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
