Monday, June 20, 2011

"By small and simple means"

So, as many of you know already, and for those of you who may not know; i am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints. And as a youth in the church i had the opportunity to go to an activity called youth conference. This year our theme was "Survivor" but it was more focused on the temple and preparing to go there and staying worthy. As such, one of our activities was going to the Louisville, KY temple to do baptisms for the dead. I love doing this, because it helps those on the other side, and gives them the choice of accepting the gospel. This time however i was especially touched by the priesthood holder who was baptizing me. As he read one of the names he paused and his voice cracked. And in that small, quiet moment he told me that the women i was doing the work for was a member of his wife's family. It was just a small reminder that these people have families still here who are going to be sealed to them for eternity because of the sacrifices we make to stay worthy and spend our time in the temple. And it is proof that doing such a small thing such as going to the temple that something much greater can happen. I'm glad that i'm a part of the work and i hope i can be better at doing my own family work.

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