Scott, as is tradition, had a mission prep student bear his testimony in class today, because it is his last class before he leaves on a mission. Ephraim bore a strong testimony about repentance and what an honor is was to be called by a prophet to serve a mission which brought the Holy Spirit into the classroom. Afterwards Scott asked the students if they felt the Spirit. They all said that they had. Then Scott told the class that with a testimony like that, Ephraim would not only save many souls in the California, Roseville mission, but would bless his own family and his posterity for generations to come. When Scott finished talking, he looked at Ephraim and there were tears flowing down his face. These Fijian youth are so strong, so sensitive to the Spirit, so willing.
No baptisms for the dead today as the temple washing machine is broken, so Scott and I decided to go to the 4:OO session. After the session I had gone to change when sister Tilley came in and said, "Your husband wants you I the sealing room."
It was the Navua ward's night to do sealings. It is very expensive and time consuming (one hour) to get to the temple from Navua, so there were not enough ward members to do the work. Bro. McGoon asked Scott if we could help. We could. As Scott and I proxied for the parents, and Brother Vulavula proxied for a son, I was overwhelmed with the knowledge that God is no respecter of persons--that He loves all his children no matter the color of their skin, how much they earn, or how intelligent they are. I had a hard time not weeping.
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