Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Saviors in Zion

Tonight I was blessed to be able to go to the temple with the Young Women.  I was so excited to go and was so overcome when I saw how many girls came.  To know that they were all worthy to enter the Lord's house and feel the Lord's spirit and love warmed my heart beyond expression.  Being there was blessing enough, but Br. Anderson talked to us about the work we were about to do.  Being baptized for those that can't do it themselves.  He said that a few years ago he had been able to go back to where he served his mission 32 years earlier.  While in the temple he saw the very first person he baptized while on his mission, those long 32 years ago.  He went up to him and asked his name and who baptized him, when he told him that he was that Br. Anderson, the man embraced him.  He said it was unlike any hug he had ever had and that we would experience this same embrace when we come face to face with those we do work for in the temple.  The spirit testified to me that this was true and that there were indeed souls waiting to thank me for the work I had done for them.  How incredible is that?  How blessed we are, how loved.