There we were on the back of a pickup
truck which looked like it was made to haul cattle, a light mist
falling, and we were only about an hour behind schedule. Sister
Spradlin was in the cab with the driver and I was on the back with
the District President and some members of the High Counsel on our
way to Yalijux for Sunday meetings. Some of the counsel and the
President were dressed in white shirts, some in other colors - along
with their caps and boots. A couple of times each month these men go
up to various branches, by riding on the back of a truck, to support
the branches higher up in the mountains.
As we traveled I could not help but let
my mind wander. I first thought of the dedication of these men and
their willingness to serve the Lord in these conditions. I took in
the beauty of the mountains with their green background spotted with
flowers from red, blue, yellow, purple, and many other colors. I
thought of how the Lord had blessed this promised land to the
children of Lehi. We post pictures, but a camera can't capture the
beauty that is seen by the natural eye, nor the feeling of the spirit
as we realize that we are in the middle of the fulfilling of
prophesy.
At the meetings we were able to work
with the primary. The kids here are what makes it worth all the
effort. Sister Spradlin has such a great talent working with
children. She has them up doing “head, shoulders, knees, and toes”.
Then she tells stories by getting the children to act as charioteers
in the story. They are shy at first, but then they become excited and
are anxious to participate.
What a thrill to serve here with the
dedicated children of Lehi.
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