Something happened to our missionary speaker yesterday during church. I am not sure what it was. But there was an empty part in the program. The bishop asked President Millett, who was visiting our ward (lol) if he wanted to say something. He said no but to call some people from the congregation to speak. He told the Bishop who he wanted. We sat their at the edge of our seats wondering who it was going to be. Bro Crockett, who was conducting, was looking at his wife so I assumed that she would share her testimony since she was just put in as Stake Young Women's President. But no, he had other ideas. He asked me and Sister Root to talk about our daughter's experiences as missionaries. And then he shared some of Kaitlyn's experiences while we had less than 5 minutes to prepare.
Well, I have a hard time talking about Ashley. I usually give the basic 'she's doing well and she's happy' and leave it at that because if you get me talking too much I tend to blubber on. I can't talk about her without crying.
So, after a good cry before heading up to the stand, I went up there and did my best. How do you share with the congregation how you feel about your child and her sacrificing her time, your time, and a chunk of her life to serve the Lord in this most amazing way in 5 minutes? I don't know how I did it. Thank goodness I had my phone so I could pull up an old letter and share some of her insight. And thank goodness the Lord helped me through this. I even think I talked slow enough for people to understand! Amazing, I know!!!
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