I thought of Rebecca, Emily, Molly and Mandi when I saw Trapper Keepers in the school supplies section in KMart the other day. Oh the memories.
I thought of Ricky the other day when we visited the graveyard in Mendon, New York where Heber C. Kimball's father and Brigham Young's first wife are buried. I knew he'd love it.
I thought of each of you Sunday when I gave a talk in the Cast Shelter at the Hill Cumorah and talked about the importance of General Conference and told everyone that I know I can count on the fact that a week from this Saturday all of us will be watching Conference as families for two days.
A few weeks ago some of our Elders that serve in Buffalo got a great idea of how to talk to people on the street about the gospel. They took sidewalk chalk and drew pictures of the Plan of Salvation on the sidewalks. Many people were attracted to it and asked questions. One woman loved it so much the elders were able to take her name and send a referral to the area she lived in just east of Buffalo and another Elder in our mission and his companion taught and baptized her. She loves the gospel. Who would have thought. Sidewalk chalk! Cool. The Elder who baptized her went home this morning. He has a twin bother serving in New Hampshire who was also released today. They will arrive home together tonight in St. George. Isn't that sweet. The church is true and miracles happen everyday.