(Elder Cummings)
Howdy y'all!
So this week has been pretty straight forward and has flown
by. I'm out here in Covington(not Chuggington unfortunately) with my man Elder
Weatherston. He's straight from the MTC, from Nampa, Idaho and will die
believing that Idaho is the best state in the US and that Idaho potatoes are
the best. Unfortunately only the latter is true.
I wish i got a picture but I saw a sticker on somebody's car
that looked like Buc-cee's. I asked him about it and he smiles and says
"it's a rabid Buc-cees, look he mean". Only in Louisiana folks.
On top of that before I left Denham Springs a family fed us
some Gator stew. It was loaded with Sausage, Chicken and Gator and man it was
so good. They say here "don't ask what's in it, it's just gonna be
good".
Alright, this is a flashback in a flashback but it is also
the highlight of this week. It was during a message we shared with a family.
They had their youngest son who was starting the MTC the next week and so we
all went around and shared one of our favorite experiences from our missions. I
was really trying to think about one, nothing was coming to mind. As it was my
turn a very specific memory came to me. It was back in Alexandria, with Elder
Richards. We are sitting there teaching Josh and Samantha, a younger couple who
had family that were members. Oh wait a little bit of context:
Context:
I try really hard to stay true to my testimony that I share
in the sense that I will say "I know" if I know something is true and
I will say "I believe" if I only believe or trust something is true.
So here we are. We want this couple to understand the
importance of the temple and God's plan for them. We wanted them to understand
that they could be sealed as a family for eternity. At this point in time I
trusted and believed that this could happen. I know that Jesus is my Savior,
and I know Joseph Smith restored His Church on the earth today, and so I
trusted with my heart that my family could be together forever. As we are
sitting here with this couple, we play the Rome Italy temple tour video. I'm
watching the video and their reactions to see how they're feeling about it and
the Spirit just hits me and I get an overwhelming sense of peace as Elder and
Sister Bednar testify of the sealing power of families. I just feel
"Clayton, you know it's true". It seemed out of nowhere. Here I was
sitting with a young family while we watched a temple video and the Spirit
witnessed to me that what I was watching and learning was of God. I can now
confidently say that I know that families can be together forever. I will
forever be grateful for that knowledge, and that is why I'm out here.
Have a blessed one
Elder Cummings
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