Fruits of labor

There must be nothing greater than to see the work you put forth come to fruition. Converts and missionary baptisms are among those few that you get to see now and then resurface in your lives. I know how I myself kept in touch over the years with those missionaries who were instrumental in my accepting the gospel.

It is also a thrill to see those few who were "converted" by one of my own missionaries, my children's converts. This evening Aaron, Candice, the kids and I had dinner with one of Aaron's friends who was from his mission. She is Jenny (Mack) from Oregon and had quite a story. I will let Aaron make his own comments and fill in the blanks. She lives in Idaho now with her husband and two sons.

Aaron and Candice went to the sealing for Jenny and Russ (her husband) in Portland Temple several years back. She actually joined the church after Aaron left her area, but still pursued even so and found a good man to marry. She travels down from Idaho several times a year and came by her self to do some training with her home based job. She works for a company that she can do her job on the computer at home and is very happy doing that and is a stay at home mom. She lives in Shelley,Idaho close to Idaho Falls.

Way to go Aislyn!!



I took some photos on the digital camera and hope they are good enough to at least see Jenny with Aaron and Candice at China Lily. I took another pic of the group but I was too far away and it was too dark to see to insert here. Oh well, I am learning! Aislyn even gave chop sticks a try and was a natural the first time she tried. She is fearless to try new things.

We had a great meal and fun visit with Jenny. She is a strong member and reminds me of myself and her willingness to go the extra mile and the distance on her own. She is fearless. She has her in-laws nearby where they live and help take care of the grandchildren when she goes out of town. She was here last time with her husband while his parents took care of the two boys, now about 3yrs old and 18 months old.

It was nice to spend that time anyway with us tonight. She keeps in touch with Aaron and a couple of his former companions from the mission. Aaron & Candice are good friends with her and she has a lot of admiration for him, like I do for my missionaries who baptized me forty years ago.

You never forget your missionaries, for the labor that they put forth to listen to the Spirit and find me and likely fulfill a promise to bring and share the gospel with me here on the earth. All my blessings that I have I owe to those missionaries who were willing to sacrifice two years of their lives to bring me the message of Jesus Christ and the plan of salvation. So many have others joined since through my own conversion, and I am very appreciative. I counted up once how many people total have joined the church from missionary work done by my children or myself. It is over 230, at the least, maybe more like 250+? I don't know for sure, but no one was reporting them at the time. How great shall be your joy in the kingdom of our Father, even if only one was converted.