The Veil Is (So Very) Thin . . .

Today, through a phone number mix-up, I experienced a most wonderful (for lack of a better adjective) feeling while doing temple work.

This week would have been the second week of substituting for a lady I know who had asked me to fill in (three weeks in a row) for her while went to Australia for her daughter to be married.

I went last week and everything went fine. This week I wondered why I had not heard from them, and a few messages had been left on the phone that I was not aware. I expected they would have called on my cell phone.

So, I decided that the best thing to do was to just go and be there to fill the assignment. It turns out they did not need me. The worker suggested I do an endowment session. But, I then had the strong impression to look in my temple bag for some work that was not yet done. The dates were from January 14, 2011 that I printed out during the time I found the first ancestor(s) who came from Ireland with her husband and children, who I had been searching for off and on for forty + years. It was Margaret and David McIntire.

Today was the day I did the baptisms for her, her three daughters, her daughter-in-law and two of my own third great grandmothers from Mexico.

I felt their joy and approval while doing the baptisms. Then as I went in to do the confirmations, the priesthood holder was overcome with the Spirit and continued through all seven that way.

Then, I made sure to stay and do the initiatory work. I was almost finished with the names when I felt ALL of their joy at once! Such an outpouring that I could not contain myself and felt their gratitude and the great love of the Savior for them, and for me! It felt amazing. I know they have accepted the work in their behalf.

I was pleased to know that those whose names I did were surrounding me with great love and support for this day to come. I listened to the blessings and the promises and know they had the same feeling as I did.

Sometimes we do not know why the mortal mix-ups occur, but there may be greater purpose for them in the end result. I truly felt the connection to those women and know they look forward for the rest of the ordinances to be done in their behalf. I will make certain that they are. . . soon.