So Proud!

The only regret I have as a caregiver for Grandpa is that we can't travel to participate in all of the wonderful activities that you grandkids are a part of.  Last Sunday Ellis and his dad spoke in church in preparation for him getting ready to leave on his mission.  Last night he went to the temple with his parents to get his endowments.  Elder Bednar taught, "A principal purpose of the temple is to elevate our vision from the things of the world to the blessings of eternity.  Removed for a short time from the world settings with which we are familiar, we can "look to God and live." by receiving and remembering the great and precious promises whereby we become partakers of the divine nature." (Oct 2017 Conference). 

Ellis I am so proud of you.  I want you to know that when I was in the temple yesterday morning I prayed that you would have a positive experience and recognize the significant covenants you would make while there.  For the next two years you are going to have some of the hardest and yet most rewarding experiences as a missionary.  I hope that when you return you will be able to say, as many missionaries do, that it was the best two years of your life.  In reality those two years will prepare you for many more best experiences that are to come.  You got this grandson!