The license tags for our Vehicle expire in August. Henry, the diligent, got on line and payed for the new tags in early July. They were sent to our home in Vancouver. Ellen, also diligent, put them in an envelope to drop in the mail only she was hurrying around and forgot to put our address on the envelope. OK, no problem, the tags would be returned to her, she would re-mail them and we would get them in plenty of time.............except they did not come and they did not come.
The mission president called Tuesday afternoon and asked if I would talk to the Zone Leaders at their Mission Leadership Council about the health issues in our mission so they could pass it on to the other missionaries. He wanted me to take 45 minutes and the meeting was tomorrow morning, my portion would start at 11. OOOOOKKKKKK. The meeting was in Crestview, about 1 1/2 hours away.
I thought and studied and prayed and prayed some more and knowing the Lord would be there to help me, felt ready. Got up the next morning ready to walk out the door and my personal phone was no where to be found. We searched the whole house, car and my purse several times. We did not have time to search any more, so with a prayer in our hearts we got in the car and headed for Crestview. The last time I could remember having my phone was at a funeral we had attended the day before. To say the least, my mind was quite distracted. I was having a hard time not thinking about my phone. When Brent handed me the phone he said, "Don't leave it laying around. It will grow legs."
We arrived in Crestview with plenty of time to spare before my presentation. It gave me a few minutes to get into the spirit of what was going on in the conference and organize my thoughts. "We will start with a scripture", I said to the sound of every one getting out their scriptures and immediately opening to the reference. (Where were these people when I was teaching seminary, I wondered.) It was a great experience to talk with them about the importance of keeping healthy. The talk went well and Henry observed even the Mission President taking notes.
One our way home from the conference we decided to stop in at the hotel we had stayed in when we went to a Senior Couple's Training in June. Henry had left his dress shoes. We had called to see if they were there, but had been told "no". But what could it hurt to ask? Henry went in to inquire. Out he came with a big smile, shoes in hand.
We drove from there directly to the church where we hoped and had been praying all day to find my phone. I got a nurse call just as we pulled into the parking lot, so once again Henry went in to find the phone. Within a few minutes he came out smiling with the phone in hand. I thought I had slipped it into my purse, but instead had slipped it on to the bench where it had sat all that time.
Feeling totally blessed for the day we drove to our home. Henry went out to check the mail and there were the tags for the Vehicle!!!!!!!!
Talk went well, shoes and phone were found, and the tags arrived. What more could we ask......
We arrived in Crestview with plenty of time to spare before my presentation. It gave me a few minutes to get into the spirit of what was going on in the conference and organize my thoughts. "We will start with a scripture", I said to the sound of every one getting out their scriptures and immediately opening to the reference. (Where were these people when I was teaching seminary, I wondered.) It was a great experience to talk with them about the importance of keeping healthy. The talk went well and Henry observed even the Mission President taking notes.
One our way home from the conference we decided to stop in at the hotel we had stayed in when we went to a Senior Couple's Training in June. Henry had left his dress shoes. We had called to see if they were there, but had been told "no". But what could it hurt to ask? Henry went in to inquire. Out he came with a big smile, shoes in hand.
We drove from there directly to the church where we hoped and had been praying all day to find my phone. I got a nurse call just as we pulled into the parking lot, so once again Henry went in to find the phone. Within a few minutes he came out smiling with the phone in hand. I thought I had slipped it into my purse, but instead had slipped it on to the bench where it had sat all that time.
Feeling totally blessed for the day we drove to our home. Henry went out to check the mail and there were the tags for the Vehicle!!!!!!!!
Talk went well, shoes and phone were found, and the tags arrived. What more could we ask......
Thank You, Lord!
Have a Blessed Day, Y'll!
That is awesome! Unfortunately, that sounded so very much like the story of my life!! I wish I could have heard your talk. And...when we lived in Kansas City, we were always told to "Have a Bless-ed Day"....grocery store, gas station, rec center, wherevever. You really hit the jackpot that day. Thanks for sharing!
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