I've never put a P.S. on my email but I totally forgot to tell about our special and very spiritual devotional Sunday. After typing this email three times I thought I'd included my thoughts about the devotional, but I think I'm a little brain dead now. I don't want to ever forget my feelings while I attended this devotional. Before I tell about the devotional I want to tell about our lunch before.
I hosted 16 people for lunch after sacrament meeting. I love entertaining especially our dear friends who are leaving this week. I spent three days making soups, bread, relish trays, divinity, cherry, blueberry and pumpkin pies. Yes, I love to bake. Everyone seemed to love the food and being together for our last meal. Our little cottage looked like a crowded restaurant.
The choir arrived at the temple at 1:20 to run through our song, Be Still My Soul. The main doors were then opened to the rest of the temple workers at 2:00. The entire Assemble Room and the foyer of the temple was filled in 15 minutes. We then sat very quietly until 3:30 listening to organ music. It was very spiritual and a special time to contemplate our many hours of service in that holy house of The Lord. The Assembly Room is only used with permission from Salt Lake. I guess Elder Perry and many other general authorities qualifies the opening of that sacred room.
Elder Perry with his wife and the other seventies and their wives were dressed in white. All the stake presidents throughout the Nauvoo Temple district and their wives also sat in front dressed in white. Finally our dearly loved temple presidency and their wives were also dressed in white and they all sat in the tiered part of the podium area. It was truly a beautiful and humbling site. All of the audience were in Sunday clothes.
Elder Perry spoke along with Pres. McArthur and Sis. McArthur. Brother Rasband of the Seventies also addressed us. All the talks were very touching and once again the tears flowed. Elder Perry thanked the temple workers for their dedication and service. He also mentioned how so many senior couples apply for the Nauvoo Mission weekly. We felt so fortunate to be able to serve here in this beautiful temple among so many rich memories of the beginning of our latter-day church. It was so wonderful to feel of his spirit and be able to show him our love for him by standing when he entered and existed. I came away with my testimony recharged and my heart filled with so much love for my Savior and the great opportunity Rudi and I have been given to be temple workers here at this winding up period of the gospel on the earth. I hope and pray that my children and grandchildren will remember that grandpa and grandma served in a very special place, and their greatest desire is that someday they will have the desire to continue our missionary tradition.
Hopefully I've finally put everything down that is in my heart. I'll include more pictures next week of the Pumpkin Walk and our Sunday lunch.
Have a Happy and safe Halloween!
Love to all,
Mom and Dad
Rudi and Kathy
Most important Grandpa and Grandma
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