He was a member of the Church and honored his priesthood. But she felt it was through the guidance of the Holy Spirit that she met a young man while vacationing in another country.
Living in a small town with few members and even fewer opportunities to marry in the Church, she didn’t dare hope that she might one day marry in the temple. Through her tears, she explained that since that day she had found a joy and inner peace that she never dreamed possible. They agreed to teach her the gospel, and in a few weeks she was baptized a member of the Church. The next morning she went into the streets looking for the two young missionaries. She went home and continued to read through the night.
Her friend told her that she could take the book with her. “I could not put it down.” A feeling came over her that she had never felt before. Due to a lack of time, she had just put it on the shelf. Her friend indicated that two young missionaries stopped her on the street and gave her the book but only after a commitment to read it. She asked her friend where she had received it. She took the book from the shelf and read the title, the Book of Mormon. I knew I needed to find out what was written on its pages.” My eyes fell upon a particular volume, and a compelling feeling came over me. In this frame of mind, one evening while visiting a dear friend and recounting her concerns and despair she said: “I looked behind the sofa where I was sitting to the bookshelf. It had come to a point where she was very distraught, assuming there was really nothing in life that had true meaning or was fulfilling. She had yearned to find peace and happiness, but no matter where she looked, she could not find it. Since her youth she had sought to find truth and direction in her life. I said, “Please share with me your feelings.” Then she told me the following story. As I completed the interview and signed the recommend, tears were streaming down her cheeks. Several years ago I interviewed a young woman for a temple recommend to receive her own endowment and to be married and sealed for time and all eternity.
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