We'll Bring The World His Truth

My goal is to write this post without crying, but I honestly don't think that will be possible!
I'm sure that there were many times throughout my childhood that I felt the Spirit.  However, I can very clearly remember the first time that I actually felt it pierce my soul.  I was ten years old, sitting in Primary in the Bloomington Hills Third Ward.  During singing time, Sister Killian told us about the MTC and talked about how they brought everyone in, had them remove their coats so they were all in white, and they sang "We'll Bring the World His Truth."  Then, she asked us to stand like Future Missionaries and sing the song.  I remember the Spirit felt so strong.  That day, I decided to start being a better example.  I can't even describe the feeling I had as I looked around the room at my classmates that would be serving missionaries in the very distant future.



This is us three years after that experience!
Jandee Madsen, Vince Garcia,
Me, Darian Nielson, Russ Jones
(Not Pictured--Parker Sheeran)
 

Well, it turned out that future wasn't quite so distant after all.  Our little Sunday School class eventually all turned twelve and entered Young Men's and Young Women's.  I remember watching as each of the boys passed the Sacrament for the first time and I could not believe how quickly we were growing up!  One blink of an eye later, and those boys were graduating high school.



The Boys' Graduation 2011
Vince Garcia, Me, Parker Sheeran, Russ Jones, Jandee Madsen
(Not Pictured--Darian Nielson)

 

 

Growing up with these guys was so great!  I love them all so much.  Now, whenever I hear the song "We'll Bring The World His Truth" I think of that experience and am brought to tears because I think about....







Elder Darian Nielson
Ukraine, Kiev Mission
Ukrainian Speaking
 

 

Elder Vincent Garcia
Fiji, Suva Mission
French Speaking

 

Elder Parker Sheeran
Texas Fort Worth Mission

 

Elder Russ Jones
Pennsylvania Pittsburg Misison

 



I am SO incredibly proud of these young men who are all out serving the Lord!  The fact that all of these boys decided to serve a mission definitely says something about the amazing leaders and teachers (we still talk about how much we love the McEwens, who taught us for 3 or 4 years!) that we had in those earlier years where seeds were planted in our hearts.  I know that the road to this point was not easy for these guys, I watched each of them endure hard trials in their lives, some of them right before they decided to go.  I know that they are all where they are supposed to be and that they are preaching a message that is true and will change lives. 

 I'll never forget the feeling I had in Primary that day and I will always be thankful for the decision these young men, and thousands of other like them, made to serve a mission.