This is our home away from home.
It has been our privilege to serve in this temple since March 4, 1987.
Serving the Lord has become our life not only in this beautiful House of the Lord but in all we do. Our service in the temple has included, serving in the following positions over the past 21 years.
Ordinance Workers, Baptistery Supervisors, Trainers, June as shift coordinator and the Assistant to two of the Temple Matrons Shelia Packard and Charlene Sorenson. Bill as a sealer for the past 20 years and the Second Counselor in the Temple Presidency to President LaVon Heber Packard and First Counselor to President Nile Alma Sorenson. Our service has been highlighted by serving in the Nauvoo Illinois Temple during the months of April 2004 through October 2004. The Nauvoo service was like the frosting on the cake. As in the Los Angeles Temple, we have served with and associated with the greatest people anyone could associate with.
As a Sealer I have had the privilege to Seal about 1,000 couples (marriage). Many of these couples had been married for "time, and until death do ye part." A temple sealing for couples and their children is for "time and all Eternity." We as Latter-day Saints believe that marriage should be for the Eternities not until death do ye part. Families are and should be Eternal.
I received the Authority to seal from President Ezra Taft Benson under delegated authority to Elder Boyd K. Packer a member of the Twelve Apostles on December 10, 1988. That authority gave me the Sealing powers and authority to seal for the living and the dead in the Los Angeles, California Temple.
As it states in the Book of Mormon, Mosiah 2:17. "And Behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God."
We, as a couple, are happy and grateful for the blessings we received. We were blessed to retire at the age of 57 and dedicate the balance of our lives to the Lord Jesus Christ for the building up of His Kingdom here on the earth.
2 comments:
I love that picture of the temple. I hope I can copy all that you write in your blog for a personal history of you two love birds. I love to hear your testimony and thank you for your example. You are wonderful! Your blog is great!! Have a great day! Love, Becky
I am so grateful for both your and Grandma's examples. You both are so diligent and faithful I love you both. Troy and I are so blessed to have been sealed by you, Grandpa. We still remember most of what you told us that day and we are trying to follow your wise counsel.
Love ya, Amy
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