Adoption

I laid my hands upon his head and gave him the Holy Ghost, then proceeded to pronounce a priesthood blessing upon him. As I did so, I was filled with the most glorious and overwhelming feeling. It washed over me like a tidal wave. I had made a choice 7 years earlier to be his father and I did it as a choice, as an act of faith that I was doing the right thing. I did it without being acted upon. Now, all of a sudden, like a flood this feeling washed over me and the Holy Ghost testified that he was my child and he was supposed to be a part of our family. This was so unexpected.

Baptism

This is one of my favorite songs. This particular version was created by the group Inside Out. If you are not familiar with the group Inside Out, I highly recommend their two albums “Sharing Time” and “Primary Colors.” They are two of the most creative albums I have ever heard. […]

NYNYS Mission – September 19-30, 1996

Wow, the day was interesting.   We worked for a while at lunch then worked and visited a member.  They fed us about an hour and a half later we had a dinner appointment and ate a lot again. Then taught someone and our last appointment, at Caesars. They fed us again.  I couldn’t take it.  Every bite was torture to me.  I turned to my comp.  We need to go.  Now!  I had to leave, I was going to blow at any moment.  When I stood up I knew it was going to happen.  I got my bag, but my comp wouldn’t hurry.  I stood by the door to the bathroom.  I said, “Boy, the food was good.”  They were like, “Right, that is why you’re green.”  I was like, “Honestly, I loved the food.”  Just then my stomach curled and I stepped into the bathroom.  I realized I wasn’t going to make it.  They were all looking at me.  Then all of a sudden as I was moving into the bathroom… blauuugh… my hand went up toward my mouth, but the food shot out of my mouth spewing all over the sink and mirror.  I was so embarrassed.   [Thinking to myself] I’m like, yeah, the food is good but I just didn’t have enough room for it.