Thousands

 Today I want to share a story.

Once upon a time there was a women who received a blessing. In this blessing it told her, that because of her faith and wiliness to share the gospel, thousand of people would join the church.

Her name was Vera.Vera and her husband John owned a little hamburger joint during the 60's. She went on to share the gospel with her employees, but no one seemed to have any interest in what she was saying. Then one day a brown haired, brown eyed girl started working for her. She once again she shared the gospel, but something was different this time, this little sixteen year old girl listened.  Vera asked her to meet with the missionaries, she complied and they came over. When the missionaries arrived at the girl's house she had a page full of questions for them. One of the questions she asked was,  if Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost were really only one person. When The missionary told her the were three separate personages, she knew what they were telling her was true. Since she was a little girl she had always believed that they were three, even when she was told over and over that they were one person.  The missionaries walked away from her house that day, saying in hushed tones, "We have a GOLDEN one!". At 18 years old against her mother's wishes the girl joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints.

Over the years Vera and the girl become great friends. When the girl married and had children, her children called her Grandma Vera. One day when the girls children were grown, Vera told her about the blessing. She felt like she had not completed her mission here on earth because only the girl had joined the gospel. The girl told Vera, "Look, my husband joined the church, my children have been baptized, my sons went on missions and spreed the gospel. Some of those people joined the church. Someday I will have grandchildren who will be baptized. Their grandchildren and so on. Someday, because of you thousands of people will be members of the church. It only takes one."

I am grateful today to be one of those thousands of people. This is the story of my Mom, and my Grandma Vera. Oh, how much I love Grandma Vera I am so thankful for her courage, and her example. I am grateful that my Mom followed it and became a member. I am grateful for the testimony that I have of the gospel. I am grateful that I am raising my kids in it. I hope I can be as great example to them, as the two women before me. I used to want my Mom to be sealed to Grandma Vera, so we could be with her forever. But, I know this, that no matter what she will always be with us. She is my Grandma, forever.