Elder Nelson

Well, I blogged out again.  I need to be more consistent in recording the events of my life.  It has been an eventful year, to say the least.  I will have to add many entries to get caught up.  But for now, I will post about another life highlight.  Last fall we had the amazing opportunity to have Elder Russell M. Nelson come to our stake conference.  During the adult evening session, I was asked to accompany a friend for the musical number.  Elder Nelson sat right in front of the piano!!!  Super exciting.  His talk that night was fabulous.  He seemed so kind and gentle, and very witty!

At the end of that session, we went to shake his hand.  Kwin had been in priesthood leadership meetings with him earlier that day (super jealous of him) and had played the piano for that session.  Elder Nelson called him "Bishop" and then shook my hand and commented that we must be a musical family.  His hands are the softest hands I think I have ever felt!  I guess that's not surprising--I'm sure he had to take extra good care of his hands as a heart surgeon.  Ha ha!  That was a very neat experience.

The next day, we had our general session.  It was at the Camplex in Gillette.  We sat on folding chairs and he was up on a little make-shift stage.  Again, his talk was excellent.  My favorite part was when he had all of the primary children stand up and sing "I Am a Child of God" to him.  I got so emotional as Mason stood on my lap and sang his little heart out!  What an awesome experience.  As we left the conference, we again had the opportunity to shake his hand.  It was so special for the boys to have that experience.  He thanked all of us for being the bishop's family.

Meeting two Apostles in the same year......AMAZING!!!!  As I watched General Conference in April of this year, I couldn't help but reflect on those 2 experiences.  Elder Nelson's talk "Thanks Be to God" was one that touched my heart immensely.  I have a special place in my heart for this amazing man!