Called to Serve

I promise I won’t post every day but I just have to say what a thrill it was tonight to sing  Called to Serve with 2063 missionaries. As I looked around the room I could visualize the stripling warriors in a way I never have before. I’m SO GRATEFUL to be here.  I have really seen the love of the Lord in my life. He’s real. He loves me. And He guides this work.

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