The Spirit Finds a Way

[_consiglieri]

Yesterday in sacrament meeting, after the second speaker had finished her talk, a surprising thing happened.

A young man in his 20's stood up at the front of the chapel and began to speak about his father. He was wearing a t-shirt with "Arkansas" across the front.

This young man has Down's syndrome, but spoke loudly and clearly enough for all to hear. I believe he is a member of the church who shows up only now and then for brief periods.

Through intermittent tears, he spoke of his father, and how his father had run out on him and his mother when he just a boy.

He said he didn't know where his father was now, but that he had forgiven his father.

He said he wanted to wish his father a Happy Father's Day.

The bishopric was obviously becoming agitated, and after about five-minutes, the counselor conducting stood up and went to the lectern to say something, but right at that instant, the young man finished and walked up the aisle and out of the chapel.

The meeting then proceeded on schedule with the Primary children getting up to sing some songs about how wonderful their fathers are.

_________________________

After the meeting was over, I approached the bishopric member who had been conducting the meeting. He is a good guy. I told him that I was impressed with what the young man had said, and he agreed.

I told him the experience reminded me of Jurassic Park. He asked how. I said that in Jurassic Park, there was an island full of dinosaurs that had been genetically engineered with frog DNA to not be able to reproduce . . . and yet they had reproduced. Malcolm commented, "Nature finds a way."

I said that in the LDS Church we schedule our sacrament meetings so completely as to keep the Spirit from manifesting, but in spite of our best efforts, "The Spirit finds a way."

It was the most worthwhile sacrament meeting I have been to in years.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[_Buffalo]

Ha! Did he have a response to that?

[_consiglieri]

Ha! Did he have a response to that?

No.

Frankly, he just looked uncomfortable.

[_Rambo]

Interesting story Consig.


One time I was out with my friends drunk downtown. We needed a ride home but there were not taxi's available and then it started to rain. Then suddenly an empty taxi came out of this random back ally. I'm sure the spirit touched this taxi drivers heart to pick me and my friends up.

Another time I was driving to Vancouver island to go hike the Jaun Da Fuca trial (I now funny name). It was dark out and we were definitley in animal country. While I was driving out my oil light came on in my car and I looked down to see what the problem was. When I was looking down out of the corner of my eye I see this gaint monster coming out of the woods. It was actually a moose and it was huge. I quickly steered the car out of the way and we barely missed it. I'm pretty sure if I hit it then my friend and I would've been dead. I told my parents this story and they said I was being protected. Pretty awesome eh! God protects you even when you don't say prays and you throw your middle finger up in the sky saying Hasa Diga Eebowai!

[_stemelbow]

It was the most worthwhile sacrament meeting I have been to in years.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

Wow...I wish I was there, well mostly because our sacrament meeting was kind of a waste.

[_Rambo]

It was the most worthwhile sacrament meeting I have been to in years.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

Wow...I wish I was there, well mostly because our sacrament meeting was kind of a waste.

They usually are. That's why I go to the driving range instead or go hiking in the mountains.

[_malkie]

Yesterday in sacrament meeting, after the second speaker had finished her talk, a surprising thing happened.

A young man in his 20's stood up at the front of the chapel and began to speak about his father. He was wearing a t-shirt with "Arkansas" across the front.

This young man has Down's syndrome, but spoke loudly and clearly enough for all to hear. I believe he is a member of the church who shows up only now and then for brief periods.

Through intermittent tears, he spoke of his father, and how his father had run out on him and his mother when he just a boy.

He said he didn't know where his father was now, but that he had forgiven his father.

He said he wanted to wish his father a Happy Father's Day.

The bishopric was obviously becoming agitated, and after about five-minutes, the counselor conducting stood up and went to the lectern to say something, but right at that instant, the young man finished and walked up the aisle and out of the chapel.

The meeting then proceeded on schedule with the Primary children getting up to sing some songs about how wonderful their fathers are.

_________________________

After the meeting was over, I approached the bishopric member who had been conducting the meeting. He is a good guy. I told him that I was impressed with what the young man had said, and he agreed.

I told him the experience reminded me of Jurassic Park. He asked how. I said that in Jurassic Park, there was an island full of dinosaurs that had been genetically engineered with frog DNA to not be able to reproduce . . . and yet they had reproduced. Malcolm commented, "Nature finds a way."

I said that in the LDS Church we schedule our sacrament meetings so completely as to keep the Spirit from manifesting, but in spite of our best efforts, "The Spirit finds a way."

It was the most worthwhile sacrament meeting I have been to in years.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

Some people just don't know how to conform; and isn't it the case that progress is achieved sometimes (often?) by not conforming?

by the way, was that the poster whose screen name is Malcolm, or was I there in the spirit, or what?