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Let Them In

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4 weddings in 4 weeks! It's been quite an October. From a beautiful, full regalia wedding for over 100 at a ritzy italian restaurant and ballroom with dancing and dinner to a small chapel ceremony I had the privilege to conduct for a few attending family and friends, it's been a loving autumn! Lin is one of the young men I've had the chance to serve with during my time in Buffalo and his friendship and brotherhood has become precious to me. Scouting with Lin, teaching him and being taught by him, learning about how his Buddhism mingled with his learning about Christianity and Christ's restored church, watching him go to serve his people in Burma, then go to serve a mission in Kentucky -- from start to end, a beautiful journey. I was happy to jump on a plane from Buffalo to Salt Lake to attend the temple sealing in Bountiful, Utah. If you're not familiar with temple weddings in the Church of Jesus Christ, they're different in a few ways. We say 'sealed' i...

Let Them In

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4 weddings in 4 weeks! It's been quite an October. From a beautiful, full regalia wedding for over 100 at a ritzy italian restaurant and ballroom with dancing and dinner to a small chapel ceremony I had the privilege to conduct for a few attending family and friends, it's been a loving autumn! Lin is one of the young men I've had the chance to serve with during my time in Buffalo and his friendship and brotherhood has become precious to me. Scouting with Lin, teaching him and being taught by him, learning about how his Buddhism mingled with his learning about Christianity and Christ's restored church, watching him go to serve his people in Burma, then go to serve a mission in Kentucky -- from start to end, a beautiful journey. I was happy to jump on a plane from Buffalo to Salt Lake to attend the temple sealing in Bountiful, Utah. If you're not familiar with temple weddings in the Church of Jesus Christ, they're different in a few ways. We say 'sealed' i...