Just a little update

To tell you the truth, not much has been going on lately. I am preparing for my transfer. It's funny because some customers I am telling say, "Ok, great, I know where that is, I'll find you after you transfer..." and others are saying, "Oh, no you can't go. What are they thinking letting you leave?" I even have one customer who is insisting he called the corporate office and had my transfer canceled. I have to say it made me smile. It made me feel good to know I'll be missed. Or followed...

I had an all day meeting on Tuesday with some of my fellow personal bankers. My region has us going through a new training and I got to meet one of my new coworkers. Her name is Mom (pronounced moom), and she is fantastic. She was so excited when I told her I was the one coming to fill their empty position. She was so friendly and full of tips. She told me the whole banking center is excited to have me. They don't even know me!! But still, it made me happy to know I'm going to a place where I am not only needed but wanted.

Oh, I had a really awesome day today. Mom (my mother that is...) and I went to the temple to finish my great-grandmother's work. It was so neat being able to seal her to her husband and parents. My mom got to stand in for her mother (I was my Gigi) to have her mother sealed to her parents. It was the most amazing experience. I can only imagine how my mother felt, finally being able to complete not only her grandparent's temple work, but that for her own mother as well.

It was odd that the most spiritual experience didn't come quite exactly where I expected it. I stood in for my great-great-grandmother, Delia as they sealed her son (my great-grandfather's brother) to her and her husband. Her baby lived for just two days, so the only temple work he needed was to be sealed to his parents. Delia's always been special to me. On one of my first trips to the temple to do baptisms, I was baptized and confirmed for her. I was overwhelmed then, and I knew she was with me. It was the first time I'd felt the Spirit confirm to me that someone I was working for was accepting the temple ordinances I was performing. I wrote about it in my journal, and I've never forgotten how I felt. My mom mentioned on our way to the temple that we were sealing Uncle Robert to his parents, and I immediately latched on to Delia's name. I could feel her near again today. She was so full of joy to finally have her baby sealed to her for eternity. Can you imagine how painful it must have been to lose him in the first place? Now he is with her forever. She can never lose him again.

Twice now, I have had the opportunity to serve Delia, and both times I have known she was there, watching and approving of the work. I cannot wait to meet her. I feel like we must have been such good friends in the pre-mortal existence. It will be so good to see her and know I have done as she wished.