My father died twelve years ago, and my mother died ten years ago. So I have been an orphan since then. Well my sister does genealogy non stop. My grandmother's name was Elsie Schaubel. She was a little vivacious German woman.
Well, this past week Nancy was "visited" by Elsie Schaubel who died when I was ten years old. She asked my sister, "Why don't you do the Schaubel line?" Needless to say when grandma comes to my sister and says to do her work, she does it. This morning I went to the temple to get the names Nancy had prepared made into cards. I usually go every Tuesday. Well last Tuesday, I felt that I needed to invite my ward to do temple work for the names Nancy had done. So I did and they will the next few months.
Tonight our ward youth went to the temple as part of their yearly assignment. Well, we did over 100 names, direct relative of Elsie Schaubel. It was hard to do that work without tears for these ancestors who have passed on. I assume mom and dad have been teaching the gospel to their relatives, and thus that is why Elsie asked Nancy to do their work.
Tonight, I was baptised for a man named William Schaubel. Dad's name was William Schaubel Partridge. It was a very special experience. While mom and dad are doing missionary work over there, I was privileged to do the work for them here after Nancy was asked to help prepare the cards.
It was a wonderful experience, showing why missionary work is so important. We get to team up with my parents getting children of God into the Kingdom. There is no work more important. That is the purpose of the creation of this earth, or at least one of them. What a JOY it is to be involved in missionary work, even in the Spirit World I would imagine. Though I don't know first hand, yet.
It was just another witness of the truthfulness of the wonderful way of life, the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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