Thursday, December 11, 2008

L.A. Temple Protest Good for Church



My Uncle Bill sent me this letter from his friend.

"With all the rioting around our Temples , here is something good...

"This is from Eric and Saurell Jackson. He is serving as Mission President in CA.

"This weekend we were able to spend time with Elder Cordova. He is amazing. He is from LA and refers to himself as a rookie in the Seventy. He is also a recorder at the LA Temple. He told us about the demonstrations outside the temple this past week. He said only good is coming from it. He went out to talk to the police who were dressed in riot gear and who were on the temple grounds surrounding it for protection. As he thanked them they said they were grateful to be there and although the noise from the crowd was loud they felt the peace on the temple grounds. One police officer said he has seen the missionaries in his neighborhood and he is going to invite them to teach his family because he feels there is truth here.

"Elder Cordova also told us an experience he had one night as he was finishing at the temple. The phone rang, it was the LAX airport tower control. He was asked where Moroni was. Apparently the light that shines on the Angel Moroni had gone out and without it as a beacon the airplanes could not land without danger. He said they climbed to the top of the temple to start the light again with a generator that is used when there is a power failure. He was amazed that they asked for Moroni by name. The temple is not only a beacon in our life but those in LA."

The Church is True!


6 comments:

Bodacious Barlows said...

That is so awesome. I love this post.

Mike & Rachel Barton said...

What a great story! The church is true!

Meridy said...

Cool! Thanks for posting. I need to remember more, that even though there are sad things in the world, there is so much good. God is in control.

Sorry about getting scammed. I need to look into that third party phone thing....

Laura Edwards said...

I sure love that statement, "the church is true." It's a simple sentence filled with so much strength! This was a cool story.

Natalie said...

That is so neat! I love hearing stuff like this!!!

Little Ava is just so beautiful! I can't believe how fast she's growing! You look fantastic, btw! I can't believe you just had a baby!

That really stinks about the ants. Grrr! I hope you guys can get it under control, those nasty little buggers. They're just impossible!

Anonymous said...

Wow, this is so cool. I love things like this that just warm your heart. Thanks for sharing it!