Small World

Hello everyone!
Well let me say I had one of the coolest experiences ever on Sunday!! Well let me get on to tell you about it!
We had a great time at church. Both me and my companion spoke in sacrament meeting. It was great! Then we had a baptism after church for Jorge Pino! It was a great baptism, very smooth and then after we went to the Barrett family's house for dinner. The Barrett family is from Puerto Rico... They actually had family that lives in Puerto Rico that was visiting them that day! I told them that I had a really good friend that had servered in Puerto Rico awhile ago, and after 5 minutes of eating that real good Puerto Rican food, they asked me who it was that had served there... I told them that his name was Elder Westover... The husband threw up his hands and the wife and the kids all got really excited and couldn't believe I knew him. More I was surprised that they had actually known him! They described him perfectly! Like it had been yesterday that he was there!! Then one of the daughters pulled up one of his facebook pictures and sure enough Scott Westover's smile was on the screen!!
They proceeded to talk about all the great things Scott had done in the the service of the Lord and about how great a missionary he was. The husband said that there are very very few missionaries like that.
I was very impressed and touched by this experience. I reflected on who I knew Scott to be and saw all of the attributes of a great missionary. He had such an understanding of what his calling was and how through the grace and will of God, he was to serve with all of his might, mind, and strength. The vision he had of establishing Zion in Puerto Rico, became a reality with his faith and diligence. This family was describing Scott as if he was still serving there... It had been three years since he had come home. His effect or rather the Lord's effect through him was tremendous. Such a reality can be realized with every missionary, as they, like Scott, diligently serve the Lord with the vision and eye single to his glory. I am so grateful to be in the Lord's work and to have the example of Scott, my family and my friends in my life. I was greatly uplifted upon hearing this experience and look to improve to accomplish all the Lord has in store for me.
Elder Walter