Wednesday, March 13, 2024
I will long remember the excitement and joy I had as a church leader, upon learning the Albert, with whom I had worked some on the stake level, had a brother. Two finer men could barely be found, and they seemed full of the wisdom and sagacity and even temperament that so few have today. Maybe it was his long interaction with cows that endowed him with patience amid setbacks, and also determination to do the job right, but those two qualities were some of what I found in Bob.
I think too of setting him apart to serve with Rosa Lee as missionaries. That moment, of speaking in the name of the Lord, impressed me with how greatly the Lord loved this man and valued who he was and who he had become. It did not surprise me that he became a beloved influence among the members in the Randolf branch just as he was in the Dover ward/branch. I am profoundly grateful to have served with him, and to have the hope that the small oaks which have been planted by his efforts and example will be as quietly mighty as he has been here.
