Michael at the pulpit

Part of Michael's new church job is speaking on the 3rd Sunday every month in a different ward in our area. Today it was Meridian Ward. Sometimes the time is during our church so I cann't attend, but then sometimes I can. We heard a rumor that he was going to mention Kathy today, so Kathy and I went together. The assigned topic today was family, prayer, and faith. He started out fine with business and other such information, and then his eyes got misty when he started to introduce the topic. He started by saying that during his ward's meeting the speaker reminded him that today was his father's, father's day. I saw him get misty then, but I didn't know that it would be part of his talk later. He talked about how thankful he was to Father in Heaven for giving him such a GREAT father. That he taught him many things, and that sometimes he catches himself using some of his dad's mannerisms and phrases. He misses dad alot. He talked about Kathy and the family that had tried so hard to have their own children and how their ward had fasted and prayed and how smoothly and how much comfort was felt on both sides. Every talk he gives he gets better and better, but seems to be how he is anyway. He becomes a better father with each passing year and a better husband. I am very thankful to your parents for bring him up so that he would become the man he is. One time I wrote your parents telling them so, I hope they remember.
Ginger