For Time and All Eternity

This evening, my husband and I had a unique experience that doesn't come around to many people.  Our good friends, Regee & Loraine, from Zimbabwe are converts to the church and Regee has never been sealed in the temple to his parents.  They passed away when he was still a baby and most memories he has of them are only from stories he's heard.

 About a year-and-a-half ago I went with Regee and Loraine to the Salt Lake Temple where he was able to be baptized as proxy for his brother who had passed away. That was an awesome day!

But tonight was even more incredible because Regee had Joseph and I be proxy for his parents while he was sealed to them as if he had been born in the covenant.  Regee also performed as proxy for his deceased brother so he could be sealed to them as well.

It was a small group, just us, the temple sealer and his wife (who they are close friends with), one other neighbor from the ward, and a long-time friend of theirs from Zimbabwe. The evening sun shone perfectly through the stain glass window of the sealing room causing everyone's face to reflect its golden light.  The Spirit was strong and all who were present could sense the sacredness of the moment.  What a beautiful experience we had!

-Alicia