A few years ago, I had the joy of leading a coworker into the arms of God. While we worked together, he attended worship services. But after he changed jobs and later enlisted in the military, we lost contact. Then, just a few days into the new year, a message from him appeared on my phone. He told me he had completed his military service, and asked what time Sabbath service began. My heart leaped. I replied without hesitation, and that very Sabbath, we worshiped together to welcome the new year.
Over lunch after the service, he shared what had moved him to reach out. Life in the military had been difficult, he said, but whenever things grew hard, he remembered something I once told him: When you pray to Heavenly Father and Mother, They will always help you. So while his fellow soldiers slept, he quietly prayed to God.
I had long forgotten those words, but he hadn’t. And Father and Mother, hearing his sincere prayers, led him back to Zion. My heart is full of gratitude. I pray that this brother, who returned to God’s embrace, will grow into a faithful gospel worker.