Two things I can share..

I had two little experiences this week that I can share on the blog.
     We had a convert of one month come into the baptistery.  The first time she has been in the temple in her life.  She was quite emotional about the beauty of the font and the oxen.  She had brought with her two names to be baptised.  One was her mother and the other was her grandmother.  She was so excited to do this proxy work for her family.  She - herself - looked to be about 45 to 50 years old.  Yes, she cried when she was baptised for these two women who she loved.  There were tears and hugs she gave to the baptiser, she didn't know him either, first time she had seen him.  When she came out of the font, received her towel and was going down the stairs, the coordinator told her to go to 'that' door so she could rise off and get ready to leave.  She replied, "I DON'T WANT TO RINSE OFF, I WANT THIS FEELING TO STAY FOREVER.  I HAVEN'T FELT THIS GOOD IN A LONG TIME.  I thought that was a cute reply by a woman so full of faith.
     The next incident happened in the Initiatory area.  We have a service missionary working in Nauvoo that was sent here from his full time mission in Africa.  He is about 20-years old and happy to be here.  Not sure what his reason was to be sent here to Nauvoo.  Anyway he was sitting in the Initiatory area, waiting for the time to begin, he was to be the patron.  When he was sitting there waiting, one of the temple missionaries that has a little more aggressiveness than he should was telling him what he needed to know about being a missionary.  Where to find the Oath and Covenant of the M/P.  This young man was and is having trouble remembering.  He said he could not remember anything he reads after about 24 hours.  He also said he could not memorize anything, not even the Articles of Faith when he was 12 years old.  So this temple missionary thought he could fix him or help him to remember some things.  It was tense and luckily it was time to move on to the initiatory area to begin.  We went to the first booth and I was talking to him, administering the preface and the wording about first ordinance.  He looked up at me during the entire time, big brown eyes, kinda like a puppy that had been scolded.  [You probably know the look as you might have seen this before].  By the time he had made three rounds in initiatory I saw his countenance change.  I saw him as a little boy, doing the best he could.  He went on his mission as he was asked to and might have been expected to from home.  Then I saw him as I think Heavenly Father might see him.  Doing the best he can, trying with all his heart to do the right thing.  Perhaps the parable of the talents would fit here.  He was trying to do a six talent job, but he only had two talents.  Love and Desire.  I was so impressed that I was able to see this in his face, in his eyes, and experience the love that H/F has for him for doing the best he can.   So grateful to be in the temple everyday to feel this, learn this and to hopefully be a better person for this experience.