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He is so lucky that he was able to attend the 184th General Conference live in the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah last April 5 and 6. This is such a late post but still, I really like to share this to you. Elder Balledos emailed me this last April 10, 2014.

Baby. Read this, by Elder Scott:

Later, as I was about to graduate from the university, I fell in love with a beautiful young woman named Jeanene Watkins. I thought she was beginning to have some deep feelings for me also. One night when we were talking about the future, she carefully wove into the discussion a statement that changed my life forever. She said, “When I marry, it will be to a faithful returned missionary in the temple.”

I hadn’t thought much about a mission before then. That night my motivation to consider missionary service changed dramatically. I went home, and I could think of nothing else. I was awake all night long. I was completely distracted from my studies the next day. After many prayers I made the decision to meet with my bishop and begin my missionary application.

Jeanene never asked me to serve a mission for her. She loved me enough to share her conviction and then gave me the opportunity to work out the direction of my own life. We both served missions and later were sealed in the temple. Jeanene’s courage and commitment to her faith have made all the difference in our lives together. I am certain we would not have found the happiness we enjoy without her strong faith in the principle of serving the Lord first. She is a wonderful, righteous example!

He told me that he laughed when he heard this message from Elder Scott because he was able to relate himself to what he just heard. This message from Elder Balledos flatters me so much knowing that I'm one of the reasons why he is serving the Lord.

xoxo~
Melanie ♥