The Field Is White

Sunday was a wonderful day for the Dopp family.  Grandma and Grandpa got set apart as missionaries!  They will be serving a three-year service mission as ushers at the conference center and Temple Square.  They will be very busy with their calling, and we are so proud of them. 


At their house Sunday, the bishop asked Grandma to bear her testimony.  She told the grandchildren that she prays for them each by name every day, and expressed how much she loves them.  She is a strong and faithful woman with a deep and abiding faith in the gospel.  She and Grandpa gave each child a pillowcase for Christmas that says in Grandma's handwriting, "Heavenly Father is watching over you.  We know because we asked Him to."  I think that is such a special thing to tell the kids.


After the bishop said the prayer to set them apart, Grandpa bore his testimony.  He said how much he loves each of us and how he hoped that we continue the traditions of gathering for Conference breakfast and the boys going to the priesthood session together and dinner afterward, even though he and Grandma will be spending those events in their calling for awhile.


Looking around the room at our stalwart parents, the brothers and sisters who stay friends through thick and thin and the beautiful children who are our legacy, I was proud, grateful and humbled to be part of such a great family.  We love Grandma and Grandpa, and we are excited to see what fantastic adventures the mission brings.