My life was eternally blessed
by one choice member who reached out more
than 50 years ago. Some days after World
War II, my grandmother was standing in line for food,
when an elderly single sister with no family of
her own invited her to a sacrament meeting
in [GERMAN] East Germany. My grandmother and my parents
accepted the invitation. They went to church,
felt the spirit, were uplifted by the
kindness of the members and edified by the hymns
of the restoration. My grandmother, my parents,
and my three siblings, all were baptized. I had to wait two years,
because I was only six. How grateful I am for
a spiritual, sensitive grandmother, teachable parents,
and the wise, white haired, elderly, single sister who had
the sweet boldness to reach out, and following
the Savior's example by inviting us to come and see. Her name was Sister Ewige,
which translates in English to sister eternal.
I will be eternally grateful
for her love and example.