[MUSIC PLAYING] As missionaries and ward council members work together to bring new converts into the Church, lasting relationships are formed and new members are strengthened. All ward council members play an important role in this work. In this example, an elders quorum president is especially helpful in providing loving fellowship and careful mentoring through priesthood service. I always, whenever I've got a question about the Church or anything, I always go to Ben and ask, and he'll always point me in the right direction. And if I'm unsure about anything, I always go to Ben. So we look out for him as a brother, make sure he's on the straight and narrow. But also, he's one of my elders. I'm responsible for him and his progression. You know, it's a comfort to know that Ben is there always. When I first got to bless the sacrament, Ben was, you know, "I'll do it with you to show you how everything is done." I've taught him the importance of wearing his best clothes and, if possible, wearing a white shirt and tie. I showed him where the scriptures were so that he could read them, so it wasn't the first time that he was just getting up there and reading them. And I know the importance of the sacrament, and because of the importance of it, it makes you a bit more nervous. So I was at the side of him, so he felt very comfortable. And when he did it, I was saying a little prayer, while he was saying the prayer, that he'd do it fine. It's just reassuring to know that he now knows how to do it the way that our Heavenly Father would have us do it. And that's one thing, again, I've been able to really help him with, is his priesthood ordinances. Obviously, he's not known about how any of them were. Then there've been a couple of times where I've needed to give blessings to other people, that I've taken him with me and made sure that he's had actual experience in giving blessings, so that when he needs to give one and there's no one else around, he's had that experience. So I've been able to show him exactly how to give a blessing.

I made an added interest in making sure that he's progressed as he should do and that he's kept the commitments that he should and he's known what he's had to do in order to get to where he wanted to be, which was being sealed in the temple. It brings me a lot of comfort to be part of this Church. And it just feels amazing that everything's happened and it's brought me so much happiness in so short a period of time. [MUSIC PLAYING]