Back In My Day

In My first week of being in Franklin, TN my companion Sister Blackham and I decided to go walking...well we walked and walked and walked and were completely covered in sweat. It was not the most enjoyably experience, but nevertheless we persevered in the hopes of finding people interested in learning about the Gospel!

We walked for hours and hours.. well probably like a half an hour but with that awful heat is seemed like multiple hours... But after our struggle through the heat and the humidity we felt prompted to knock on a door, of this super cute house that looked like a little cottage. So we went up the little cobblestone drive way and knocked on the door.

After a few second this cute little old lady came to the door! She immediately invited us in and told us to have a seat! She then proceeded to tell us all about her life and all her many experiences.. most of them starting with.. "Back In My Day" We sat there for a while and just listened to this wonderful woman's stories! Her Name was Evelyn, and was very spry for her 90 years of age.

We went back many many times, she was not interested at first to hear about the Gospel. She said we could visit but she didn't want that religion stuff talked about. She was associated with another church and was and is very faithful! So we talked about life and our families and her husband who had passed and Ronny her son who she was so very proud of. I grew to love that woman just as if she were my own cute little grandma! She even tried to teach us how to Yodel :D She shared about her hard times and good times and all her times and about popping old billy a good one! You could tell these stories were what shaped the wonderful woman she is today!

I know that as we grow and learn that we have many experiences that shape who we are! and as we learn these lessons like Evelyn we become better people. God gives us choices and options and as we take those choices and make then good then we can one day say, "Back in my Day" and know that you are who you are because of the life you lived and the choices you made.

President Gordon B. Hinckley tells a story about his father and the lessons He learned as a boy. And the lessons he learned back in the day!

Just as the spirit directed us to Knock on Evelyn's Door the spirit directs all of us to follow Christ if we will but listen.