The last Sunday in March was Fast Sunday since the first Sunday in April was General Conference. It is Austin's turn to conduct so he bore his testimony at the beginning of fast and testimony meeting. (Hanna, Lucy, Carly and I weren't actually there since we went to Taber for Taylor's ordination to a teacher in the priesthood).
Austin told about how we never know what someone else is facing, so we shouldn't judge and should me considerate. He told about how is brother, Les, had lost his job and was looking for a new job. He told about how is cousin, Bob DePoe, was fighting cancer. (Both Les' family and Bob's family came to Cardston that weekend to visit). Then Austin told about how we were at a rodeo on Friday, and Hanna went to get off her horse in goat tying, got her foot caught in the stir-up and fell hard. She got up and stumbled to the goat and everyone was encouraging her to keep going and then asking if she was okay. A few events later, Austin was pushing someone's calf out of the shoot, and he fell and landed in the dirt. People laughed. His message was for us to be more kind to everyone no matter what they are going through or what happens to them.
On another note, Austin and I had gone to visit Blaine and Lorraine Leavitt a couple weeks before, and Austin invited them to come to church. They said they would. So Austin went to pick up Blaine, and he was all clean and ready for church. Blaine said he was afraid the church might fall in if he set foot in the church. Austin helped him walk down the hall, and as they got to the drinking fountain, Blaine said, "well, it seems okay so far." Lorraine even bore her testimony and many people greeted them after Sacrament Meeting was over.
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