An Interesting Testimony today

[Archaea]

We had a Tongan/Swedish sister who gave a fun and worthwhile testimony. [she made the effort to distinguish between her Tongan side, which is evident from her dress and person and her Swedish side which would not be evident unless one is so informed]. She was grateful for her ancestry, including a grandfather who was the "first" to come from Tonga to the US and one early ancestor who walked and talked with many early leaders.

She was proud of her heritage, proud of her eight children and spoke in common Mormon parlance, but despite our dissections here I didn't mind, because she was speaking to the crowd. She has worked hard to rear her children, and the ward is aware of her work. The community feel was evident.

If testimony is given in the proper spirit it can uplift, even if it is about gratitude and faith, not theological principles and "knowledge." The others given were the usual fare, but hers stuck in my mind.

I imagine most wards have the two or three usuals, with an occasional surprise thrown in. Sometimes the usuals come through and strike a chord, sometimes they just fill time.