Day 162 Seminary Graduation!

 Emily has loved her Seminary experience!  That is what she expressed in her talk in sacrament meeting today.  She expressed how in the Old Testament that when the people had the temple in the center of their city they were righteous and lived the commandments as they became prideful and wicked they moved the tabernacle or temple out of the center of the city.  Seminary has helped to put the gospel into her heart in her center and that is where she wants to keep it.  Her testimony was expressed so nicely with those words. She summed up what the Seminary program is all about , about conversion about engraving His image in ones countenance.  What a blessing to hear her feelings and testimony about the gospel.

I have to share a couple of things about Emily and Seminary.  For three years she was able to have her father as her teacher.  What a wonderful thing for her to listen to her father's testimony and for her father to listen and see the growth of his daughter.  This last year she had Brother Brayley who taught the Old Testament.  She loved how he taught about the children of Israel.  Each morning on her way out the door she called her two friends Ibriham and Jason to see if they were coming to Seminary.  If they were we would pick them up.  This past semester she was on her own, to get up and drive herself to seminary at 6:00 am.  In all four years of seminary Emily never missed a day.  She may of been late by a few minutes or so but she never missed a day.  Emily likes to do her homework late into the night, at times two am, but this has never been her excuse to miss Seminary in the morning.  I admire Emily's dedication her testimony and the joy she feels in the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Her life reflects the motto she has chosen for herself,  "Do What Is Right No Matter What!"