I received a message on Facebook today from a friend that we knew in Traverse City. I was in a book club with Reiko Lewis and was a YW leader to her daughters. Reiko and her husband now live in Denver and their youngest daughter, Margaret, is a Senior in high school.
So Rob, Margaret and I were at a track meet at Cherry Creek.... Margaret runs the 100 and 300 hurdles. I over hear the family in front of me talking to their son (who runs for Legend High school.) about running his event.......and I hear the dad talk about the MTC....and I quickly figure out they must be lds.....and Rob is over in the shade talking to a guy with at "Y" hat on....(who ends up being the Bishop of his Legend High School area ward...) and I told them I was sitting by another LDS family.....and he told me their name was Weaver....so after the boy ran, I asked the mom if she knew Brittany and Derrick Weaver! She was so impressed....and the rest is history....What a nice family!
and then later when Rob and I were relaxing in the shade I over heard Connor talking to his buddies about colleges and stuff.....and his friend asked, "so if States fell on a Sunday, you wouldn't run?" and he so plainly, and confidently looked his friend in the eye, and simply said, "no." it was so simple and also to amazing. What a great thing families can teach their children...what amazing confidence the gospel teaches us. I just wanted to pass that along, with out sounding like I was stalking your nephew........
3 comments:
Thank you so much for sharing a good story! That's good for his brother's to see as well!
This is so great! It does my heart good to see that not only is Connor a great athlete, he is a great young man. When all the accolades and hoopla have faded he will still be a man of high standards and integrity. That is what I want for ALL of my grand kids!
Lot's of messages here. Certainly the basic atta boy Connor and very impressive, but reminds me of all the people we may touch without our knowledge, kinda scary and a big responsibility.
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