Today has been one of those days that a missionary always loves and looks forward to. It is one of those days when you know that the Spirit of the Lord has directed your path, it is one of those days when you know you are where you are supposed to be, talking or visiting with those with whom you are supposed to be with.

Typically the servicemen's group goes to the temple on the first Saturday of the month. This morning was no exception, except that we felt that we needed to stay and visit the servicemen who are confined to the Post. Two weeks ago we had learned of a young LDS man who lived in the barracks, whom we had not met nor prior to this time even knew was there. We felt impressed that we needed to go and see if we could find him home. We went to his CQ and asked to see him; the CQ sent a runner up to bring him down. Shortly there after the runner returned and this brother came following him. When he saw us a sign of familiarity raced through his eyes. We shook hands and introduced ourselves. We asked if he had a few minutes to visit, he said he did and so we went out and sat at one of the picnic tables on the grounds. As we got to know each other he confided in us that he and his wife and just spoken yesterday about the need to get back to church. Our showing up today was a sign that God had heard their concern and sent us to guide them back. We  also learned that his wife and two children were living there in Augusta and had moved out when he came out for training and that they were on their way at that moment to visit with him. We asked if we could wait with him and meet his family, he said that would be fine. When she arrived and met us she stated the same concern that he had that they had just talked yesterday about the need to get back to church. Due to the temple trip plans, we were up on Post an hour earlier than normal. If we had got to the Post an hour later, as normal, we would have missed him. Later in the day we texted them their ward and meeting times so they could go to church tomorrow and be in their proper place. We then notified the Berrys of their address and just at that time they happened to be in their neighborhood so they went to visit them. Our Father in Heaven knows his children and He knows how to put us to work in His service.

Later in the evening, we had been out to visit a beautiful family who lives on Post and whose dad and husband is deployed. We had a great visit with them and brought laughter, fun and some silliness into their home for an hour. After we left them we were to meet up with the young Elders for a visit with a family, but we had about 45 minutes before our meeting time. We felt prompted to go and visit a family who we were to have met with last week, but were not home when we came to see them. We knocked on their door and found them home, but we quickly learned that dad and husband had been given a class date for training and had left very abruptly to be able to attend the class. So mom and kids were home without him. We know that Heavenly Father had directed us there by his Spirit to minster to their pressing needs and to bring hope and love into their home.

We love being in the service of our Heavenly Father; it is days like today that show us that His hand is in our work directing it according to His will and if we will be out and about doing our duty, then He will match up our work with His will and great things will be accomplished, people's lives will be blessed.