For some reason I just thought of this story from a month or so ago involving Marshall and a young man in our ward. It's a hoot and shows how great of a bishop my husband is.
One Sunday morning said young man was nowhere to be found at church. Marshall checked with his brother after sacrament to see where this priest aged boy was. The brother told Marshall that he was asleep in his bed. No one had been able to get him up for church. Now mind you, these two teenage boys are awesome kids and are being raised by their single mom. They are a great family. So Marshall took it upon himself to rectify the situation. During the last hour of church, Marshall paid the boy a visit. He went to their house, went downstairs, and knocked on this boy's bedroom door. The young man responded "Who is it?" to which Marshall said "The bishop." One can only imagine what was going through the boy's head at that moment. (I would just die.) The youth then is startled awake and completely amazed at the time. Then Marshall has a nice chat with him about going to bed on time so he can make it to church on Sunday.
Not only is this story funny, but it shows how serious my husband takes his calling. As bishop his main focus is on the Young Men. They all love him and think he is amazing. But for Marshall to go out and wake up this kid and visit him lets this guy know that he is important. This youth doesn't have a dad at home to kick his butt in gear. How cool is it that the bishop does it instead? Marshall does a great job at letting the youth know he is aware of them and cares about them. Just another reason why he is awesome!
3 comments:
That is awesome. What a great story. The young man will never forget it.
Go Marshall!
You go Marshall!! What a great way to teach this young man the importance of being at church. He'll never forget it.
That is so neat. I agree, he is a great Bishop.
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