On November 15th, we went to church at the Lomas del Mar Ward next door to the temple. We sat near the back. Elder Castro ushered in an older man in who sat in front of us, obviously not a member. His wife joined him a few minutes after the opening song. During the opening song, he stood up to join the singing. Elder Castro made his way over and told him that he did not need to stand. That is when we discerned that the man was blind.

I talked with Elder Castro the next day. He said that Elder Collins, the other missionary in the foto, and his previous companion Elder Hugo García García, had taught the man and woman 4 months previous but that they had to leave the area for a while with no fixed return date. The man told Elder Castro that he had felt something special while being taught that first lesson. He reported that he prayed every day that when they returned to their home that the missionaries would come by.

Even though the man and his wife live in a pueblo distant from their area, the missionaries did pass by. They went past the vacant house every two weeks for four months. Finally, they made contact. This was the first Sunday after the return home of the man and his wife. The blind man told Elder Castro that while the opening hymn was being sung, that he saw angels and that they, too, were singing the hymn. He and his wife were baptized this week. I wonder if those angels will sing in the temple in a year when he and his wife are sealed.

Veracruz Angels.