I had no intention of writing about this, but it was a fun and light moment that made our children's day. We were traveling from Heber valley to American Fork for a soccer game. The fall colors lit up the mountainside with a deep red, which makes the drive all the more enjoyable.
In the canyon we passed two nice cars and I wondered who the passengers might be. I didn't pay any more attention until we pulled up to a red light in Orem. Those two same cars approached us from behind and pulled up next to us. I looked in the back of the car and was surprised to see President Monson and his wife sitting there. I told our kids to look and see if they could tell us who pulled up next to us. It took them a minute and then they realized it was President Monson.
Although he probably gets it all the time, I rolled down our sons window and let him and our daughters wave to them. As soon as they saw our kids waiving, they leaned forward with a big smile and vigorously waved back.
He may not be perfect, I realize he's still a man, but he's been an inspiration to me on multiple occasions. He has a heavy load to carry...one I couldn't even begin to imagine. Yet, he finds time to smile and lift those around him. We've had a chance to be close to him on other occasions and in those times he's always lifted those around him.
Nothing doctrinal in this post, just a fun story about something that made our children's day. They were pretty excited the rest of the evening and it brought a smile to our faces as well!
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