I know this is old news by now, old news as in January 25th, but we get a temple in Payson! What makes this "old" news "new" again to me was a story I heard last weekend.
This is the DeHart's sod farm. Their daughter is a student of mine. The church called up the DeHarts and asked if they could buy their farm. The Deharts said, if you want the land to build a temple, you can have it for free.
My first reaction to hearing the story was, wow, you would probably be set for life with the money the church would pay for your land. When do they want to buy my dad's farm for a temple? I was really humbled and sheepish when I heard the DeHart's story because - if the Lord asks, you give. I have no doubt in my mind the family will be set for life for donating their land to the church. The Lord will take care of them for their sacrifice. And ultimately -- would you rather have the money as a blessing, or the blessings directly from the Lord? Of course if the Lord asks, you answer. Cool story, and good reminder of what is really important in life.
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P.S. This is only part of the family farm, so they didn't give their whole livelyhood!
Wow--that's really awesome. And a beautiful location!!
That's really cool! They'll certainly be blessed!
I think this story is so cool! When Brad asked Pres. DeHart about it, he said something to the effect of, "How could I sell something to the Lord that is already His?". What a great man!
What a beautiful story! Thank you for the reminder!
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