Thomas turned 12 and became a deacon

So at church a week ago, Nick became a priest since he is now 16. That was so awesome!

Yesterday, Thomas became a deacon.

During sacrament meeting, the bishop called Thomas up to the pulpit. He presented him with his faith in God award. And then he was sustained a deacon in the priesthood. All of a sudden, I started crying and couldn't stop!

It hit me just then that Thomas will likely be my last deacon!

Sam is 9. He was never baptized. A week before he was 8 I asked the bishop if Sam will be considered a non-member the rest of his life. The bishop didn't know. He said he would find out. He later told us that he found out there is a code they could put into his membership record to make it so he wasn't considered a non-member.

He showed us that where it says member/non-member, Sam's says "not accountable". I cried then also. It meant so much to me. The wording was so perfect! That was such a blessing to me!

So when life fast forwarded to yesterday, I realized that even though Sam is only 9, Thomas will be my last deacon. It was a difficult day for me.

There are milestones in a persons life that they are "supposed" to hit. And when they aren't able to, it takes a little adjustment in attitude. I know he is "not accountable". And that is what brings a huge amount of piece to my mind!

Just another blip in the road!