20 Years Ago Today!

This is the 20th Anniversary of the dedication of the Hong Kong Temple.  It has been a special day for me because of the following:

First,
Brother Choi shared a personal experience with me, that he had regarding his father.    When he returned from his mission in 1982, he was the only member in his family.  His father passed away five years later in 1987.  Because there was not a temple in Hong Kong at that time, Bro. Choi asked a friend of his, who was going to Taiwan and would be attending the temple there, if he would be baptized for his father.  His friend agreed, and Bro. Choi didn't think any more of it.
Sometime later Brother Choi  had a dream that he saw his father smiling at him.  It brought tears to Bro. Choi.  He woke with a wet face.
This happened again - each time waking up with a wet face.  He realized it was not just a dream.
He contacted his friend to find out that he had not done the baptism after all.
When the temple was dedicated on May 26, 1996,  it had been 9 years since Bro. Choi thought his father's baptism had been done.  He then arranged to be baptized for his father and complete his endowment in the Hong Kong Temple.   Brother Choi has not had that dream since.
Brother Choi's mother passed away a few years ago, and Sister Choi served as her proxy to complete her temple ordinances.

Second, I was proxy for an ancestor, Corinne Mae Faxon on the 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong Temple's dedication.

Third, I met three delightful women from New Zealand.  Dolly Keung from Hamilton
Kahu Gordon also from Hamilton, and Celia Hawea from Nelson.  When I told them my maternal great-grandmother was born in Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand, and I hope to go there with my husband someday to visit that area, Celia told me that Nelson is closer to that area, and graciously invited us to pay her a visit.
Maybe we'll see these ladies again when we finally take a trip to New Zealand.

It has been an extra special day!