Letter from Jerry and Jamie Scriver

My husband and I moved to Georgia in 2006. I had been a member of the Church for about 2 years but was not active (my husband would not have anything to do with the church and was not a member) I would try and have the Sister Missionaries come over while he was at work but when he found out he said he did not want them in our home. He would not tell me why at that time. Fast forward to 2011... One of my best friends from high school who lives in Oregon became very ill. We knew a specialist who could help her so I invited her to come and stay with us so she could get the medical treatment she needed. What I didn't know was that she was LDS. When I found out, I told my husband. I knew how he felt about the church but she needed to go while she was here and it was our responsibility to make sure she got there no matter how he felt. He went to the church with us for the first time that Sunday. It happened to be a fast and testimony meeting. I was so excited and just kept praying. He met Elder Crofts, Elder Robison, Elder Taggart, Elder Howell, and the sisters too. Immediately he felt a bond to them and he has been attending ever since. He was baptized on October 13, 2011. Elder Crofts and him bonded over football. Elder Robison and him bonded over hunting. Each one of the missionaries and him have found some kind of connection. We now think of them all as our adopted kids while they are away from home. We try to have them over to the house for dinner at least once a week. We try and sign up for them on Mondays so we can have Family Home Evening with them because they are so much fun. We learn daily from them. I learned tonight that Elder Crofts loves dogs. Our American Bulldog LOVES him and she normally does not take to men because she was abused by her previous owners. I am so thankful that y'all have allowed your sons to come on a mission and be such a blessing and example to my family. My husband and I will be going to the temple to do baptisms next month for the first time together. We are planning on being sealed in the temple on our anniversary next year in December 2012. Your sons are such blessings to us. There are no words to adequately express the love we feel for them. They helped to make being an eternal family a possibility for my family.