Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 – Sacrament Mtg Talks on Qualifying, Elder Wayment

This morning’s Sacrament meeting was excellent. All three speakers  were assigned the same topic:  “Being Qualified for the Work.” Each one gave excellent talks and we were reminded of the teachings of President Monson: "whom the Lord calls, the Lord qualifies." This is especially true here in Nauvoo. None of us are professional singers, actors and dancers, but the Lord has qualified us for the work. The whole meeting was a spiritual feast.

At the end of the Sacrament meeting, before the closing hymn, Pres. Hall asked Elder and Sis. Wayment (impromptu) to address the congregation for a few minutes and bear their testimonies. You might recall, on the last day of August, almost three weeks ago Elder Wayment was accidentally knocked down by one of the 2000 pound draft horses and stepped on in the chest. Both Elder and Sis. Wayment expresses their gratitude for all of the love, support and prayers on behalf of Elder Wayment.

Elder Wayment and Sis. Wayment spoke about the series of miracle that happened one after another that saved his life. Every event after the accident was a miracle, from the Priesthood blessing he received within seconds, the quick arrival of the EMTs and their lifesaving treatments, his “Life Flight” to a “Level one Trauma Hospital,” the sixteen doctors that immediately attended him and had him in surgery within minutes, and his miraculous recovery.  Wow, so many miracles and they were all answers to prayer.

Elder Wayment talked to Sis. Johnson and I after the meeting. He is in excellent spirits and he said that the pain from the accident is finally starting to lesson. He also said that there are still four imprints of horseshoe nails on his chest from the horse’s hoof!