Elder May looked forward to this trip to the Palmyra temple and the Sacred Grove almost his entire mission. He was looking forward to being in the Sacred Grove where Joseph Smith had received the Golden Plates and saw God, the Father and Jesus Christs. Elder May wanted to feel the Spirit and ask the Lord if He was pleased with the work the he had done on his mission.
I asked him after the trip if all those things were accomplished and with tears in his eyes, he could only nod. What a beautiful experience for all the Elders and Sisters of the NYUM mission returning home to have.
"Be not weary in well doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." (D&C 64:33)
