The Spirit of Elijah

I had such a sweet experience the other morning as I was working out and then later in the morning as I was running through the song we were going to sing for Anna's baptism.  I've been trying to listen to conference talks or uplifting music as I workout in the morning it starts my day off on the right foot.   Friday I was doing just that.  When I started thinking of Anna. She has told me latley that what she hopes to be is a singer song writer when she gets older.  I really hadn't thought much of that comment as she is only 8 and these choices come and go.  But as I was listening Friday morning to my music it hit me so strongly that Anna actually has a heritage of music and included in that are some song writers.  I came home and wanted to share with my kids the rich heritage that they do have.  The desire to know these people I was telling my children about was so strong.  We finished up breakfast and The girls were delivered to school.  And I started practicing the primary song baptism that Ryan and I would be singing for Anna's baptism.  As I listened to this song I could feel aunt Mabel with me.  I could feel how happy she was that her song would be sung at her nieces baptism and that it would bring the spirit to such an important event.  I wanted again to know more about her.  I believe this is what the spirit of Elijah is and feels like.  I'm so grateful for the beautiful heritage that we have and want so much to share that with my children.  Maybe this was an experience just for me.  But I felt impressed to share it as it meant so much to me.  I haven't found a lot of time to work on family history but I'm trying to take small steps and even in that I feel like I am being blessed.