Saturday night we went with a few extended family members to a production of the Music Man that was put on by my Grandma’s Stake. While we were waiting for the play to start, we noticed a very distinguished older gentleman wearing a suit. It was Elder Dallin H Oaks.
Neal wanted to go meet him, so he and Bryan went over. While waiting their turn to meet Elder Oaks, Neal got cold feet. During "half time" (as the boys call it) Neal got up the nerve to go again, but there were a lot of people, so Bryan said he would give him $5 if he would go by himself. He walked right up to Elder Oaks and said, "Hi! I’m Neal" and stuck out his hand. When he got back to our seats, he was so proud of himself he was beaming with pride. Then he asked for his money. I only had a $10 bill so he was thrilled with his bonus. More importantly, he had the opportunity of a lifetime to meet an Apostle.
I was telling him that I’ve never met an Apostle and he asked me why I didn’t go with. It got me thinking … how many times do I deny myself an opportunity that I 
wouldn’t deny my children? It’s definitely something to think about.
(A side-note, Riley and my mom were walking up the aisle and stopped to shake Elder Oaks hand, but Riley got scared and pulled his hand away. Elder Oaks just laughed.)
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