April 24 - Finding my African Friend

During the late winter, I received an email from my African friend about him being nominated for the credentials committee. He wondered if it was a good committee to be on.

Several colleagues checked and agreed it was important but should not be very busy. It would mainly validate alternates who were in Tampa in place of delegates who could not get visas or were otherwise unable to come. Since that committee met the first thing on the morning of the opening of General Conference, I hoped I’d meet him when he came. Nothing else had worked.

Tuesday morning, he came in a few minutes late but in time to get elected vice-chairperson! He has that kind of presence.

Later that morning, both translators found me and asked if I had found him yet. I said we connected at a meeting. I told them he had been moved to a different hotel room without the desk knowing it. He never got a single message from me.