Backing Up To Last Sunday

President Olauson, President of the Denmark Copenhagen Mission traveled from Reykjavík to Selfoss early last Sunday morning for interviews and then to speak in our Sacrament Meeting. I then drove him to Reykjavík to speak in their Sacrament Meeting and do interviews. I conducted the semi-annual branch audit and then President Olauson and I returned to Hveragerði (a small town in our branch). Sister Sveinbjörg had invited us and our two missionaries assigned to Selfoss for dinner and to hear her testimony and story of when she helped translate The Book of Mormon back in 1979. She is such a special lady and her testimony and story are so special - the Spirit testified to each of us of the truth of her story. We first had dinner and it was fantastic. She was very concerned because she says she doesn´t cook any more (she is turning 80 next month). We had the best trout dinner I have ever had - for that matter the best fish dinner I have ever had (for those who don´t know it, the first 18 years of my life I spent two weeks every summer in the Wallow Mountains of Oregon and we ate Rainbow Trout every night for dinner)! She then told the story of how The Book of Mormon was translated into Icelandic and her experiences throughout the translation and how she gave up her dream trip to Salt Lake City to be sure the translation was done on time. She then told how she was rewarded four fold for her sacrifice with four trips to Salt Lake City none of which she ever anticipated. It was a special evening for all who were blessed to be there just as it had been the first time she told us. During the first time, Sister Bremner asked her if she had ever written it down and she hadn´t so Sister Bremner has been encouraging her to do so. She finally wrote it in Icelandic for her children and she graciously allowed us to tape her this time. I have been transcribing it which has not been easy due to the equipment we had to work with. Another few days and it will be ready for her approval and disposition as she considers it a very sacred experience and indeed it was for us to hear too. After we drove President Olauson back to his hotel and we return home after 11 PM. A full day to say the least but one to ever be remembered.