Jehovah's Blessing Has Enriched My Life/AS TOLD BY MELITA JARACZ

Conclusion of THE SPIRITUAL MAN I MARRIED

I too had become very fond of Ted.  We were married on December 10, 1956.  We pioneered together in Vancouver, then in California, and then we were assigned  to the circuit work in Missouri and Arkansas.  For some 18 years, we had a different home each week as we serve in the traveling work throughout  a large part of the United States.  We had wonderful experiences in the ministry, as well as much happy association with brothers and sisters. That  more than made up for the inconveniences of living out of a suitcase.  

Something I particularly respected about Ted was that he never took his relationship with Jehovah for granted.  He cherished his sacred service to the greatest Person in the universe.  We loved to read and study the Bible together.  At night before retiring,m we knelt next to the bed, and he prayed for us.  Then we separately said our own prayers.  I always knew when a serious matter was weighing  on Ted's  mind. He would get out of bed, kneeling down again, and silently pray at length.   I deeply appreciated that he wanted to pray to Jehovah about matters great and small. 

Some years after we got married, Ted explained to me that he was to start partaking of the emblems at the Memorial.  "I have prayed about this intensely to be absolutely sure that I am doing what Jehovah wants me to do," he said. I was not entirely surprised that he had been anointed with God's spirit  to serve in heaven eventually. I viewed it as a privilege to support one of Christ's brothers.  -Matthew 25:35-40. 

Next time: Jehovah's Blessings Has Enriched My Life/AS TOLD BY MELITA JARACZ - A NEW AVENUE OF SACRED SERVICE 

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