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To the Elders that left their homes to teach Alan and Joyce Smith
To Alan and Joyce Smith for raising Penny in the truth
To the countless missionaries who softened Robert’s heart
To a pragmatic bishop who buried Robert in the font
To Robert and Penny for falling in love
To Robert and Penny for loving enough to adopt
To Penny for working quietly with a broken heart
To the parents of dozens of children that let me into their homes
To Marc and Annette for daring to care
To Brooke for daring to try
To Brooke for giving me Ellie
To Ellie for loving her father
To Ellie who had a beginning but no end
To a life built on the shoulders of those courageous enough to love

Shalom. What love forges…