A TRUE GIFT - 01/05/11 01:13 AM
Quite a few years ago my wife and I were on a trip from one midwest city to another. It was about a 600 mile journey and we were pulling a trailer. I knew very little about packing so I had some thin plastic over the trailer and in mid- journey the plastic ripped in the wind and our household wares were getting soaked in the rain. My wife had also just knitted an afgan that blew out of the trailer and we could not find it. We were so devistated as all of our stuff was getting soaked and we could do nothing about it. We stopped along side of the road and my wife just started crying. Soon a pick up with a camper slowed up and pulled in behind us. They got out and asked if we needed help and we did not know what to say. Our things were getting wet in the trailer so the man said," Let me look in the camper to see if I have something to help you." We said no but he insisted. They had a beautiful oak cabinet in the camper that was full of clothes and he emptied it. He told us to take this cabinet to put our clothes in it to keep them dry. He insisted so we complied. This thing was beautiful and very secure and it truly kept our clothes from being totally soaked. We were not used to people being so very giving, especially on the road so all we could do is hug and thank them for their kindness when they left. They were Mormon and we have never needed people more in our lives at that moment than these people. What an example of love!!!! We never saw them again but would like them to know that, wherever they are, the wonderful thing that they did for us in our time of need, Bless them