Grant is a bishop in our church. As bishop he is sometimes asked to perform a marriage. Over Christmas, and then at a party at our house about a month ago, a woman casually asked Grant if he would perform her marriage and then told him she would send him an invitation with details. Then, the couple decided to not send out invitations. Instead they sent an e-mail that he missed informing him of the time and date. Last Friday at 4:20 pm he received this message on his phone:
“Hi Bishop Beckwith. Um… this is (name of bride). My wedding, (well I’m running a few minutes late)…it’s kind of NOW.” (The wedding was supposed to start at 4 pm)
The calm tone the bride used was marvelous. The location was half an hour away and Grant was still at work. He left immediately and made it in record time. He wasn’t pulled over but I wonder how many times a cop has been given the excuse that the speeder was late for a wedding!
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