Who is that kid?

Do you ever have those moments as a parent where you look at your child and wonder if he's the child you raised? I look at Ryan and he looks like Ryan, but there are moments that he totally blows me away and I have to wonder if it is him. Last night we were invited to the High Council meeting where Ryan gave his mission report. I just kept looking at him in awe as to how awesome he has grown to be. I know we raised him, he has always been good at giving talks on spur of the moment and active in church and had a strong testimony. But, to listen to him speak in front of all of those great spiritual men I was in awe. I guess that's when I realized we weren't the only ones that raised him. He's had great teachers, friends, leaders, mission companions and president and many others to help him along the way. And now we have this return missionary with a great testimony and understanding of the Gospel. You listen to him and just feel like you are in the presence of a future teacher, bishop, stake president, mission leader, maybe even higher, apostle, who knows maybe a prophet. We are very blessed to have Ryan home and with our family again, and he has grown so much on his mission.