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On the bright side

Published: Saturday, July 20, 1996

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On Nov. 7, 1985, Martha Poston was called to serve a mission in the Atlanta Georgia Temple as an ordinance worker. She began working five shifts a day, five days a week. Even though her call was for one year, she continued to serve year to year, until, on Nov. 7, 1995, she reached the landmark of having served 10 years. "What a wonderful way to serve the Lord," she wrote in a letter to the Church News. "I wanted to do something special for my Heavenly Father by helping [people] who could not help themselves. It is a joy to serve Him in His holy house."