On Sunday afternoon, as the home of May and Anthony Azye took on the appearance of reunion grounds, we were blessed to see a beautiful double rainbow. Over the years, this has become our assurance that God has gone before us to prepare the way and indeed He had prepared the way for this reunion. It was a week filled with many blessings. In the spirit of humility, we would like to relate some of these blessings to you.

The workers were few in numbers but dedicated to the task. We have become knit together in the common cause of taking the gospel of Christ as found in the Bible and the Book of Mormon to this remnant of the house of Israel. The spirit of unity prevailed throughout the entire week. This year also brought forth much needed new faces. It was a blessing to see them take their places among us.

Our Heavenly Father was aware of our needs. There were those who did not feel they would be able to join us - yet a way was provided. Where there was sickness and exhaustion among us - someone was always there to lend a helping hand. Where there was fear and doubt - there was renewed confidence and a greater vision. God revealed His love to us. He led us to believe once more that He and He alone is in charge of this mission - and we were encouraged. As we try to explain the spirit of this reunion, the word "family" keeps coming to mind. We felt a greater bond between all who attended the Dene' Restoration Reunion, no matter what their skin color or cultural background. We rejoiced as we saw faces among the Dene' that we had not seen for several years. Doors were again being opened. We wept tears of joy.

The early morning priesthood prayer services were small in number yet mighty in spirit as the priesthood gathered together to pray for the needs of the Dene' people and the needs of the camp. The priesthood were given guidance and council. They were warned to stop being "part-time" ministers. They were instructed that the endowment will not come to fruition until the priesthood have chosen to become "full-time" ministers for Christ.

We were made aware that Christ walked among us as we observed the activities of the reunion. We saw the simplicity of Christ in the simple prayer of little Denelda as she prayed for her injured brother. We observed Christ working with four teenage boys as they attended to the needs of Navajo children and assisted with the duties of camp. We saw Christ working within the lives of the teachers' as they pulled together to assist each other in times of need. We witnessed the love of Christ as we observed first time campers grow in love and humility toward the Dene'. We beheld the power of Christ in Elder Anthony Azye as he shared the gospel message with his people in a way that only Anthony could do. We felt Christ's presence in the mighty faith of the Dene' as they sought blessings. We observed blessings of administrations too numerous to count. We witnessed Christ rejoice in the tears of a teacher as four Dene' teenagers from her class stepped into the waters of baptism. Thirteen came to the waters of baptism, giving us the hope that this mission will indeed continue.