More on reverence

I started reading Elder Vaughn J Featherstone's quote on reverence & I kept thinking, we just had a quote on reverence, but I don't have any quotes from Elder Featherstone. I found the quote I was looking for here. It is not quite the way reverence is taught in Primary, but then neither is this from Elder Featherstone.

"Our Heavenly Father is perfect and we can also become perfect. One of the most Christ-like qualities we ought to develop is reverence, an attitude that shows how we feel about Heavenly Father and the things He has asked us to do. The person who is reverent has a quiet dignity. It requires a pure heart to be reverent. Reverence is more than just being quiet. It is a spiritual communication between us and our Father in heaven. When we are reverent, we don't do anything that reflects negatively upon the Lord or His Church. This does not mean just during meetings, but it includes our conduct wherever we may be or in whatever we do."

--Vaughn J Featherstone, "Friend to Friend", September 1976 Friend pg 8

Emphasis is mine. A quiet dignity, we don't have to be loud & raucous.

I love Elder Featherstone. When I first started working at the LDS Church Office Building, in 1975, I worked in the Presiding Bishopric's Office in the stenographic pool. Elder Featherstone was a counselor in the Presiding Bishopric. I had to type his name several times a day. Look at his name: Vaughn J Featherstone. There are 19 letters in his name or 25 keystrokes. That's a long name. VgFtrt or 6 letters of his name is typed with the left index finger; uhnJhn or 6 more letters of his name is typed with the right index finger.

I quit the Presiding Bishop's office. I remember thinking I would never have to type Elder Featherstone's name again. I was hired in the Missionary Department, & shortly afterwards, Elder Featherstone came to the Missionary Dept. I kept typing his name.

Elder Featherstone is a dear man. One of my favorite people.