Michael Billings once shared the following testimony with me in writing concerning his relationship with his mother and father (Note: I shot these pictures of Michael and his father at the Jamestown Quadricentennial. I had no idea at the time how precious they would become to me.)

“My Father and I have always been extremely close. I have always loved him deeply. Form the earliest age I can remember, I was always at his side. Whether we were working together, discussing matters of theology, doctrine, and politics, exercising our God given dominion by hunting together, or when we debated with those who held to different doctrines, I was always, always at his side. I have always respected him and thought the very highest of him, and have done my best to honor his wishes. My mother has sacrificed her entire life in raising my sisters and I. It was she, who first read to me the stories of the mighty men of old, and impressed upon me the immortal necessity of knowing one’s history. She, who first taught me the fear of the Lord. And it was she, who took me to many a conference, so that I might sit and learn at the feet of the mighty Patriarchs of this age. God increases my love for her more and more every day. As for my two sisters Jamie and Jennifer, we are all very closely knit in our relationships. I honestly couldn’t even imagine two better sisters in all the world. I love them both very much indeed. My older sister Jennifer also has 5 sons, which I have also grown to love as brothers.”