Meeting Elvis Presley — the King of Rock n’ Roll

I’ll never forget the day I met Elvis Presley. My young husband and I were in Memphis, TN, attending a Gospel Quartette Convention, and my husband’s piano teacher, as a child, was Joe Moscheo, who had become the piano player for the Imperials Quartette. The Imperials, at that time, were the back-up singers for Elvis, and little did we know that he would be at the convention. He came just to walk on stage, so the Imperials could honor and thank him for his generosity to them and for elevating their careers.

Joe had given us advance notice, and invited us back stage to see Elvis before he left the building. My heart was racing – Elvis had been my teenage idol. I was a basket case – just thinking that I could potentially get near him. Back in those days, we used cassette players to record. I was doing that with the music of the convention, but now, when I saw Elvis coming toward me, I quickly put the recorder on. Elvis nodded at me, and as he passed me, I reached out and touched his shoulder, and shrilled into my recorder “I JUST TOUCHED ELVIS PRESLEY!!!!” I was enamored, and all I could think about was the thrill I felt from meeting “Elvis – the King of Rock n’ Roll”!!! My precious husband enabled the whole experience. In fact, he also admired him as an amazing musical talent. I thought about it over and over, and here I am, almost 45 years later, still talking about that encounter.

But that encounter with Elvis, didn’t hold a candle to what I found to be the REAL DEAL! In fact, this REAL DEAL didn’t just nod and pass me by either. I am ever so grateful for the encounter with THE King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ, that I continue to talk about. There is nothing, or no one, to compare to the encounters I have with Him on a daily basis. While seeing Elvis gave me a momentary thrill……knowing Jesus has changed my life forever. My joy, peace, comfort and hope for tomorrow lies in knowing Him. The more I encounter Him in my prayers and praises, the more I think about Him. And the more I think about Him, the closer I want to be to Him, and best of all, I’ll get to be with Him forever. How sweet it is to have a relationship with THE King, and even better, that I’m a part of His royal family.

Have you met Him? I can get you better than a “back-stage” pass. I’d love to introduce you to Him, and get you a one-way ticket to heaven someday. You’ll find Him to be a friend that is closer than anyone you will ever know, and I guarantee you….that encounter is one that will change YOUR life forever!