Wow! I cannot believe how far behind I am in blogging and journaling . . . This recuperation has been difficult yes and discouraging in some ways too. But that is no excuse. I have simply not been feeling well and therefore not feeling much like writing – or reading or much of anything else. When you are in constant pain and get little to no relief from powerful pain killers, it is hard to concentrate so I waste away most of my days by playing silly computer games or watching Food Network or I Love Lucy reruns (which they have now discontinued). Hubby has been working long hours and I have felt lonely and I suppose a bit depressed too . . . This past week has been better and it has been busy also. Hubby only worked one day this week and we puppy sat for our neighbor’s two dogs while they attended a funeral out of state.
Last Monday, my Aunt Margie slipped from this life into eternity and I miss her so much already. As a young child, I used to spend most of my summers with her. She was a young bride and mother at the time and husband, my mother’s younger brother Clyde (also known as B Bob) worked nights. She seemed to enjoy my company and we became very close, creating a bond that has lasted all these years. She died in Michigan and I was not able to travel that distance yet. I really wanted to be at the funeral to see her daughters, two of whom I haven’t seen since B Bob died in 1988. They are a very close family and also very close mouthed about anything personal. It’s difficult to get to know any of them well, and yet I somehow managed to do just that. I was honored in many ways to admitted to that very elite circle. My mother and two youngest siblings were able to attend the funeral . . .
This weekend was our Stake Conference and we had a special guest speaker, Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It will likely be the only time in my lifetime that I will ever have the opportunity to see and hear one during a stake meeting. I have of course seen prophets and apostles at larger regional conferences and temple dedications, but not something as intimate as a stake conference. It was amazing. He touched my heart in many ways and helped me to recommit to becoming more like my Savior Jesus Christ and to doing more to serve Him. He talked about making and keeping covenants and our stake president emphasized forgiveness of others. We also heard Elder David H. Ingram of the Seventy. All the talks were very inspiring, encouraging and uplifting. The gospel is simple but humans complicate it. He said that we only have two things we have to do: 1) be worthy of a temple recommend and 2) strive to have the companionship of the Holy Ghost. If I would concentrate on those two goals, then everything else would simply fall into place.
I am finally healing physically and I am enjoying so much the peace that comes with gospel living . . . God is so good. I am so unworthy for all the many blessings which I have. I have had three important answers to prayer in the past couple of weeks. There were three separate situations in our family that have been heavy on my heart and I have been praying about each of them for months on end. . . And now within a couple of weeks, all three situations have been resolved. Those precious family members still need prayers and they need the Lord to work in their lives and I trust that He will and they will be on a better path in this life, but I am so very happy to have a big problem in each of their lives lifted. It’s a huge burden lifted for them and for me. Yes, God is amazing!
Last Monday, my Aunt Margie slipped from this life into eternity and I miss her so much already. As a young child, I used to spend most of my summers with her. She was a young bride and mother at the time and husband, my mother’s younger brother Clyde (also known as B Bob) worked nights. She seemed to enjoy my company and we became very close, creating a bond that has lasted all these years. She died in Michigan and I was not able to travel that distance yet. I really wanted to be at the funeral to see her daughters, two of whom I haven’t seen since B Bob died in 1988. They are a very close family and also very close mouthed about anything personal. It’s difficult to get to know any of them well, and yet I somehow managed to do just that. I was honored in many ways to admitted to that very elite circle. My mother and two youngest siblings were able to attend the funeral . . .
This weekend was our Stake Conference and we had a special guest speaker, Elder David A. Bednar, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. It will likely be the only time in my lifetime that I will ever have the opportunity to see and hear one during a stake meeting. I have of course seen prophets and apostles at larger regional conferences and temple dedications, but not something as intimate as a stake conference. It was amazing. He touched my heart in many ways and helped me to recommit to becoming more like my Savior Jesus Christ and to doing more to serve Him. He talked about making and keeping covenants and our stake president emphasized forgiveness of others. We also heard Elder David H. Ingram of the Seventy. All the talks were very inspiring, encouraging and uplifting. The gospel is simple but humans complicate it. He said that we only have two things we have to do: 1) be worthy of a temple recommend and 2) strive to have the companionship of the Holy Ghost. If I would concentrate on those two goals, then everything else would simply fall into place.
I am finally healing physically and I am enjoying so much the peace that comes with gospel living . . . God is so good. I am so unworthy for all the many blessings which I have. I have had three important answers to prayer in the past couple of weeks. There were three separate situations in our family that have been heavy on my heart and I have been praying about each of them for months on end. . . And now within a couple of weeks, all three situations have been resolved. Those precious family members still need prayers and they need the Lord to work in their lives and I trust that He will and they will be on a better path in this life, but I am so very happy to have a big problem in each of their lives lifted. It’s a huge burden lifted for them and for me. Yes, God is amazing!
