A Sad Day....

Tears are not far as I write this.... Today we say goodbye to a great man. Let this be said, President Hinkley, I love you and it gives me great joy and peace to have known that you were there. You inspired me. I say from the depths of my soul, Thank You!

The night I recieved the news I was at the home of a non-member friend and her husband. I had just signed onto the laptop that they let me use. I stared at the Yahoo welcome page in absoulte shock and disbelief, to the point where I nearly dropped the lappy. That night, as I lay on their sofa drifting towards sleep, I found myself finally giving vent to the sadness that I felt, but there is also joy, knowing that he shall be seen again.

This is not the first time that I have witnessed events such as these. I was baptized in 1992 amd in 1994 we lost President Benson. I recall the tears that came at the announcement, but I did not have time to grieve that night as it was the day that my mother was baptized. We so tried to change the date due to that, but events were already in motion.

I was also present to witness the funeral of President Hunter in 1995. I witnessed the service from the chapel of my ward and I sobbed something aweful. This is due to the family ties. You see my great-aunt was a Hunter, so I had lost a tie to my family