I was blessed to have the wonderful Mother that I've had. She taught us correct principles. She taught us to love unconditionally. From her I learned the importance of service and not expecting pay for helping others. I am so grateful that she taught me that principle and how to behave in the world. I see so many children who have never been taught these important character building attributes.
I am so grateful that I had a stay at home Mom. She was always there when we got home except on Primary Days or an extremely rare occasion when she needed to be away for something. I could probably count those times on my fingers they were so rare.
She loved and served the Lord and her family in any way that she possible could. She sacrificed a great deal for the six of us children.
Mom was a good cook and we ate dinner together almost every day.
Mom taught me the skills I needed to know to be a Mother. If I ever had a question she was within a phone calls reach.
She would do any church calling to the best of her ability always going the extra mile. She had many Primary and Relief Society callings.
Mom and her Visiting Teaching Companion would mark a day the first week of the month to do their Visiting Teaching. I was always impressed by that. None of that last day of the month for them.
She taught me a love of our Family Heritage and to appreciate the hardships that they endured. They made it possible for us to have freedom of religion and to be taught the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Through Family Reunions and get togethers she taught us the value of family.
I am so grateful for her influence on my life and I think of her often. I'm sure from time to time she makes time to check in on us and see how we are doing.
3 comments:
Very touching, thanks for sharing your thoughts. She was an exceptional woman, quite like you.
I don't think I have seen that first picture of Grandma before, it is beautiful! Grandma is a very special person.
I have been blessed to have her as my Mother. She taught me so many things.
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