President Hinckley's funeral thoughts

I would love to share all the wonderful thoughts and comments that came from the funeral, but there are just too many. Instead I am going to tell you of the thoughts that I have had regarding the funeral. It wasn't a surprise the feelings that I had. They are the feelings that cross my mind at pretty much every funeral I attend. It may even be the thoughts in your minds while you reflect on the life of a loved one.

The first thoughts I had were that of marriage. President Hinckley's daughter spoke of how difficult it was for her father after his wife was gone. She spoke of the great relationship they had and how they were always side by side. Of course my thoughts sunk deep into my heart as I realized how much I want those same words to be said of me in my marriage. As I thought more and more on how much I wanted that the tears rolled freely down my cheeks. I realized also my gratitude for my realization of how crutial it is to make dating my husband a high priority. There may be those who laugh and think I am funny making a big deal about it (as a woman at work did), but I know that there are many couples whose relationships are dying and are in trouble because they are not nurturing their relationships. I refuse to allow that sedentary kind of life style to rob me of my capacity to love my spouse and my family. When all is said and done I pray that our work will help Kent and I be as madly in love as we desire to be.


Another thought from the funeral was that of my relationship with the Lord. I don't anticipate doing the kind of work that President Hinckley has done, but I would hope that when others reflect upon my life they are able to see a true disciple of Jesus Christ as he was. I hope that as my life is evaluated that they will talk of the numerous people who have come unto the Lord Jesus Christ because of my example. This is one area that in order for me to have this kind of life I am going to have to make some changes and be a little more bold in the bearing of my testimony outside the church building.

In addition to being a disciple I would also want to have many opportunities to serve as many missions as the Lord would allow Kent and I to serve. I have a great friend who is serving a mission in the Nigeria temple with her husband and I would love to have those kinds of experiences in my own life. I hope and pray for a time that I can share my love for the gospel with my sweetheart at my side. I look forward to radiating the love of the Lord to them. I feel that I have been abundantly blessed with a sense of the love that our Heavenly Father has for all of his children and especially the youth. I would hope for many opportunities to share with others how much the Lord loves them.

Finally the last thing I would especially want people to say about me is that I had a great love for life and I lived every moment to the fullest. I have spent too many years living for the future and I hope that first I can become better at living in the moment, but also that I can instill a sense of the mindset in my children. I never understood that as a child there would only be one year in order of which to live life at that age and in those circumstances. I wish I would have enjoyed more fully each age, and I hope that throughout the future I can enjoy my life as well as the life of my children at each age of their lives and mine.