Grandma

I've been trying to catch up on some of the recent events at our house. Things have been a little hectic for the last couple months and are finally starting to settle down a little. But two weekends ago we traveled to Salt Lake and Rexburg for my Grandma's funeral. Ricky and I had the privilege to live with her in Rexburg for the first 2 1/2 years of our marriage. She was truly a great lady and I feel so blessed to have had her as a role model. She turned 90 years old at the end of March and had been a widow for 23 years. Every birthday she would tell me that she just wanted to be back with my grandpa. Although I'm sure the reunion on the other side was such a happy one, Carmen Garner is terribly missed here. She was in excellent health her whole life until about a month ago. She kind of just ran out of gas. And even in those final weeks when she was surely in pain and waiting to go she always remarked what a beautiful day it had been. She was the most pleasant and optimistic person even in her final hour. I am so grateful to know that we will be reunited again. I can't imagine what a more painful event her death would have been without the knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and I am so grateful to have a testimony of its truthfulness.