Day 7: What Thing Are You Most Afraid Of

5/9/2013

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I think like anyone I am most afraid of losing someone close to me,.  I know death is eminent for all of us and hard whenever it happens, whether out of the blue or after months of battling a disease.  I take comfort in knowing that with my faith I can get through it but I don’t want to ever have to face that.

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Dad
5/12/2013 10:27:55 pm

Liz,
Bishop Ricardo Ramirez shared a story about his grandmother; when he was asked to be a bishop; there was going to be a reception for me, so, I called my grandmother.
She was one of these women who lived out in the ranches, who would grab a rattlesnake by the tail & snap its head off.
A couple of days before the party, my grandmother arrived.
I asked, “What have you been doing lately?” She said, “I’ve been having a good time.” “Wow, what do you do at 90 years old to have a good time?” “… I have been going to funerals.”

“You have been having a good time @ funerals?”
“Oh yes. Yes, we drink coffee, we tell stories, we meet old friends—it’s wonderful. We have a great time.”
I said, “Grandma, how can you have a good time when somebody dies?” She looked straight into my eyes & said, “… haven’t you learned YET that it is a privilege to die.”
Although it is very difficult to let our loved ones go, they go to God, and that is great; in addition, someday we will be with them forever and God will wipe away tear.
Love,
Dad

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