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Showing posts with label Death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Death. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Sunday Thoughts
It's Easter Sunday and this morning we were rushing around trying to get ready for church on time. I was a little bummed out that I hadn't shopped for any new Easter clothes for the kids, but reminded myself that that's not what Easter is about.
Then we went to church and got the most shocking news. The Bishop said, "I have some sobering news" then went on to explain that the father of a woman in our ward had passed away this week. He had been 95 years old and had been living in a nursing home for a long time. I had heard about his death earlier in the week, hadn't known him and thought 95 was a really long time to live so why is this news sobering? There was more...
Then the Bishop told us that a little 5 year old boy from our ward died last night. The entire congregation gasped. He went on to say that last week this little boy had a fever that wouldn't go away and then got a bloody nose the other night and had some bruising so his parents took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with leukemia, but then ended up having a seizure and bleeding in his brain and died.
This news could not have been more shocking to all of us. Everyone was crying, especially mothers and fathers because news like this brings everything else to a screeching halt. I was crying so hard that I was making weird noises and couldn't control my breathing. My kids were looking at me in disbelief and fear because they've never seen me like that before (I never cry).
They ended up calling up several people to bear their testimonies, and this proved very emotional. One man had lost a son 17 years ago, one woman has a best friend whose 1 year old son is barely hanging onto life right now, and another woman's father was just diagnosed with prostate cancer. Even though all of these things are upsetting, there was still a great comfort in our knowledge of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and in knowing we will be reunited with those we love.
Then in Sharing Time today the teacher giving it said, "The Resurrection changes death from a period to a comma." Even though I know this, it was still good to hear it again.
I have never had anyone close to me die, and though I didn't know this little boy very well I knew he was angel on Earth. He was always smiling, said the sweetest things in primary, was obedient and happy. I used to be visiting teaching partners with his mother so he was always with us when we went. I feel like his death is something that will change all of us.
Then we went to church and got the most shocking news. The Bishop said, "I have some sobering news" then went on to explain that the father of a woman in our ward had passed away this week. He had been 95 years old and had been living in a nursing home for a long time. I had heard about his death earlier in the week, hadn't known him and thought 95 was a really long time to live so why is this news sobering? There was more...
Then the Bishop told us that a little 5 year old boy from our ward died last night. The entire congregation gasped. He went on to say that last week this little boy had a fever that wouldn't go away and then got a bloody nose the other night and had some bruising so his parents took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with leukemia, but then ended up having a seizure and bleeding in his brain and died.
This news could not have been more shocking to all of us. Everyone was crying, especially mothers and fathers because news like this brings everything else to a screeching halt. I was crying so hard that I was making weird noises and couldn't control my breathing. My kids were looking at me in disbelief and fear because they've never seen me like that before (I never cry).
They ended up calling up several people to bear their testimonies, and this proved very emotional. One man had lost a son 17 years ago, one woman has a best friend whose 1 year old son is barely hanging onto life right now, and another woman's father was just diagnosed with prostate cancer. Even though all of these things are upsetting, there was still a great comfort in our knowledge of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and in knowing we will be reunited with those we love.
Then in Sharing Time today the teacher giving it said, "The Resurrection changes death from a period to a comma." Even though I know this, it was still good to hear it again.
I have never had anyone close to me die, and though I didn't know this little boy very well I knew he was angel on Earth. He was always smiling, said the sweetest things in primary, was obedient and happy. I used to be visiting teaching partners with his mother so he was always with us when we went. I feel like his death is something that will change all of us.
**What do you think?**
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