Over the weekend we received news that my aunt Shari had lost her battle with cancer. She was a dear, sweet lady that I enjoyed getting to know over the years.
This past week my heart has been full of gratitude for the knowledge I have that families can be together forever, and that this life is just the beginning. Today I was reading through Dieter F. Uchtdorf's talk from April's conference and these words were of great comfort:
"True gratitude is an expression of hope and testimony. It comes from acknowledging that we do not always understand the trials of life but trusting that one day we will.
In any circumstance, our sense of gratitude is nourished by the many and sacred truths we do know: that our Father has given His children the great plan of happiness; that through the Atonement of His Son, Jesus Christ, we can live forever with our loved ones; that in the end, we will have glorious, perfect, and immortal bodies, unburdened by sickness or disability; and that our tears of sadness and loss will be replaced with an abundance of happiness and joy."
I love my family so very much, and am SO very grateful that there will be
no endings in our future.
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