Reunited

We "attended" (via satellite) the funeral of President Gordon B. Hinckley this morning. It was sad to know that he really is gone and we will no longer be able to see the smile on his face and hear just uplifting and positive things from him but at the same time it is nice to know that he is able to be reunited to his wonderful wife Marjorie. He has been longing for that.

The funeral was nice but the best part was just being able to look at old shots of the prophet and remember all of the fabulous things that he has been able to do while here on the earth. Truely amazing. Some of the statistics that were brought to our attention were: one-third of the members today were baptized while he was prophet (I am in that one-third), there were only 42+/- temples when he became prophet and there are now 125+/-. Just that alone is incredible not to mention the numerous books he has written and talks he have given and the many, many missionary trips he has made throughout his life. But the most important thing that he has taught me as I watched a glimpse of his life today was the love and he had for others, his family and most importantly for his wife. He loved her with all of his heart and not a day went by that he did not miss her once she left this earth before him. I am sure he is very happy now to be by herside once more.

May we all be so lucky to be able to spend as much time together with our spouses as the Hinckley's did together and may we be able to spread the example of love to our families as they have spread that example not only to their families (including 66 great-grandchildren) but to the world.