A Great and Marvelous Blessing

The following was a letter that I wrote my mother a special birthday memory book that I made her in 2002 just 3 short months before she left this earthy estate.

These last few years of my live and been spent in reflection and gratitude for the rich Blessing which are mine. Apart of these reflections has been one of great love and appreciation for my parents, ancestors and my roots.

Some thirty eight years ago when I went to get my patriarchal blessing Nov 14, 1965 I was so impressed when Brother Nelson gave me my blessing and spoke about my parents in such a way that it touched my heart even as a young thirteen year old.

Although there have been times I was unsure weather or not you liked me doing those teens years when Richard Jensen was my heart throb and would drop me off at the end to the driveway after 10pm on Halloween Night. I knew that you were very upset that’s for sure.

I read my blessing often and although I didn’t always understand your punishments of rules or at times even standards, I found great comfort in these words from my blessing. When you left your heavenly home to come to earth to take upon yourself a body, your heavenly father had faith in you, while you were in his presence you had lived well and accomplished much. He must have loved you, for he sent you to a good home, to parents who would help you and have and interest in you, and he also sent you through a good lineage, for you are a descendant of Ephraim, son of Joseph who was sold into Egypt. It is a great privilege to come of this lineage and you should try to appreciate this and live to be worthy of it,

Then he went on to say Continue to honor and respect your parents. Seek their council and advice and be appreciative of them and expressive of your appreciation. Remember that the most loveable women is one who holds her parents in deep and high respect.

As I have tried to look at my parents through the eyes of my Heaven I have started to see what a great blessing that I had been given by being sent to your home. Mother I have been so blessed to have gotten to know you as a person not just a mother. Sometime we are totally unaware of the person behind the name mother.

I have felt it a wonderful privilege to be able to spend precious moments with you talking over the phone, visiting about your father, your youth your dreams, the things and also learning about the things that you enjoy in life. You’re a wonderful person and you have reached beyond the things that you knew as a small afraid child at the babysitters to

A successful accomplished intelligent Women. I thank you for always wanting to live on the high road. Being your best, striving to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ, Always learning and striving to improve and be the best you can be.

Faith, Love , Good works, Hope, Persarvince, These are the patterns in the tapestry of life that you have left for all who know you. Thanks so much for sharing your love, thoughts, memories and wisdom with me.

My pray is that I will be a better person for having known you. I treasure and reviver you and thank God daily for your precious life. I am so sorry that you are now suffering so, and it grieves my heart.I want you to know that I pray constantly for Gods mercy and compassion in your behalf. I know that my health problem have be difficult for you to watch always wondering what you could do to be of support to me and my family.

Now I also watch you and wonder the same things. The this that I have learned the last many years now helps me to have more compassion for you. I know that these times are hard for you mother. But always gain strength in knowing that your loved.

Maybe the question that I have learned to ask Heaven Father can help you at this time.I stopped asking why and started asking What can I learn from this.May God Bless with his abundant love and peace at this time and may Angel sure up. Love, Suzanne