When Bishop McDonald announced Leigh Braithwaite's passing,
there was an audible gasp.
I'm sure I was one who involuntarily added to
that. I immediately felt a sense of extreme
sadness...not for her, but
for me!
The last conversation I had with Leigh, she wanted to know all
about our baby and the problems
she will have after birth. She then asked
me what our baby's name was so she could pray for
her by name.
Leigh and George Braithwaite have long been amazing examples of
unbound courage, selfless
service and genuine love. I marvel at all they
constantly do to serve and lift others, even though
they have had huge
challenges of their own. This is even more amazing to me as I am in the
middle of our own "medical moment" where I feel so self-absorbed.
With Leigh's passing, along with the many days we have faced
these last weeks of the very real
possibility of losing our own sweet baby, my
thoughts have turned to the need every one of us
has to prepare to meet our
Savior again.
I realize this is a topic many of us do not want to think about,
but whether this meeting happens
upon our departure from this world, or at the
time of the second coming, I think it is important for
us to ponder how we can
prepare ourselves and our family.
This preparation is very individual, but worth taking the time
to ponder.
Not by coincidence, I came across a few things today in my
studies that I want to share with you:
Sister Jean B. Bingham said, "What better way to
prepare to meet Him than to strive to be like
him by ministering to one
another."
And from D&C 61:36-39, "Be of good cheer, little
children, for I am in your midst, and I
have not forsaken you. And
inasmuch as you have humbled yourselves before me, the
blessings of the kingdom
are yours. Gird up your loins and be watchful and be sober, looking
forth
for the coming of the Son of Man, for he cometh in an hour you think not.
Pray always that
you enter not into temptation, that you may abide the day of
His coming, whether in life or death."
I challenge you to take the time to realize what matters most
and act on one thing you feel
prompted to do to help you prepare to meet our
Savior.
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