July 5, 2010

Hello All,
I'm going to write a little about Grandma today. My dear, sweet Grandma Losee passed away this week. I keep thinking about that last day in the care center with her on the day that I left for the MTC. I'm really glad that we stopped. I'm glad that I could hug her that last time. Grandma's favorite song "God Be With You Til We Meet Again" keeps running through my head. I always imagined singing it at her funeral for some reason. I remember when I learned to play it on the piano and she said it was her favorite song; that pushed me to want to learn it even more. I always felt a strong connection to Grandma. I felt like we were very similar in our personalities and very close. I can feel her now though. I know that she's very happy and that she can now see everything I'm doing. She can lift me in a way that she couldn't for a long time. We were talking to a less-active couple yesterday. The man is 90 years old and he said he didn't understand Baptisms for the Dead. We discussed with him about the Spirit World and Resurrection... I think in a way even that conversation helped to comfort me, even though at the time, I didn't know that grandma had passed. I don't think I could have gotten this news at a better time than on my mission. On a mission, our eternal perspective is so much greater than any other time in my life. I feel very blessed.

I remember so many things that Grandma and I were able to do. I vaguely remember when she used to babysit me and when we'd go to the store and buy treats, then we'd go back to the old house. I remember sitting and watching "The Price is Right", "I Love Lucy", "The Andy Griffith Show" and so many more of those old shows that still bring me so much comfort. I remember when she lived with us when I was younger. I used to be terrified of thunder and lightning. This one day, there was a very big storm and Grandma let me climb on her lap, because I was so scared and she rocked me until mom and dad got home. I remember doing so many reports in school about Grandma and getting the chance to "interview" her for them. I learned so much about my grandma and the sweet person she is and her life experiences that have made her that way. I feel very blessed to have grown up so close to my grandma. I love you grandma! I'll see you later!

Love,
Sister Losee