He made it to 101, and still it was hard to lose him.
My son called us at 1 in the morning on his shift to let us know. It was the first thing I saw when I woke up this morning.
I learned so much from him. I admired him so much as a person, and revered him as a prophet of the Lord. The COVID pandemic would have crushed me without his calm and steadying influence. He's my honorary grandpa, and I miss him as much as if he were really my grandpa.
My favorite quote of his of all time:
“Brothers and sisters,
we can literally change the world —
one person and one interaction at a time.
How?
By modeling how to manage
honest differences of opinion
with mutual respect
and dignified dialogue,”
“If you are serious
about helping to gather Israel
and about building relationships
that will last throughout the eternities,
now is the time to lay aside bitterness.
Now is the time to cease insisting that it is your way or no way.
Now is the time to stop doing things
that make others walk on eggshells for fear of upsetting you.
Now is the time to bury your weapons of war.
If your verbal arsenal
is filled with insults and accusations,
now is the time to put them away.
You will arise as a spiritually strong man or woman of Christ.”
May flights of angels send Thee to Thy rest. You have more than earned it, President Nelson.
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