Bill “Papa” Lee Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 My grandma passed.I am sorry for you...happy for her. You will be in my prayers.
Nominee Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 Truly, very sorry for your loss. You will be in my prayers.
LeSellers Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) You were blessed to have had her as long as you did. I never knew my paternal grandmother, and my mom's mom died just as I was returning from Italy, so I missed saying goodbye to her, too. This was a devastating loss for me, so I can (and do) commiserate with you.May you feel the peace and comfort you mentioned earlier as you move to the next phase.Lehi Edited March 29, 2012 by LeSellers
Damien the Leper Posted March 29, 2012 Author Posted March 29, 2012 I cried at first because i was sad. Then I cried because I was grateful to have her and then because I was glad she got to go home.
Nominee Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 Shoot. There is no 'hug' emoticon. So you'll just have to imagine. 1
Garden Girl Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 I cried at first because i was sad. Then I cried because I was grateful to have her and then because I was glad she got to go home.Hello Valentinus...I'm grateful you were able to have this experience... try and remember the warmth and peace you felt through these next months. It will comfort and strengthen you... when I lost my dear husband, I received similar comfort and it helped me immensely. Stop and ponder the source of that comfort... and be at peace.Sending you sisterly hugs, and all good wishes... GG
Stargazer Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 My grandmother is in hospice care. Her breathing is shallow. Her brain and other organs are slowly shutting down. We are saying goodbye.A bishop and my uncle gave her a blessing. Out of respect to my family and our faith heritage, I knelt next to the bed and held her hand. As the bishop was giving her a blessing, I felt what I can only describe as a jolt of warmth pass into my hand as I held hers. Then I felt an almost overwhelming sense of peace. I'm giving the last amount of hope I've got because I believe it was Heavenly Father. I know I said I was deconverting but this is the only explanation I can give. I believe I felt His love for my grandmother and for me. I'm sorry to make this update about me but I wanted to share it with you all. If Heavenly Father won't give up on me then I won't give up on him either.My sister-in-law is a steadfast atheist, and a few years ago when her mother was on her deathbed, she and her husband, my LDS (but then inactive) brother, stood vigil with her in hospice as she passed her last hours on earth. Mary described the moment of her mother's passing almost in the same terms as a believer might, and said that it was the most spiritual experience of her life. She still remains an atheist, but I sometimes wonder just how "devout" an atheist she actually is. Perhaps she simply cannot bring herself to deal with organized religion, I don't know. One of these days I plan to ask her, and I hope to learn something thereby. The thing about you, my friend, is that despite the obvious malign demeanor of your avatar, you are clearly a man of deep feeling with a soul of gold. In respect of the insulting words which have passed from your mother to you, of course she knows this already. Her hurtful words to you are just a way of coping with her own feelings of failure. A bad way of coping, of course, and I suspect that in due time she will come to realize this, if she doesn't already. In time she will come to realize that as long as she will not forgive you of whatever sin she imagines you have, in her will remain a greater sin. Because if we cannot forgive another's trespasses, there can be no forgiveness for us, either. Your task now is to forgive her -- in this circumstance a tough row to hoe, if there ever was one!. It is written that God will forgive whom he will forgive; yet we are required to forgive all who has trespassed against us, without exception.It's scary, V. For all of those who condemn homosexual behavior, and rightly so, nevertheless you who have to deal with same sex attraction are no worse than they, for we ALL stand equally in need of Christ's atonement because we are all sinners. And while there may be some sins that are harder to repent of than others, without Christ no sinner no matter how small his sin can return back to the presence of God. This means that without repentance and the grace of Christ, you and I both will have to stand outside the Father's presence -- not because He would wish it, but because we could not bear it. You need not be any greater failure than I am. And you need not be any less a success than I. I don't know what else I can write that could be of any comfort, but I know that there is comfort for you, if you seek it and if you are willing to receive it. You are in my prayers. 1
Garden Girl Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 I would hope that your mother was watching conference and heard Elder Uchtdorf's talk. It was priceless and something we all needed to hear. GG
Gillebre Posted April 4, 2012 Posted April 4, 2012 Elder Holland's talk was also something I think we needed to hear.My condolences, Valentinus, on your loss.
Kenngo1969 Posted April 5, 2012 Posted April 5, 2012 My grandma passed.Deepest, sincere condolences on your loss, and may you find peace even in sorrow.
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