People I will Never Forget

As many of you know, these wonderful ladies are not here with us anymore but they will forever touch our hearts! 

 I don't even know what to say. I could talk forever about all the amazing things they did and the big impact they had in my life. It seems unreal that they are gone, and I hate to think about how our lives will be different without them. But this time has actually been very peaceful and comforting. I know that they are where they should be, and they are so happy.

Mom served everyone. She hardly ever let me help out with dinner, because she genuinely wanted to serve others because she wanted everyone to be comfortable and happy. She loved the temple and went 2 or 3 times a week. I got to go with her and her mother for many months and I could just see the excitement and love that she had for the temple. My love for the temple grew because of her. She loved being with her family. She cried for months after Spencer and I got married because she just missed him so much. She always called months in advance to make sure we were coming to watch football games, or go out for dinner while the men go to the priesthood session. She anticipated every trip with the family. She showed so much love to me and treated me as her own daughter. I will forever miss her but it calms my heart to know that she is taking care of our sweet Calvin.

Jess made this family who they are today. They all loved her so much, included her in everything and had such a strong relationship with her. She was such an influential person. She always wanted to know what was going on and you could rely on her to get the scoop. She was such a hard worker. She got amazing grades throughout school, she put her all into her callings at church, and she did great at work. I could talk with her for hours and even then we had to make ourselves stop. She became such a great friend that I looked forward to talking to and hanging out with. A lot of her wonderful qualities came from her mother. They shared them because they spent so much time together. This family will miss both of these fun, silly, beautiful women.

Valerie, I wish I knew better. After meeting her the first time at the Christmas party, I liked her right away. She was so easy to talk with, and she seemed so comfortable with everyone. She really cared for Matt, which we all were so happy to see him with such a wonderful person. She was so beautiful and friendly to all. Spencer and I moved away, so our times of getting to know her went down. But I knew I could always ask Jess to tell me more about her. Everyone in the family only ever had good things to say about her. She is with Mom and Jess now, but she will be sorely missed here in this family.

We love you Mom, Jess and Valerie!!