Today was Lori’s farewell. It was so neat. This is not meant as a guilt trip…I just wanted to share with you all how it was.

Lori gave a great talk about keeping our baptismal covenants. She talked a lot about building up the saints and taking care of each other. She briefly touched on an experience she had when her Father died (it was 5 years ago today). She shared how the next day after Uncle Kent had passed she really had a hard time and cried all the way to school. Then when she got home the ward had been to their house and mowed the lawn, planted flowers and just made their house look beautiful. It was just the thing to lift her spirits and she says that is part of keeping our baptismal covenants….serving each other. After church she told me how much it means to her to get Father’s emails, that they have lifted her up….keeping in touch with Father makes her feel closer to her own father….that a part of him is still here. It was such a neat experience.

Dave came over and sat by me….you’d hardly recognize him…he’s grown a full beard!!! But he is still a cute guy! I also got to sit next to Grandmother Cook, Aunt Connie and Uncle Charles. They are all doing well. I joked with Grandma that I wished she’d have brought her hankie with her so she could make “babies in a blanket” for me…lol. She thought that was pretty silly.

Well if you guys get a minute write Lori a little note and mail it to the MTC.
Sister Lori Cook
Scotland Edinburgh Mission
2005 North 900 East
Provo, UT 84604-1793