It seems paradoxical (at best) to say I enjoyed a funeral, yet so it was. My friend Siobhan's grandfather Roland Gene Scarborough passed away last week, and I attended his memorial service today. Everyone misses him deeply, but rather than focusing on the sadness of our loss, the funeral was a celebration of Gene's life. The stories of his down-to-earth humor inspired me to enjoy life more and look for the fun in things, as he did.
Even sweeter than the memories, though, was the conviction that this good man has gone home to the God he trusted and relied on so long. The scriptures say that when people leave this mortal life, "those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow" (Alma 40:12). Gene endeavored to do right by God and men, and I believe he has been lovingly welcomed into a beautiful place of rest.
We'll miss you down here, Gene, but we're sure happy for you.
2 comments:
Thank you for this...it really meant a lot that you were there...
I felt honored and blessed to be there.
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