Stories from the life of Lucille Johnson narrated by Amy Johnson
1. One day Lucille’s three great-grand children were running in and out of the house. Feeling annoyed, Lucille gathered the young kids together on her sofa. Her mind was on how to scold them when she was directed by the Spirit not to be angry. She then asked herself, “Then what should I say?” At that moment she knew that she should tell them that she loved them. Following her declaration, they all said in unison, “We love you too, Grandma”! Lucille felt the warm embrace of the Holy Spirit and knew that she had made the right decision. Lucille feels that her relationship with her great-grand children has improved since that experience because they have continued to be more affectionate.
2. One time when Lucille’s husband, Rolla, was extremely ill and in the hospital, Lucille left Church early to visit him. When she got to the hospital, Rolla exclaimed, “You shouldn’t have missed Relief Society. They might say something that you need to hear.” Bishop Nixon, their bishop at the time, was at the hospital giving Rolla a Priesthood blessing. He laughed heartily at the sweet rebuke knowing how sick Rolla was. Yet, Rolla simply wanted what’s best for his dear wife. Clearly, Rolla and Lucile value the gospel as much as they do each other and know the value of church attendance even when their time together may be near its end.
3. As most of you know, Lucille currently struggles to be able to see much of anything. However, every day she sits by her big, front, window where the light is most illuminating and attempts to read her scriptures. She moves the sacred book around striving to catch the right light and manages to read a few verses. It takes a good hour or so to make out all the words, but what an example she sets as she demonstrates her love for Heavenly Father and willingness to read scriptures every single day despite her challenges.
Learn more about Lucille by reading her profile at http://mormon.org/me/5RN2/
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