Sister Bashford shared with us just how strong yet tender
President Joseph F Smith was. Through his words and example we learn
how close he was to the Savior and his hope and knowledge of the
atonement. She also reminded us that we should emulate the Savior and
walk the path he walked.
He wrote such a
beautiful letter to his wife, Ethel, while he was away at a stake
conference. She was seven months pregnant at the time doing her best to
care for the children at home. In a letter to her, he said, "I am
thinking of you and wish I could be with you constantly for the next few
weeks, to help take care of you." He closed the letter with a poem he
had written. Some of those words to that poem now appear in our Hymn
book on page 127, "Does the Journey Seem Long?" {see pg 20 of lesson manual}
President
Smith showed us a great example by bearing his testimony to his
children. It is so important that we too share our testimonies to our
loved ones. One of President Smith's sons recounted: "[Once] as I sat
alone with my father in his study, I observed that he had been in deep
meditation. I hesitated to break the silence, but finally he spoke.
'Oh, my son, I wish you could have been with me last Thursday as I met
with my Brethren in the temple. Oh, if you could have heard them
testify of their love for their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!' Andy
then he lowered his head, and tears streamed from his face and dropped
to his shirt. Then, after many seconds, without as much as raising his
head, but moving his head back and forth, he said, 'Oh, how I love my
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!" {see pg 50 of lesson manual}
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