I was was doing my daily blogging today and came across Katie Ivers blog. She had posted her testimony of the Atonement. As I was reading it I thought about how important the Atonement has been in My life. I am so grateful for our savior Jesus Christ and his Sacrifice for me. Because of his Sacrifice I am able to repent of my sins and strive every day to make my self more like him. Because of his sacrifice I get the blessing of gaining Eternal life, if I strive to live by his example. Because of his sacrifice I will get the chance to be with Brett and our kids for Eternity. Because of His sacrifice I will be able to be with my family and Brett's families forever . Because of him I will be able to be with my sister Erica again. Erica passed away on January 22, 2005. There hasn't been a day that has passed that I have not thought about her and her time here on Earth. I can't imagine the sadness I would feel if I knew I would never see her again. It was so hard to say good bye to her, and I miss her so much. I still after 4 years expect to see her sitting there when I walk into my mom and dad's house. She was always a great example to me. She taught me to always trust in the Lord. She trusted in him in all things. She had the best attitude. She never complained about her circumstance. She took it on with a smile. After she died we opened her journal and in the front cover she had a piece of paper that said "If you want to give Light to others you have to shine your self". She shared a special light to everyone she knew. She lived her life so that she could live with her Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ again. I am so grateful for her life and the example she was and still is to me. I am Grateful for my Testimony and the knowledge that we will live again and be together with our loved ones forever. The video is one that my brother made for us the Christmas after she died. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I do. Ok so I am having a little stress getting the video to work. This is not the video that my brother made. This is close to what he did. If I can get it to work I will post later.
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6 comments:
That is a really beautiful quote and your testimony was beautiful as well. The quote fits your sister and the world would be a much better place if we would all adopt it into our live. Your sister was an inspiration to so many people - I'm so glad you will get to be with her again some day - the atonement is an amazing gift. By the way, I really enjoyed reading the rest of your blog, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for posting that even though I know it's probably difficult. Erica was a great person and I will always remember how good she was to Summer.
We think of Erica a lot as well. Jared always talks about his memories of her. He says she was his favorite cousin and always tried to encourage him to stay out of trouble. Thank you for you post. It is beautiful.
What a wonderful tribute to your sister. She is still sharing her light through you. Thanks for sharing.
That made me cry, I remember going to church every week and there she would be sitting in the back smiling. I miss her and that just brought back so many great memoires of her. That was great, and probably hard to do.Thanks
I was on the phone with mckel when she was watching that video so I had to see it:)That quote fits Erica very well. She was always smiling always had a glow about her! She is missed by so many people. You also have such a cute family!
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