Death

"Keep your fork - the best is yet to come." Moral: After life's main course comes the dessert, so keep your fork. —

"So Nature deals with us, and takes away our playthings one by one, and by the hand leads us to rest."

—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

"Your mother closed her eyes in peaceful slumber and awakened with loved ones." David O Mckay

Life is eternal; and love is immortal; and Death is only a horizon; and a ho... Read More

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         Medical advances in our day have caused infant mortality rates to drop significantly from where they were for most of the history of the human race.  Just a couple of centuries ago nearly every family experienced the Death of a child and in many cases parents would have to bury several of their children within their lifetime.  Many of the Christian sects of the time could not see any way that these children could be saved in the kingdom o... Read More

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When I was a missionary in Chile for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I came in contact with all kinds of people of different faiths and whose lives were filled with many experiences, tragic and happy.  I talked with people who have been through so much in their lives that there was but a small drop of hope left within them.  Almost everyone on earth experiences a loss in the family or a loss of a very close friend. ... Read More

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I got an email from my Aunt Janice (my Mum's sister) telling me that my Great-Aunt Tressa passed away.

She made it to her 100th birthday last year. She had a long and happy life.

Her daughter, Judy, who she was living with, said that Aunt Tressa told her that she was tired of living.

She also asked her not to put her in a home and to let her die in her bed.

So Aunt Tressa put on her night gown, got into bed, stopped eatting, and stopped taki... Read More

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