My dad was 56 when he passed on. It was 8 years ago but I will never forget my first moments without him. He was just starting to learn more about the gospel and, being somewhat of a comedian gave his "Mormon daughter permission to steel his soul". It was his way of saying that he wanted to make sure his Temple work got done so we can be together forever. He was in so much pain for so long but he held on for me. I know that he wanted to make sure that my sister and I were going to be taken care of on this earth before he would leave. I joined the church (divorced mom  2 small girls) 5 years before he died. I fell in love with a dear friend , a wonderful man, who joined the church and is my eternal partner. My sister and her husband became members not long after.  We now have 4 girls, he got to see them all. Sometime after is when he felt that he was ready to be released.  I wasn't ready for him to go. When one of the girls gets sick I want more than anything for him to tell me what I need to do for them (he was a nurse). There are two things I tell my children since they are older now. One is, if I pass away, try not to be too sad because I really miss my dad and would love to be in his arms again. The other is, if I get soo old and senile and just stare off into space, don't be sad, for I am only just stuck in Pride and Prejudice land.    

          I'm so very sorry for your loss. It is but temporary, the Lord will reunite us with our parents when he is ready for us.       

            &nb sp;                     Pammie Sue, new to this group

Hello Ms_M_M,

I am so sorry to hear this news. I have lost both of my parents and I know what your are going through to some degree. I am grateful for The Plan of Salvation. I believe you are doing the right thing, write your feelings down and know that you are not alone.

Hugs, SF