On Thursday my wife and I found out that my wife's aunt had passed away unexpectedly. She was the mother of 3 children and had a wonderful husband. It was a death that surprised the entire family because nobody saw it coming.
Today we drove up to Hooper, UT for the viewing before she was cremated. There was a very solemn spirit at the viewing but I'm not sure that everyone felt it. Out of the 10-12 of us that were there, only 5 were active in the church. The rest were believers in God but did not have the vision of life and death that we do.
The sadness on the faces of the children and the husband was heartbreaking because they almost could not be consoled. As the mother was wheeled out in front of the glass window in the viewing room, everyone broke out into tears and sadness poured into the room for those who did not know what was to come after this life. But for those of us that know that death is not the end, there was a very warm and sweet spirit that comforted all of us. The spirit reassured us that death was not the end, but the beginning of something much greater.
This experience was a testimony builder for me and for those who were with me. Life is so precious and we need to be thankful for every moment we have on this earth, but we cannot have regrets when death comes, just hopes for the future.
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