I am eternally thankful for the my dear great grandma Nora. Her example is forever with me. She is the perfect role-model of hard work, strength, faith, and love. I have never met a more Christ-like woman! She will be remembered for her love of the arts, her thirst for knowledge, her commitment to healthy living and her strong testimony and willingness to share. She is not only remembered, but adored by her 7 children, 51 grandchildren and 124 great grand children.
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| Nora Rust Mickelson 1934 |
Being the oldest great grand child, Grandma was always on my case about getting married and geting her 5th generation here so that she could die.
{Talk about adverse incentives} I always joked around with her, even though she took it very seriously. Now that she got sick of waiting, I know I really have to watch my back - that woman always found a way to get what she wanted, and I have a feeling she has a lot more power now. ;)
My hope and prayer is that I can grow up to be half the woman she was. It doesn't seem right to talk about grandma without bringing up the gospel, so here are a few things my grandma made sure I always knew.
I know my Father lives. I know that Jesus is the Christ. I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God and restored the true and living gospel upon the earth today. I know that families are eternal and that the reunion I was privileged to have today is no match to the one my grandma had and the one she will prepare for me one day. I know that we are never alone, and that God always sends help when we most need it - sometimes from those we love on earth, and sometimes from those that love us from beyond.
I am so thankful for this knowledge and an amazing example of what it means to endure to the end! I love you grandma Nora!
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