My all time favorite Primary song is and will always be “When he Comes Again”. I have sang this song to my children for many years! Many of them love it and want me to sing it to them still! The song was published in 1968 and would have been a relatively new song when I was a little boy! The reason I love this song is the wonderful memories I have of Mom singing it to me many times. I loved to lay in bed and listen to her wonderful voice singing that beautiful song about my Savior Jesus Christ! Often times my children will ask me to sing them a song and some of them have their favorite songs and love to hear them. But they still want this wonderful song sung to them!
Another great memory I have of mom is when I was little I learned a joke about Davey Crocket. I don’t remember all of the joke but the punch line went something like this. There was some money left on the table and the little boy came into the house and went to get the money and a ghost said I’m the ghost of Mable table and the money stays on the table. The little boy says well I’m Davey Crocket and the money stays in my pocket! I remember her having me tell it to several of her sisters and others when I was growing up!
Mom figured out early in life that one thing that would build loving relationships and bonding was food! I can remember all my life having great dinners around the table as a family! We would eat as many meals together as we could! We spent many hours at the table talking about school, work and gospel topics of every kind. All of it done either at dinner or after dinner. Sometimes it was hot pudding before bed or frozen fruit milkshakes or home made ice cream. What every it was it was a treat to sit and talk about what ever topic we discussed. I attribute much of my Gospel Learning and understanding to these wonderful discussions. I also feel it laid the way for the wonderful relationship I have with my parents. I can remember so many nights getting home late from a football game or some other activity and mom would make us diner (sometimes a second dinner) sometimes it was left overs, or waffles or French toast or egg on toast. She loved to help us and take care of us. Showing Christlike love and kindness to the ones closest to her!
Another memory I have is the many times mom would come to our house and spend time helping Lisa and I after we had a baby! She was always willing to come when ever worked for us and she would stay with us and help cook meals and take care of older children and hold the new baby to give Lisa a break and let her rest! I think she came with ever child we had and spent time helping, holding, and cuddling our children! She always wanted to help when ever or wherever she could. Most of our children were born after she was diagnosed with her cancer and she probably did not feel that good through most of it.
