Today is Father's Day! This is the second without Dad. Some days life just seems so unbearable....so hard to cope with the fact that I won't see Dad anymore. Of course I know I will see and live with him in the next life, but I often get selfish when I think "I want him here now."
Saturday was a fabulous day for us. I arranged for Jerry Bott and his brother Jeffrey, to come to our house along with Ben Tolley and his wife, Karla. Jerry and Ben are heroes to us, the Sims Family. They were the Missionaries who taught my parents about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and ultimately baptized them.
Ben and Jerry (sounds like ice-cream uh? :) hadn't seen each other since 1968. We have been fortunate to see Jerry on several occasions but the last time I saw Ben, I was just 7 months old........so it made us both feel old when I told Ben we hadn't seen each other for 42 years. That is how long it had been since Jerry and Ben had seen each other.
Here are some pictures of our happy occasion.
Ben and Jerry - first meeting since they were Missionary Companions in England in 1968
Cake to celebrate after we ate lunch - Lance's choice
Strawberry, Key Lime Cake
My choice - Chocolate Turtle Cake
Ben, Max and Mom, Jeffrey and Jerry
Ben and his lovely wife, Karla
Jeffrey and Jerry. Can you tell they are identical twins? I was asking Jeffrey questions thinking he was Jerry :) They let me on a secret - They part their hair on different sides. That will help when they are together :)
They both went to England on their missions.
Ben, Mom and Jerry. Dad was here in spirit. He would have LOVED this reunion if he was here.
Just for fun, thanks to my great friend Chris,(whose family were baptized by these great guys also).... here are pictures of Ben and Jerry when they were in England 42 years ago :)
Elder (Ben) Tolley at the back - Violet, Tom, Steve, Simon and Chris Stansfield
Elder (Jerry) Bott on the left and the Stansfield Family
I thanked both Ben and Jerry for ALL they had done. It is because of these great men and the examples of my parents that I KNOW I will see my Dad again.
We love and miss you Dad!
