"Touched be An Angel"

As many of you know, or will find out from reading this a beloved friend of mine passed away on June 21st, 2011 in a TRAGIC car accident. So, Yesterday, August 11th, 2011 we all joined together- family and friends- to celebrate her life. I'm usually not one to cry, but seeing my best friends casket, I just couldn't help it. The opening song was "How firm a Foundation" The fourth verse goes like this  "When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow;
For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress."
This hit me so hard! The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow... wow! So, Lately she has been on my mind. At the memorial I could feel her there watching over me. And seeing her family being able to smile and laugh... It became contagious. I just Love that family. So, to bring me to my next point I want to talk about missionary work... Now, Jada... what a Missionary! I always saw her going out with the Elders in our Ward and always telling her friends about the gospel, bringing them into His fold. Now, even though Jada isn't here anymore, She still continues to change lives and touch hearts. I am one example of that. My testimony of the Resurrection and of the Atonement has grown enormously! She has inspired me! Simple things she did such as smile all the time, or friend a child that seemed lonely, things like that people noticed, and wanted to become like her- Happy.  Her mom(Nic) gave an AMAZING talk about 14 lessons learned from Jada. I know this won't be perfect, but she talked about living in the Moment. This really struck me. How many of us can honestly say we live EACH and EVERY day in the moment. Never wasting a minute. I know I can't. But isn't that something amazing to strive for?  Can you just Imagine how much we would get done? How much happier we would be? I'm not saying TV is a waste of time(although, too much is!) But, I am saying that we should strive to make the most out of everything, even the start of school in a little over a week! Think positive, Like the new friends, and the freedoms you have to be able to attain an education!  Lastly I want to talk about one thing. This is something so IMPORTANT to me, and that is living worthy. I know I want to see her again, and I will do what it takes! That's the motivation needed to strive for Celestial! On Fast and Testimony meeting someone mentioned this. His father told him "If any of my children ever die, it would be an HONOR to me. It means the Lord needed them, and they had lived up to their potential" wow... an Honor. It also gives us something to truly strive for. So that is my goal. To do WHATEVER it takes to return to her with Honor <3 I love her, and so many others on the other side of the Veil, and I just can't wait to see them all. R.I.P Jada Mortensen. I am so happy to know you are  in a better place right now <3
"Be assured that just as an hour is only part of a day, so life on Earth is only part of Eternity." <3