President Law was my parents home teachers for 25 years. He visited their home every month and never missed. He served 3 missions and still we knew that if he were at home he would be coming to visit us. I think there were times when he even sent letters home to be read at our house. I know that he truly loved us because he was doing the Lord's work. He was serving us and doing what a good home teacher should be doing.
I remember going and helping my dad at the farm when President Law would go out of town. I loved helping with the cows. I can remember how the house smelled and helping drain the milk after milking the cows. I loved seeing President Law out in the fields with his straw hat working. As he got older he wasn't able to do as much in the field and on the farm, but I am so glad that I was able to experience it when I was little.
We sat by President Law in church all the time. He would sit in front of us from the time I was little. He was always there and always expressed his love to us. Even when I lived with my parents with my kids he was always making sure that things were o.k.
For the past few months I have had this thought that I needed to write a letter to President Law and let him know how thankful I am to him. For the spiritual giant that he is to me. For the great example that he is to me. For all that he is and has been in my life. He was like my grandfather, in fact I think sometimes that I saw him more than I saw my own grandfather. Whenever I saw him he always asked how my family was, how my kids were, how my husband was. When you were in his presence you NEVER once felt like you were judged in any way. You KNEW that he truly loved you and cared about you. I think that President Law was the perfect example of how Christ loves us, completely and unconditionally. I no longer have the opportunity to write him that letter. I am kicking myself because I had been prompted several times to write that letter and I never did.
I love President Law as if he was my own grandfather. Hearing of his passing is hard, but very peaceful at the same time. He truly was a spiritual giant in my eyes. He is for sure in the presence of our Heavenly Father as he was a great man. He loved the Lord and he made sure that you knew that he did. There is no doubt in my mind that he was welcomed into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father. If anyone was prepared to meet the Lord President Law was one of them. Right up there with the prophet in my eyes.
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He was an amazing man. I love him like my own grandfather too. He would visit us once a month and we would see him once a week at church. We weren't allowed to just shake his hands, we had to give him a hug. He knows we loved him. Last time I saw him was months ago (maybe last August) and he asked how I was doing. He was generally considered. Yesterday was so hard! I cried all day. But like you said, there is no doubt that he is in the presence of the Lord now
I am sure Sister Law and the family would love to hear from you. It would bring them lots of comfort. We visited with them yesterday and they are so calm because they know the plan of salvation andthat president Law was the type of man he should be. There aren't regrets when you live your life the way you should. We were truly blessed to have him in our lives.
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