We love you, Great!

My Grandma Hanson died on February 12, 2010.  I cannot believe it has been a year.  We miss her so much!  The kids and I were able to stop by Spanish Fork cemetary and put some flowers on her grave.  I have so many memories of this time last year.  I was pregnant with Alivia, and due in two weeks.  I just kept praying that I would at least be able to attend my sweet Grandma's funeral.  We talked about an early induction (which couldn't be worked out with the hospital), so we just had faith that everything would work out.  Our prayers were answered as I started my labor contractions at Great's funeral.  Alivia was born at 7:00 am the next morning.  I want to record what I read at her funeral, because it is exactly how I still feel today...

During my first year at the University of Utah, I found myself leaving every weekend to go home or to go Grandma’s house as a cure for my homesickness. I distinctly remember on each visit that I would literally breathe a sigh of relief as I walked into her house because I knew I was walking into a place where I was loved unconditionally. There was never any doubt in my mind, all throughout my life, that my Grandma Hanson loved me.

I felt that same special love last week as I visited her for the last time. I will forever remember as she locked eyes with me and smiled. The same feeling of love flooded over me just as it always did when I was in her presence.


I found a quote from President Joseph F. Smith that defines this special love that we all have felt from Grandma Hanson. President Smith says, "I have often said, and will repeat it, that the love of a true mother comes nearer being like the love of God than any other kind of love.” Even with the many memories in my mind of my Grandma, this feeling of pure love that accompanies all of them is what I will cherish the most.

We love you, Great!