Opening the Door?

I think mom has keep most of you up-to-date on Grandpa's condition, but I would like to write a few words. I know that the link between this world and the spirit world is thin. Brigham Young stated that the spirit world is right on this earth. When we all met together to discuss some of the options with grandpa's care, we sang happy birthday to him. It was not something just to make us feel better, but it was for grandpa. This world is full of surprises. Some bring us joy and some bring us sadness. But to God there are no surprises, only lessons for his children to learn. I was planning to take Mom fishing at the ponds. We talked about it all week long. Sitting in a hospital waiting room was the last thing we expected. It was an experience the we would not have asked for, but it has brought us closer to our Father in Heaven.

We are not sure what will happen with grandpa. We don't know if the days of his probation are at an end. He may soon open the door to the spirit world and close it behind him, or his hand may only be on the door knob. Perhaps the choice is with him. Maybe he will turn that knob and open that door, or maybe he will walk away from the door for a time. But we all know that sooner or later grandpa and all of us will enter open the door, have a joyful reunion with those who have gone before and then joyfully wait for those left behind to join us.

One thing I do know is that the infinite power of Christ's atonement will allow all of us to be resurrected. That we will see Grandpa Barney and Grandpa Edington again. That we will as Joseph Smith said, "Enjoy the same sociability as we have in this life". We will talk, we will joke, we will cry for those left behind that are struggling with the tests of mortality. We will have a perfect knowledge that the Lord's hand is in all things.

Please keep Grandma Barney in your prayers We love you.

Grandpa Edington