CJ Udall

 

TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014

CJ Udall

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I've been so proud of Jori and Dwight; my heart aches for their family but spending time with them this week has been a spiritual experience. My testimony of the Savior and His love for all of His children has been re-confirmed. This sweet little angel boy touched more lives than he ever knew; it was simple for him. He loved people unconditionally. Just as our Savior does. Oh, how I wish I had that kind of love for everyone I come in contact with.

For the last couple of days, I can only think of CJ. There was a time when I was a little girl I tried so hard to touch the stars; I remember laying on the grass in our front yard with my hands stretched as high as I could, trying to grasp something, anything I could tangibly touch. At church, I squirmed in my seat, trying hard to concentrate on what my primary teacher was trying to teach me. The older I got, not much changed, except I lived with a quiet ache trying to reach for truth, desperate to discover something that had always been just out of my reach. It seemed that my best friends Linda and Jami knew the truth. I remember one night praying, and a stirring in my heart told me the knowledge was still yet to come. Once I felt that special feeling, I never wanted to be without it.

Today, as I remember those long past days, I realized everything I have been learning in this school of life is leading me up to what Heaven is for.

C J is now learning; he is in a school, a Heavenly school, gaining knowledge none of us have, sharing, smiling, and finally home where he belongs. Sometimes we are so desperate to learn it all now, but some of the knowledge is saved for another journey we will gladly take with our Heavenly Family.