Legacy

Chad and I attended my uncle's funeral on Saturday and I learned so many things about him that I wished I would have known before then. For instance, when he was a young boy and attending Stake Conference in the St.George Tabernacle, President George A. Smith pointed him out of the audience and asked him to come to the podium. He did so with fear and trepidation, but when he approached, the prophet asked him to bear his testimony and all the fear left this little boy as he stood and bore witness of Jesus Christ. I thought that was amazing.

Another amazing thing I learned was that he volunteered to do a tour of duty in Vietnam. While there he became aware of a leper colony that was abandoned when the French pulled out of Vietnam. They were without medical care, medicine or anything for that matter. And so he proceeded to help them with the things they needed. He asked his family to go without Christmas presents so that they could use the money to buy a generator for these people.

He was an orthopedic surgeon and was instrumental in the healing and helping of many people and many children. He was compassionate and kind. He left a great legacy to his children, grand

children and many others. I'm glad that I was able to learn more about his life and it has inspired me to focus on the legacy I want to build before I leave this world behind.