Forever Families

This past week has been hard for the students and some families of Springville High and Maple Mountain High School. One of our beloved football players died in a car accident last Tuesday. I didn't know Brandon Curtis that well but from what everyone has said on his Facebook wall and at his funeral yesterday he was beloved. He was a shining example of what I hope to be.

My parents have always said that teenagers think we're immortal, I always thought that meant just with driving because we drive like maniacs all of the time and don't think we're going to get hurt. Well Brandon dying and three of the other boys in the car getting hurt kind of opened my eyes a little bit. It showed me that us 16, 17, or 18 year olds can die.

After I had learned Brandon had died I cried and I didn't even know him that well but I think the reason I did was because I never really had anyone close to my age die before, but I am so grateful I have the plan of salvation in my life. I know Brandon is being taken care of on the other side, he's on his mission already, he's doing a great work already.

I'm grateful my parents were sealed in the temple before I was born so that I could have been born under the covenant. Yes my mom got a temple and a civil divorce from my dad but I know that it will all work out in the next life. Also I can start my own line and get married to my future husband in the temple and be together with him for eternity and have my children born under the covenant.

I went to the funeral yesterday (Tuesday) because I"m on seminary council and I thought it would be good for me to go. The amount of people there was amazing, it was standing room only and you could just see by the church and how far I had to walk to get to the church that he was loved, he was extremely loved and you could see how much his example meant to all of us. I just wanted to share my thoughts on that subject.