I remember it was the day before my graduation and I found out that Granny Green was in the Hospital and she had had a stroke. It made me worry, but I wasn't sure what to do. My parents went and visited her in the hospital and then they asked if I wanted to. I wasn't sure what to do know and after thinking and praying about it I just didn't feel ready to and after talking with my Dad I figured I would continue on with my graduation plans and then I would go and visit her after. We both agreed that the kind of person she was she would probably be mad if I let it affect my graduation. (: Although I felt really bad and confused I decided that I just wasn't going to be able to handle visiting her right now and that as of then if something was to happen to her I would want to remember her as I did. Like I said I wasn't very close to my Granny Green. But I had known her since I was little seeing her at Christmas and Thanksgiving mainly. I remember a few times where we went to her house for Holidays and such. However, I had recently had an experience that made me feel closer to her. For my Senior Ball I didn't plan much jewelry wise and while I was over at my Grandparents house my Grandma said she had an old necklace that belonged to Granny Green (her mom) that I could wear if I wanted. I gladly accepted and loved it! It was really special to me that I could wear her jewelry. Then later my grandma had shown my Granny Green the picture of me wearing the necklace and told her how much I like it and from that my Granny Green told my grandma to give me the necklace. This was only weeks before and now the necklace as well as the other jewelry mean more to me than you can imagine. It makes me feel like I have some kind of connection with her even though I never really knew her very well. Well the morning of my graduation I found out that Granny Green had passed and it had a much bigger impact on me than I imagined. I decided that I would wear the necklace for gradation, in honor of her. I thought about her all day and throughout the graduation I couldn't help having a feeling of sadness and confusion.
I love my Granny Green very much and I will always remember her. She was a very strong woman who I admire greatly and I only wish I could have known her better.
I have also recently had some experiences that have made me feel a connection with her. Last semester I went to the Temple a few times and every time I was there among the things I thought about Granny Green kept coming up. I repeatedly got the impression that when the time was right and I could that I needed to do the temple work for her. Even while listening to talks about temples, family history/genealogy, missionary work, and temple work for the dead I kept thinking about Granny Green. So I am going to follow my prompting and since its been a year I am going to complete the work for her. This has been a learning experience for me and a great trial that I never expected, but am grateful that I know that I will be able to see her again and I will have the opportunity to get to know her. Being a member of this church has been such a blessing and comfort during this time and I don't know how I would have handled it otherwise.
