President Hinckley said that we stand on the shoulders of our ancestors. No, Daniel, he didn't mean that you should LITERALLY stand on top of Grandma and Grandpa MacKay.
We visited the Salt Lake City Cemetary and Wasatch Lawns this weekend to decorate the graves of those whose shoulders we stand on. And if we stand tall, it is because of them.
President Hinckley also said that each generation is a link in a long chain of our family. He encouraged us to be a strong link in that chain. I once had the thought that if we take the best attributes of our parents' marriages and parenting skills, and then add on something new and better to hand down to our children, just think what wonderful marriages and parents we would have after only a few generations. I'm grateful that a long, strong chain of faith has been handed down to me.
Here are some cool polished rocks that MacKay and Daniel brought for dad's grave.
Oops! This one looks like we were there to put flowers on mom's grave. Sorry mom!
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