Today I figured you deserved a nice, well thought out, written letter because its your birthday!! 49 years young, but who's counting? I wanted to take this letter to thank you for the lessons you taught me that have helped me on my mission.
1. How to be diligent: You taught me the importance of being diligent. You pushed me to make sure that any work I did was my best work. That any project, any piano piece, any homework, yardwork, or life work got my full effort until it was complete. I learned the most from watching you put a diligent effort into everything you did.
2. How to be patient: you showed me through working in young women's, through raising 5 kids, and most importantly, through how patient you always have been with me.
3. How to be forgiving: you forgave when I came home late, when we ate popcorn upstairs and didn't vacuum up after, when I didn't do all my chores, when I yelled at my sisters, and when I yelled at you. You showed me the importance of forgiving and forgetting and just moving on!
4. How to be faithful: You always got us to church, with church bags in hand, talks written, and smiles plastered on even when it was freezing cold. You served faithfully in all your callings and showed me the importance of studying and understanding doctrine.
5. How to have charity: Most importantly, you taught me how to love! You are so full of charity and love, and I appreciate that so much!
Sorry this letter is all over the place, but I love you so much and I hope you have an incredible birthday!!
Love,
Figlia tua
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