Bring Him Home

Last post by parents on a missionary blog. So much to say, so much we are feeling. The anticipation is great, so great. In a sacred experience when I blessed and released Lynda's father when he was in the hospital the veil was lifted and there I saw with spiritual eyes his parents, siblings, in-laws and so many others that eagerly awaited his arrival into the Spirit World. At the time the emotion and expression extended was as much as we await the arrival of a newborn baby, they anticipate and await with the same excitement the arrival of a loved one who leaves mortality to enter the Spirit World. I knew then that there would never be anything to be afraid of when it comes to dying, because as the Savior showed, it is not an end, simply a step or "graduation" as Lynda's mother always called it. I had a similar experience with Lynda's mother also as did Lynda who stayed with her the night before she passed. So as Nathan approaches the end of his two year mission, it is truly and simply just a graduation. Now he gets to apply all those lessons, all his spiritual growth to committing his life to serving those who are less fortunate then he; who are in need of comfort, love, service and strengthening. He will find he will have to balance things now, between a job, school, church callings, service opportunities and life in general but the key will be he has to apply and continue to serve to continue to grow. That will be the test he faces after this "graduation."

Now there is another expression. Never in my life have we so eagerly awaited a reunion. We would never have wanted Nathan to be anywhere other then where he has been for the last two years, but sending a child away for two years knowing the growth that will occur in them in so many ways confirmed to me what our Father must go through when we leave the pre-earth life and come to earth. Now our anticipation is just another parallel of what happens in the Spirit World when we leave mortality and arrive "home."  Our reunion at the airport, a parallel to the reunion in the world of Spirits when we "graduate" from life here on Earth.

Now for us, Nathan's mission has flown by. It feels like he truly has only been gone for a year but it is two years.  It shows to us and we hope to Nathan how quick time in mortality goes by and that we must focus ourselves on those things that truly matter, not on the sham and things that are trivial.

So though we are so grateful for Nathan's mission and the spiritual and personal growth he has experienced, and to be truthful that we have experienced at home, for he has made us grow and challenge ourselves to do more spiritually, we now look forward to having Nathan back in our world somewhat. We know he continues to move on with school, work and church, but it will be wonderful to associate in person again.

So a song to end it all, not a hymn, but one we hope conveys how we feel about Nathan.  It says what we hope for, what we wish for, what we want for Nathan. It is our prayer that as Nathan returns home, our Father may

"Bring him peace, bring him joy, let him rest," most of all Father, Bring Him Home.


God on high
Hear my prayer
In my need
You have always been there
He is young
He's afraid
Let him rest
Heaven blessed.
Bring him home
Bring him home
Bring him home.
He's like the son I might have known
If God had granted me a son.
The summers die
One by one
How soon they fly
On and on
And I am old
And will be gone.
Bring him peace
Bring him joy
He is young
He is only a boy
You can take
You can give
Let him be
Let him live
If I die, let me die
Let him live
Bring him home
Bring him home
Bring him home.