Rileys sister, Mallory, is on an LDS mission… here is her blog… she truly is an angel. The following letter is her response to finding out that her brother has cancer…I am once again reminded that my children are my greatest gift. blondieinbrazil.weebly/ LETS DANCE IN THE RAIN I’ll start off by rejoicing over the fact that I’m still alive and standing! I thought I had been through a lot. I thought I had trials in the past. I found that my trials were small when I received the news last week that my brother, Riley, has cancer. I am going to be completely honest. I became convinced that my brother needed me. I knew that I needed to be there for him through the next year of rigorous chemo and surgeries. In my heart, I had convinced myself that my time would be better spent serving my family rather than the people on my mission. As always, my Mom is much stronger than I. Her true faith showed itself as she lovingly told me that the blessings received by my family from my service were far more valuable than any service I could render at home. Then came a promise to Riley, that I would fight the fight here, as long as he would promise to fight his hardest at home. So here we stand. A family of missionaries turned completely to our Father in Heaven. This is part of our journey. Just like always, when something hard needed to be done, Riley stepped forward. I believe in the life before this, Riley assured Heavenly Father he could handle this trial and would see it through to the end, being an example to others in the process. With tears in his eyes, Father in Heaven gave Riley and our family this experience, knowing it would strengthen us. Along with it, He gave us a Savior. He gave us someone who knows EXACTLY how we feel, who knows how to succor us if we but come to Him in simple and humble prayer. When we take His yoke upon us by following his example of love and service, He promises us that He will make our burdens light. This does not mean He will take them away, but He will carry them with us. He will make us stronger so that we can endure with happiness in our hearts. I plead with you to never forget your Savior. Elder Uchtdorf said in conference something along the lines of “Why wait to rejoice in the rainbow when we can dance in the rain?” Dearest family, we can do this and endure it well, with happiness and sunshine in our souls. I love each of you. I put my trust in the Lord. Let’s dance in the rain! I love you, Love, Sister Culley
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 04:04:13 +0000
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