Joseph for Joseph Fielding Smith.
Today is Richard's birthday. He's 42 today. Oh my goodness.
Richard: good heart, very good heart; bright mind and sharp intellect; artistic and clever; a keeper of the law; a natural teacher; a funny guy; a good father, who loves his children and has high hopes for them; faithful to what he knows and believes; and a good husband.
The memory is a wonderful thing. Just sitting here I can see Richard--hugging the knitted puppy I made for him; skateboarding, with a shock of orange hair; acting in Picnic; crying when his dog got hit by the school bus; practicing the guitar; being a perpetual idealist, no matter what. And so much more.
Richard loves his dad, and I'm sure he misses him. Wherever he is, Richard, he is please with your life and your goodness.
Me, too.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
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