Today at Church

There is the most perfect old man in our ward named Ralph. He works at the temple frequently, so I see him usually every time I go and he always smiles and says hi to me. A few months after we moved into the ward, Ralph's wife passed away suddenly of a heart attack. I never knew his wife, Mary Kay, but I can only imagine them as the perfect old couple.

Today, the closing song of Sacrament meeting was "God Be With You Till We Meet Again". This song is always a tiny emotional for me, because it frequently reminds me of loved ones who have passed away, since this is often a song sung at funerals. Ralph's deep voice bellowed all throughout the hymn, until the last verse when he burst into tears and openly wept. And this is where I just lost it and started sobbing too.

He pulled out a small photo album out of his bag which had the title, "Memories of Mary Kay" and started looking through the well worn pictures. After the meeting was over, I leaned over and told Ralph that he couldn't start crying during that song because I would start crying too and he replied, "I just miss my wife so much" and then we both started crying all over again.

What a sweet example of true love! I will always remember him and today, and how much he missed his wife.