Just weeks before Thomas left on his mission, I asked him to finish a large 4 x 5 foot acrylic
painting of the Arizona Temple. He had kind of given up on it and left it unfinished in the back
room. I told him that all I wanted was for him to finish that beautiful painting before he left. So,
he got out his brushes and finished it for his mother. I love the painting. It hangs on our living
room wall and has now been framed. It's beautiful. This is the second Arizona Temple painting
he has done. After being in the mission field only a few weeks, he learned of my illness. He
wrote that he would like to do something for me besides pray. We asked him if we could sell the
prints of his paintings and donate the money to my health fund. He is more than happy to do
that and feels that he is helping...which he is. So, we are ordering some canvas prints of 3 of his
paintings and one of James' paintings as well to sell at the upcoming benefit concerts. I treasure
these pictures that hang on my walls and hope that others will find joy in them as well. I look up
at the large Arizona Temple picture and just think of Thomas and can see him painting. I think
of our eternal family and how dear each on is to me. I am looking forward to attending the
temple soon.