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As Sister Monson and I were driving home after visiting friends, I felt impressed that we should go into town—a drive of many miles—to pay a visit to an elderly widow who had once lived in our ward. Her name was Zella Thomas. At the time, she was a resident in a care center. That early afternoon we found her to be extremely frail but lying peacefully on her bed.Zella had long been blind, but she recognized our voices immediately. She asked if I might give her a blessing, adding that she was prepared to die if the Lord wanted her to return home. There was a sweet, peaceful spirit in the room, and all of us knew that her remaining time in mortality would be brief. Zella took me by the hand and said that she had prayed fervently that I would come to see her and provide her a blessing. I told her that we had come because of direct inspiration from our Heavenly Father. I kissed her on the forehead, knowing that I perhaps would not again see her in mortality. Such proved to be the case, for she passed away the following day. To have been able to provide some comfort and peace to our sweet Zella was a blessing to her and to me.
For Project Monson (to try to become a little more like President Thomas S. Monson) I will dedicate the next 6 months (at least) to trying to be more observant to other's needs. I will act on my feelings and reflect and record these in a Heritage Makers book that I have titled: "Project Monson". The book might be months, or years to complete, but that is the good thing about Heritage Makers you can create as you go.
The reward: I love to help others. I think this will be good for me and provide me a positive perspective each day. I will be a good example to my children and involve them in it as well as my husband.
The quote from conference that I have chosen to make into a metal print for my wall is by Linda BURTON (President of the General Relief Society) Click here for her talk: