you made me lonesome when you left

Yer gonna have to leave me now, I know
But I’ll see you in the sky above
In the tall grass, in the ones I love
Yer gonna make me lonesome when you go.

-Bob Dylan-

remember that post I wrote awhile ago?

remember how I said I would go somewhere and cry?

well

I've tried to get away from school stuff, to do just that

But Griffey, that stubborn guy

He wasn't going to wait around until

finals week was over

and frankly, I wouldn't have wanted him to.

So in between projects/tests/papers

I would read mom and dad's blogs

and cry a little bit

it was really hard not to let it all go

right there in the library

because I loved that dog

I loved the white tip on his tail

I loved the way his whole body moved when I scratched his tummy

I loved it when he braved the sprinklers

Just to eat the pie dad threw in there...(?)

I loved the way he jumped in the snow

I loved that face he made

When he was being protective

He was majestic

But he could still stick his nose in the mud

I loved walking him to the field

And feeling him tug on the leash

Pulling me places I didn't really want to go

I guess there was a life lesson in there, huh.

Griff, I miss you a lot, lot, lot

But I'm comforted by the fact that

Christ's resurrection covers every living thing.

Even He loved my dog perfectly.

And that is the good news.

In 1909, the First Presidency (Presidents Joseph F. Smith, John R. Winder, and Anthon H. Lund), stated: “God … organized the earth, and all that it contains. … He made the tadpole and the ape, the lion and the elephant; but He did not make them in His own image, nor endow them with Godlike reason and intelligence. Nevertheless, the whole animal creation will be perfected and perpetuated in the Hereafter, … and will enjoy ‘eternal felicity.’ ” (See Improvement Era, November 1909, page 81.)

In the October 1928 general conference, President Joseph Fielding Smith said: “Death is not the end, neither of man nor of the earth. … The Lord intends to save … not only man … but all things which he has created. The animals, the fishes of the sea, the fowls of the air, as well as man, are to be re-created, or renewed, through the resurrection, for they too are living souls.” (See Conference Report, October 1928, pages 99–100.)