My Sweetie's Funeral - Talk by the Dog Walker

 I wanted to give a little talk about how life had been going on while having Dad, along with discovering one unique thing about him. Some of you might know and some of you might not, but the day when Dad was born, August 28th, 1963 was the exact same day when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous speech, "I Have a Dream." I learned about that when I was in college. I told Grandma about that once, and she didn't even know about it at the time, but thought that it was amazing.

Even while attending college, he helped me with learning the most advanced college algebra, which I failed the class twice, but Dad had taught me not to give up. Even though math wasn't my strong suit, I was still able to pass the class the third time. Dad was quite a math wiz. Besides helping me out with college and many other goals, I also had to help Dad with a lot of things that he would teach me, like knowing which tires go for each of our cars. We always have to change tires every spring and fall before summer and winter, just for safety on the roads.

One of the best memories I had with Dad was when he helped me with my big merit badge accomplishment in Boy Scouts, which was to earn every merit badge that was available while I was in the program. However, I was really honored to be his partner when we were the cub masters for the Cub Scouts. It was always cool to come up with the different cheers and give out the rewards. The activities were also fun to watch, including the Pinewood Derby races both cars and boats. We did not only let the Cub Scouts make their own cars to enter, but also let the other kids join.

He also taught me one of the best ways to invite kids to join in something fun, like a corn maze every Halloween. He taught me about the basic ways to connect strands of lights and try not use too many plugs in one outlet. He always liked seeing the trick-or-treaters walk through the maze and then come to the door to get candy. He would want me to continue that tradition onto the next generation.

I'm going to miss a lot of things that Dad had taught me to love, like his cooking skills. He always made the most famous homemade improvised chili and homemade alfredo. Nobody makes them a lot better than he did, but Mom told me that we can still make those delicious entrees, by remembering all those good times we had with him. As long as we remember all the things he taught he, we can all have the feeling that he's still with us in our lives.

Dad was a loving man and I will miss him, but he also taught me to always look forward to the future and not dwell on the past, because that leads to true happiness. I'm sure that with his future up in heaven, he's been looking forward to seeing Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ again, along with seeing his mom and dad again. I just want to say we're grateful for Jesus Christ's Atonement and resurrection, so that someday, we'll see Dad again, along with many of our other ancestors. I say that in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.