He wants to make sure his entire family is in heaven.
When I came to my parents house on Thursday, I found this poem taped on the fridge:
(My Mom's fridge is not like mine with a million things on it, this was the only thing.)
We must cherish one another
Watch over one another
Comfort one another
And Gain instruction
That we may all sit down
In Heaven together
- Lucy Mack Smith
We like to think my Mother is in heaven setting up all of the chairs for the family.
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