Over the 8 years this family has gotten through this trial by laughing more than we cried, finding the blessings instead of focusing on the hardships and by focusing on the eternal perspective versus a worldly one. Beth’s temporary separation from us will not change our approach to this trial or others to come.
I know that Beth will live again and that we will be reunited with her one day. I have thought a lot today about how wonderful it will be to be greeted by Beth when we are called home.
Today was hard, harder than I expected. Tomorrow will be hard. But we will get through this.
I have never loved anyone more than Beth. I have never been loved more than Beth loved me. Until we meet again my love!
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| This was the last kiss Beth gave me. It was 10 days ago. |
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I love this picture. I love the love you guys have for each other. I love Beth. I know you will get through this and you have so many people by your side! Thank you for updating us through the journey. Beth is whole now and rejoicing with Becky. Love you guys! You are always in my thoughts and prayers! 💗
Can't tell you in words how much we love your family! So very proud, humbled and grateful for you all! You have strengthened my testimony so much! God bless you in the days ahead!!
Sending love to your family today.
Thank you for the post Alan. We are all thinking of you and wishing Beth love on her continuation of her journey.
We love you. My heart aches for the loss of beautiful Beth. Thank you for writing, please keep writing. Your love story is beautiful. I'm so sorry, Alan. All our love.
Sending my love to you and everyone in the family. I am so grateful to have known Beth and this blog has truly been a gift to everyone that has been blessed enough to read it. My heart and prayers are with you.
We are heart broken for you and your family Alan. Thank you for your testimony and faith. Thank you to you and Beth for sharing your life and testimony with all of us. You have certainly strengthend my faith and testimony of The Plan of Salvation. I am so sorry for your loss.
We love your family and our hearts ache for you and the kids. We are thinking of you all and will keep you in our prayers as the days, weeks, months and so forth pass. Know that you have much support near and far for anything your family may need. Much love.
The Stearns Family
My heart goes out to you!! I pray for you to feel the love and support from all of us💗
Alan, my heart has ached for you and your family and still does. Thank you for your strength and example. You've touched my heart in a way I can't explain. My prayers continue to go up for you and your children and family.
I seem to lack the appropriate words to fully convey what's in my heart. Thank you, Alan, for allowing me to be a part of this journey. Beth was a darling baby who grew into an amazing woman, wife and mother. May you all be blessed to feel her nearby in the coming days, months and years. This is my humble prayer for you and your family. In the name of our Elder Brother, even Jesus Christ, Amen. (You know I'm not "mom"!)
The love you have for each other is beautiful. I remember anytime she would talk about you her face would light up. I know she will continue to watch over you. I pray you will feel her near.
We will continue to mourn with you and pray for your healing. We love you!!
Love to the Mowery family from ours.
Your family are in our prayers, prayers for comfort, peace and always hope. ❤️❤️
Much love to your family from us. You all will continue to be in our prayers. ❤️
Thank you for allowing us to be apart of your lives by sharing this journey you have been on. Your words, pictures, stories, and especially the love and support you have had for each other are so inspiring and have strengthened my faith. You and Beth are such amazing people and we are so lucky to know you. You and the kids are in our prayers. Love The Wents
Alan my heart breaks for you. When I think of Beth you always come to mind as well. She lived such a happy life and you were so much a part of that happiness. I loved when she would tell me that she doesn't pump gas, Alan always pumps my gas. This is so symbolic of the love you gave her. You always took care of her even until the end. You both have inspired me to a better person, mom, and wife. I will always love my Beth and the gift of love she freely gave. Sending all my live to you and those sweet kids.
XOXOXO ❤️❤️
Alan,
So sorry for your loss. Many prayers and blessing of comfort for you and your family at this time. True consolation is in the everlasting gospel and the opportunity to be united again. Godspeed brother. ♡♡
Don Hatchard
Alan, Thank you for sharing your lives with all of us. I felt certain that today Beth passed. There was a void. I've checked the blog several times to confirm and in so doing decided to read through all the early entries that I didn't read before. It has been sweet to read of your's and Beth's love for each other and the fun that you bring to even the hardest of journeys. I know, too, that Beth is with her sister and other family members, that she is pain-free, joyous and at peace. It's always those of us left behind that still have the struggle.
Because of your testimony of the Savior, you will also have peace, and I believe, you will feel Beth near you. She may even have the opportunity to come and share that 'one thing' in her passing that she wants you to know.
Know that you are loved even by those who have been with you briefly in this life. You have lifted and inspired us to be better, to love life more, to hope more, to have more joy, and to love more. The coming days will be filled with many emotions, and it is my hope that prominent among those will be a increase feeling of joy and love.
Tracey Grow
Alan - This is Fili, Tutasi's brother. What a beautiful tribute to a beautiful person who has inspired so many. My wife battled breast cancer a few years ago and my mom left this life for the next after a valiant fight against this terrible disease. Please know that you, the Mowrey family and the Campbell family are and will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. Sending all our love and aloha you way.
Alan, our hearts go out to you and the kids. We haven't spent as much time with your family as we would have liked, as we have always lived far away from Indiana or Ohio, but the times we have been near you has convinced us that you married a special woman. Your children are amazing. You are a blessed man, and I trust that Heavenly Father will continue to pour out his blessings upon you in the weeks and months ahead. When Jesus neared the time when he had to depart from this earth, he left the Comforter to provide balm for his brokenhearted disciples. You have been given that Comforter, and I know He will offer similar care.
We are thinking of you and hope you can find peace during this time. Thank you for sharing this with all of us. Beth is lucky to have such an amazing family!
What a treasure this account has been for so many people, Alan. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing this experience with so many. Love to all the Mowrey's.
Love and prayers from our family to yours.
Alan, you don't know me. I used to live in Beth's ward and was a friend of her mother. Alan, you are a terrific writer with the ability to get others to laugh, cry, feel your pain, fear, love, and joy. You are an inspiration to so many people. Keep writing. With your strong testimony and your ability to put feelings into words you will do great things.
My love to the Mowrey and Campbell families. Nancy Campbell - I'm thinking of you.
So very sorry for your loss, all of you are in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless you all.
Love you all, Alan - Lindsay and Mike in Chicago
I am so sorry for your loss. I have cried and laughed and felt the amazing love your family has for one another. Thank you for sharing your family with us. I knew Beth for a short time, but I loved her spirit and love for others. She is one of the few indidviduals that has shown me how to serve. I hope to be as good as her when I serve! My heart aches with you as this world has lost an amazing person.
God Speed. I can't imagine how hard this is. I pray for you and your kids daily. Much love sent your way.
We love the Mowreys and a send our prayers of peace and comfort.
Our prayers will be with you bud, your courage and testimony have inspired us.
Alan, we love you, Beth, and the kids so much. We are so sorry for your loss of your sweet wife and amazing mother Beth. You all are such an inspiration to us and we are praying that The Lord's peace will be with you. Thank you for your testimonies and unceasing example of faith. We have wonderful memories of friendship with your family that we will always cherish. What a blessing it is to know that thanks to The Savior you will someday have a joyful, powerful reunion with Beth. She has great work to do on the other side. I truly believe that!
Sending you all our love,
Jake Manley
Sending our heartfelt prayers and thoughts of peace and comfort your way. This will be a sweet, hard time for all of you as you mourn Beth's passing from this life. Thanks for sharing your lives with us. Peace and love from MN, LaVell Gold & John Himes
Alan, words cannot express the sorrow I feel for you and your family. I know you have been so strong through all of this and want to continue to be strong, but as always........I am always here for you brother and please let me know if you ever need anything. Beth is home now and heaven is stronger today. I know she looks down on us all and I strive to have even a portion of the strength that your family has shown throughout this. All my love and prayers to you and your family. Jon Levoy
I only knew your family a short time when we first moved into the ward, but I recall quite clearly her radiant smile and sweet demeanor. Our hearts and thoughts go out to your family and we send our appreciation for your eternal perspective through these challenging times. I know that you have uplifted many and brought us all closer to the Lord through sharing your family's journey. Prayers! Sincerely, The Holmes Family
Dear Alan and Mowrey Family, I am very sorry to hear about your loss. I couldn’t imagine what you and your family are going through but I pray that God will comfort each of your family members and continue to pour His unfailing love to your family. Alan, you have been a dear friend of mine and I am sorry that I didn’t stay in touch with you throughout the years. I have been following your blog and couldn’t stop tearing when I read your blog but I can tell God has given you strength for your daily walk with Him. I will continue to pray for God that He will be watching over your family. Please let me know if there’s something that I can help you and your family. And if you ever need someone to talk to, please feel free to e-mail me or call me. May God blessed the Mowrey Family. Willy Lam
I'm so sorry for your loss, our thoughts are with you and your family. I only met Beth once or twice, but it made me cry to hear that she'd passed. Let us know if there's anything we can do for your family. -the Evans family
My heart will always be with Beth and you five, especially now during this time of transition into life without her physical presence. She was such a memorable friend - non-judgmental, funny as all get-out, kind. I will never forget her spirit and it will live on. That doesn't come around often and I treasure the memories I had with her. She sent me the most hilarious socks for my birthday, just a few weeks before she passed. Who does that? Who sends a present to someone when she was as sick as she was? Beth does! She was an example to all. May each of you find peace in knowing you were the loves and lights in her life and she will be watching over you all closely until you're all together again. And like the Zola Neale Hurston quote that your Mother "liked" on my FB page at the beginning of August, "I know that nothing is destructible: things merely change forms. ..Why fear? The stuff of my being is matter, ever changing, ever moving, but never lost."
Much love Always, Bridget W.
Dear Alan and Mowrey Family, I am very sorry to hear about your loss. I couldn’t imagine what you and your family are going through but I pray that God will comfort each of your family members and continue to pour His unfailing love to your family. Alan, you have been a dear friend of mine and I am sorry that I didn’t stay in touch with you throughout the years. I have been following your blog and couldn’t stop tearing when I read your blog but I can tell God has given you strength for your daily walk with Him. I will continue to pray for God that He will be watching over your family. Please let me know if there’s something that I can help you and your family. And if you ever need someone to talk to, please feel free to e-mail me or call me. May God blessed the Mowrey Family. Willy Lam
"The Journey is All" it has been said. And to walk our Companion to the gate and wave goodbye is one thing, to turn and walk back into your life is another. But this I can tell you for a fact - You will not walk alone!There is No End to Love! This Journey you've both been on together has proven that to all of us. You will see her in your life a thousand times before its your turn at the Gate and when it is she'll be the first to greet you. Step Forward with now Love and Faith. "There is no Death, just a Change of Worlds". Aloha ke Akua Beth and Alan. We love you.
Oh Alan, I just found out about Beth's passing on Facebook this morning. I'm so sorry for the loss and pain you and the kids are experiencing. And I'm sorry that your time with Beth has been cut short. I still remember with fondness our time with you guys as "down the street neighbors" -- our kids playing together, seeing each other on walks. Oh this grief is heavy, though. May you find courage and comfort from the nearness of the Father. As your hearts are breaking, may you know His everlasting love.
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