I remember my mom saying something about receiving blessings for obedience to the commandments at least once before she died. And the reason it has stuck with me is not because she said it, but rather because she did it.
She had a paper holder made out of what I thought was gold that said, 'DO IT'. I think her mom got it for her after one of the prophets coined the phrase, and I think it was before Nike or maybe even after, who cares.
The point is, mom did it. She read scriptures every day and her ensign every month and she had family home evening and went to her church meetings and she prayed and went to the temple and served the Lord with all her heart and most of the time when she got sick she served the Lord with all her kids. I think that's why she had 6 of us, so she could duplicate herself in service to others.
This was invaluable to me then and even now as a mother. Her DOing IT continues to bless my life. Her obedience and courage and integrity and ACTION and all those traditional values.
