10/16/2015
I DREAMED MY FATHER CALLED ME HOME ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE,
I was very much bewildered, I thought surely, I had died.
St. Peter met me at the gate, He said, "Come follow me,
There's something I must show to you, something you must see."
Then, I saw rows of people, all standing in a line,
When I looked them over, some were relatives of mine.
Some among that massive crowd I remembered well,
Others had lived long years before I came to earth to dwell.
There were my great-grandparents, whom I was pleased to see.
But when I walked toward them, they turned away from me.
Next I saw my cousins, my uncles, and my aunts,
They spoke to me accusingly, "We did NOT have a chance!
To do the work we have to do, to help us on our way,
To gain for us eternal life, so here we have to stay!"
My father and my mother, too, were standing far apart,
They looked so disappointed, it made the teardrops start.
I turned and saw my Savior, on His face there was a frown.
"I died upon the cross for them, and you have let them down!"
"Behold, your noble ancestors waiting for the day,
When you would open up the doors and help them on their way."
My heart was very heavy, as I looked those people o'er.
The blinding tears ran down my face, I turned to Him once more.
"Please blessed Savior, send me back, I'll make another try.
I'll do the work for ALL my kin, I'm NOT prepared to die!
"I will NOT miss a single one, I'm so ashamed, dear Lord,
I'll try to do each ordinance, according to thy work."
Then, I awoke, the dream had gone, I had NOT passed away,
But, I made a resolution, to start that very day!
Baptisms, endowments, and sealings, I found were NOT a few,
The more I searched and searched, the more I found to do!
But, I will keep on searching and hunting ALL the while,
The next time I meet my ancestors, I'll meet them with a SMILE!
by Alice S Reden
