Mindy had been especially close...
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Mindy had been especially close to her grandparents, so it was not surprising that she would accept her grandmother's invitation to visit her grandfather's grave.
As they strolled through the cemetery, Mindy received an impromptu history lesson. Having lived her whole life in that area, her grandmother knew detailed stories about almost everyone buried there. Among other things, Mindy heard how her great uncle John had rescued his brother from a hole in the thinly frozen surface of the farm pond when they were just knee-high to a grasshopper.
Then, as they passed Mrs. Crable's grave, Mindy's grandmother told her this story: "I first met Mrs. Crable when she and Mrs. Ring taught our Sunday school class years ago. Why, if it hadn't been for those two sweet ladies, I might never have heard all those fascinating stories about Jesus. You know, when I think about it, those two women must have introduced literally thousands of young people to the Lord."
As Mindy's eyes widened at the mention of thousands of young people, her grandmother thought to herself, "It is ironic that people who had held fairly important jobs in the town, were rarely the topic of conversation; but the names of those two quiet, unassuming Sunday school teachers were heard often as people shared the stories of Jesus and gave credit to those who had taught them.
--Thompson
As they strolled through the cemetery, Mindy received an impromptu history lesson. Having lived her whole life in that area, her grandmother knew detailed stories about almost everyone buried there. Among other things, Mindy heard how her great uncle John had rescued his brother from a hole in the thinly frozen surface of the farm pond when they were just knee-high to a grasshopper.
Then, as they passed Mrs. Crable's grave, Mindy's grandmother told her this story: "I first met Mrs. Crable when she and Mrs. Ring taught our Sunday school class years ago. Why, if it hadn't been for those two sweet ladies, I might never have heard all those fascinating stories about Jesus. You know, when I think about it, those two women must have introduced literally thousands of young people to the Lord."
As Mindy's eyes widened at the mention of thousands of young people, her grandmother thought to herself, "It is ironic that people who had held fairly important jobs in the town, were rarely the topic of conversation; but the names of those two quiet, unassuming Sunday school teachers were heard often as people shared the stories of Jesus and gave credit to those who had taught them.
--Thompson
