Miss you Dad. Husband and father is the greatest calling in the world.

13 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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In this heartfelt monologue, the speaker recounts losing his father to leukemia nine years ago while on an LDS mission in Santiago, Chile. He reflects on the symbolism of fall— a season where everything dies yet remains beautiful— and how his father's passing has become a source of purpose. The loss compelled him to become more present for his wife and two daughters, honoring his father's memory through drives on the Alpine Loop near BYU during autumn. He shares his father's belief that "everything happens for a reason," reframing it as "everything happens for a purpose," and invites listeners to seek purpose in their own life challenges.

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9 years ago this October, I lost my dad to leukemia while serving my LDS mission in Santiago, Chile. And his favorite season of the year was fall. Isn't it interesting that during fall everything is dying, but it looks so beautiful? My dad's death has turned into something beautiful for me, even though it's been one of the hardest things in my life. It's forced me to show up and be more present as a father. It's like the worst thing in the world to lose your dad. My dad always used to say everything happens for a reason. I would change that a little bit and say everything happens for a purpose, or you can find purpose in everything. The purpose I found in my dad's death is showing up to be more present for my wife and my two girls. I'm not always perfect, but I found purpose in my dad's passing. When I was at BYU, I'd go on a drive up here during the fall and just remember my dad. I've got a lot of good memories of him and I, and he always loved fall. Just my way to honor my pops, do a little drive through this Alpine Loop and just reflect on a A season where everything is dying, but it can still be beautiful at the same time. I invite you to find purpose in some of the things that are happening in your life. Everything that happens in your life to have purpose.