Her son-in-law, Bp Roney conducted. Her grandchildren sang a sweet song and then gave tributes to her. 2 of her children, Kurt and Kristy then gave tributes. Jon spoke next and was wonderful. Together they made a perfect pair.
Then about 70 missionaries came to the front and sang "Called to Serve". Mickey loved her mission and was a devoted missionary to the end of her life. President Albright gave a great talk with tributes from many missionaries who had emailed President Albright.
If you called the office during the last 2 years chances are you talked to Sis Holmgren or Sis Bryson. These sisters work incredibly hard. The amount of work in a Mission office is quite amazing. They keep everything running smoothly. And they LOVE the missionaries. They get to know each of them thru their paperwork and before they even arrive, these sisters know and care for them. When missionaries come to visit the office, they ALWAYS find a smiling sister behind desk. And Sister Holmgren loved to have the missionaries visit. Her heart was really with them.
They will be leaving for California next and have a service there on Wednesday. We are sure going to miss her. It is hard to believe she is gone. They had a wonderful display of pictures. I put of few of them here for you to see how beautiful she was.
Sister Mickey Holmgren
Elder and Sis Holmgren
Sis Holmgren and her Mother, Sister Burden
Sister Holmgren, Sister Burden, Sister Kristy Roney (daughter) and a granddaughter
Jon and Mickey with their 4 children
With all their children and grandchildren
Beautiful -- a younger couple
An even younger couple. too cute
Sister Holmgren was a wonderful support to my son during his mission. She helped through lost birth certificates, social security card, and driver's license. She must have had quite a chuckle over our conversations. She will be missed.
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