Spiritual Rejuvenation

Today we attended the funeral of a young man that was in the singles ward where Kyle served as a member of the bishopric last year - Cameron Williams.
He was one of the executive secretaries of the ward and so Kyle knew him quite well. He passed away a little over a week ago after a 6-month battle with cancer. He was only 25 years old. More of his story can be found on the website his family created for him called togetherwecam.com
It was such an incredible service for him, and I felt deeply edified afterward. I have been to a few funerals in my life, but none have taught me so much and changed my heart in a way that I can never forget.
I talked with Cameron a few times, but did not know him very well. What was so powerful to me was the evidence of the power of the gospel and plan of salvation in the life of this sweet family. Being a mother (and a recent new-mother for the third time), my heart is tender toward the doctrine of the family and family relationships. I love the term of the doctrine of the family. I have only recently really recognized the principle of family as truly qualifying to be doctrine through recent conferences. The testimonies and experiences shared by Cameron's family members gave me a vision of what I hope my family to be like years from now when our children are grown. There was such love, support and eternal perspective as they went through an extremely trying time.
The siblings shared loving and joyous memories. I thought of how much I want my children to love and serve each other. The mother sang a song - "Oh, That I Were an Angel." I thought of the reality of the plan of salvation and how I hope to teach that to my children in a way where when such difficult times come, they will not be shaken. The father gave one of the most powerful talks I have ever heard. He taught principles of the gospel that will forever be written upon my heart. He taught that with separation comes the great blessing of a joyous reunion. One day we will be reunited with our loved ones. He reminded us that we have been separated from our Heavenly Father and he longs for us to return to Him, to have that joyous reunion. He pointed out that with the miracle of the atonement, the Savior himself had to be separated from His Father.
The music, the words, the prayers were all so powerful. I have reflected on it all day. I have vowed to be more tender toward my children (Kekoa has especially been trying my patience lately), to treasure each day and to draw nearer to the Savior. I hope that the days coming will not fade the feelings and convictions of this day - that is partly why I write this all down.
In dealing with the overwhelming of everyday life I feel like I have not felt the power of the Spirit for a while. How grateful I am for this day of spiritual rejuvenation and sweet teachings of the Spirit.