Mourning "Fluffy"

A few weeks ago, the kids' little precious bunny, Fluffy suddenly got sick and died.

He was their furry friend for a year. The tenants who moved from the Lindon house left the bunny with them. Aislyn and Ella dearly loved their new found friend. He was their first animal to have as a pet, with the exception of Maximo, their fish.

Fluffy had his own cage and on occasion was allowed to hop around the back yard on the grass. He was so fun with them and he looked forward to the times he could run free in the yard. One day he got out of the yard last year and came back a little chewed up, by who knows what. Maybe a cat? He survived the war wounds.

Aislyn cried when she found his almost lifeless body in his cage just before school. Her tender heart broke as she cried and pleaded for her Daddy to please give "Fluffy" a priesthood blessing. What could he say, other than respond to her request.

The bunny survived until the girls returned from school. Prayers were said and they knew Heavenly Father was in charge and that his will would be done, if that is what he wanted for Fluffy.


Aislyn had come to understand that if it was Fluffy's time to go back to heaven and be with heavenly father, then she knew her bunny would be okay and she could accept whatever happened.

The girls were very open to understanding how much Heavenly Father loves all of his children and the little animals too. Aislyn cried and was sad for a little while, but she knew it was not up to her to decide what was best for her bunny.

Sometimes these kinds of teaching moments are learned through their experiences rather than reading about it or hearing stories. Even though she was sad, she understood how we have times to be thankful for the time she was with them, and look ahead to brighter times.

The bunny looked just like the Velveteen Rabbit in the story, with the same coloring. Her bunny was truly loved and was real.