WHAT A SWEET STORY! I WISH I COULD HAVE KNOWN HER! WHAT AN AWESOME TRIBUTE TO A BEAUTIFUL PERSON.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER!
Shirley RicksFebruary 9, 2020
Martha has been a beloved member of our ward for years, and each of us felt individually loved by her. She did indeed make people her business. If we went to visit her, she focused her full attention on us. She was always interested in what was going on around her.
I recently found some pictures of families from the ward we lived in while we were in Indiana those many years ago. I was a very young child at that time, but I have known that Martha and I shared that time. After scanning the pictures and posting them on FamilySearch for various families to enjoy, I took the pictures to Martha, who expressed great pleasure in seeing these pictures of wonderful friends and families.
MARY BETH CRAGUNFebruary 6, 2020
Thank you for sharing this beautiful tribute to your grandmother. Her loving attributes will help me to be a better grandmother. I love being a mother and grandmother and so grateful for the blessings received each day. Thank you again.
Carol H.February 6, 2020
I was a young mother in the Rolla Ward who benefited from Martha's love and wisdom. She was always willing to help in any way. Our friendship lasted through all those years. We last visited her in her home on her 99th birthday last year. We were saddened by her death, but rejoice that we had the opportunity to be a part of her life. God bless you and all the family.
Janice P. OienFebruary 6, 2020
Your grandma was an awesome person. I got excited and teary see the picture of her on the camel. What a beautiful person she was, and always such an advocate for influencing and teacher those around her in such a gentle loving way. She was a beautiful woman and blessed many lives.
Tracy WareFebruary 6, 2020
I love this tribute to your grandmother. I loved her dearly. She was an amazing woman!!!
Dave GrandyFebruary 6, 2020
I knew Martha and her family during the summer of 1969 when I served as a missionary in Rolla, Missouri with my companion, Elder Alan Grose. Most Mondays (our preparation day) we would go out to the Proctor home and spend some time. Martha was always very hospitable, as were all the members of the Rolla ward. It was in the home of the Law family (Bro. Law taught Russian at the university) that I watched the Apollo 11 moon landing in July, 1969. I recall that Bishop Proctor was there as well, and he impressed me with his comment about the soil on the moon sloping differently than the soil on the earth.
Linda WestoverFebruary 6, 2020
This is a lovely tribute to your grandmother as well as a reminder of how to make one's life beautiful! Having met two of her sons and their wives, I'd say she did a good job of passing her attitudes on to her posterity. Well done, Sister Proctor!
Shauna BrownFebruary 6, 2020
Thank you for sharing. I am inspired for another great and positive example . I love being a mother, grandmother and love the insights given. You are blessed in having a wonderful example!
Marsha AndersonFebruary 6, 2020
Thank you for sharing this. I too had a beloved Grandmother!
Joseph ShumwayFebruary 6, 2020
This is awesome!
Diane IrwinFebruary 6, 2020
What a wonderful woman!! If the world had more people like her, it would be a much better place. :)
Donna MalanFebruary 6, 2020
This describes perfectly my husband’s grandma and her daughter, my husband’s mother.
Christine JarvisFebruary 6, 2020
Thank you for this lovely remembrance of your dear Grandmother! I'm sure she is still watching over you! Reading this has added something very special to my day...Thank you!
Neil BlackburnFebruary 6, 2020
Marlene and I had to the distinct honor of serving with them in the Madrid Temple (She and Royce lived the apartment next door). She was a delight to serve with and always was offering her advice on matters of health, proper nutrition and caring for us when we became ill with colds, etc. My wife had injured her knee and could barely walk and Martha would come over and rub essential oils and massage her muscles to restore her joint function. She was truly an inspiration and blessing to us and helped us weather some tough times that otherwise might have caused us to come home early from our two-year mission. Her memory will be with us until we can reunite in heaven. Neil and Marlene
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GALEN SCHATZMANFebruary 12, 2020
WHAT A SWEET STORY! I WISH I COULD HAVE KNOWN HER! WHAT AN AWESOME TRIBUTE TO A BEAUTIFUL PERSON. THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER!
Shirley RicksFebruary 9, 2020
Martha has been a beloved member of our ward for years, and each of us felt individually loved by her. She did indeed make people her business. If we went to visit her, she focused her full attention on us. She was always interested in what was going on around her. I recently found some pictures of families from the ward we lived in while we were in Indiana those many years ago. I was a very young child at that time, but I have known that Martha and I shared that time. After scanning the pictures and posting them on FamilySearch for various families to enjoy, I took the pictures to Martha, who expressed great pleasure in seeing these pictures of wonderful friends and families.
MARY BETH CRAGUNFebruary 6, 2020
Thank you for sharing this beautiful tribute to your grandmother. Her loving attributes will help me to be a better grandmother. I love being a mother and grandmother and so grateful for the blessings received each day. Thank you again.
Carol H.February 6, 2020
I was a young mother in the Rolla Ward who benefited from Martha's love and wisdom. She was always willing to help in any way. Our friendship lasted through all those years. We last visited her in her home on her 99th birthday last year. We were saddened by her death, but rejoice that we had the opportunity to be a part of her life. God bless you and all the family.
Janice P. OienFebruary 6, 2020
Your grandma was an awesome person. I got excited and teary see the picture of her on the camel. What a beautiful person she was, and always such an advocate for influencing and teacher those around her in such a gentle loving way. She was a beautiful woman and blessed many lives.
Tracy WareFebruary 6, 2020
I love this tribute to your grandmother. I loved her dearly. She was an amazing woman!!!
Dave GrandyFebruary 6, 2020
I knew Martha and her family during the summer of 1969 when I served as a missionary in Rolla, Missouri with my companion, Elder Alan Grose. Most Mondays (our preparation day) we would go out to the Proctor home and spend some time. Martha was always very hospitable, as were all the members of the Rolla ward. It was in the home of the Law family (Bro. Law taught Russian at the university) that I watched the Apollo 11 moon landing in July, 1969. I recall that Bishop Proctor was there as well, and he impressed me with his comment about the soil on the moon sloping differently than the soil on the earth.
Linda WestoverFebruary 6, 2020
This is a lovely tribute to your grandmother as well as a reminder of how to make one's life beautiful! Having met two of her sons and their wives, I'd say she did a good job of passing her attitudes on to her posterity. Well done, Sister Proctor!
Shauna BrownFebruary 6, 2020
Thank you for sharing. I am inspired for another great and positive example . I love being a mother, grandmother and love the insights given. You are blessed in having a wonderful example!
Marsha AndersonFebruary 6, 2020
Thank you for sharing this. I too had a beloved Grandmother!
Joseph ShumwayFebruary 6, 2020
This is awesome!
Diane IrwinFebruary 6, 2020
What a wonderful woman!! If the world had more people like her, it would be a much better place. :)
Donna MalanFebruary 6, 2020
This describes perfectly my husband’s grandma and her daughter, my husband’s mother.
Christine JarvisFebruary 6, 2020
Thank you for this lovely remembrance of your dear Grandmother! I'm sure she is still watching over you! Reading this has added something very special to my day...Thank you!
Neil BlackburnFebruary 6, 2020
Marlene and I had to the distinct honor of serving with them in the Madrid Temple (She and Royce lived the apartment next door). She was a delight to serve with and always was offering her advice on matters of health, proper nutrition and caring for us when we became ill with colds, etc. My wife had injured her knee and could barely walk and Martha would come over and rub essential oils and massage her muscles to restore her joint function. She was truly an inspiration and blessing to us and helped us weather some tough times that otherwise might have caused us to come home early from our two-year mission. Her memory will be with us until we can reunite in heaven. Neil and Marlene
Marilyn Taggart HaddFebruary 5, 2020
This was truly wonderful. I feel like I know her!
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