For our next read, Grandma Mary has requested THE SIMEON SOLUTION by Anne Osborn Poelman. It has been on her favorites list since she first read it fifteen or more years ago. (It also happens to be one of my all time favorites!) It deals with religious principles but reads a lot like a novel, as it tells of Anne's spiritual journey. People of every faith have much to gain from reading it!
I found the following brief review on-line:
"Although Simeon is mentioned only briefly in the scriptures, he is a shining example of faith and patience. Promised through the Holy Ghost that he would not die before the long-awaited Messiah, Simeon apparently spent much of his life watching for fulfillment of that promise. Surely there must have been times of doubt, moments when it seemed foolish to cling to such a hope, but his faith was at last rewarded when he was shown the infant Jesus in the temple and recognized him as the Savior of the world.
"In The Simeon Solution, Anne Osborn Poelman describes how she, like Simeon, learned to trust in the Lord and have patient faith in the ultimate fulfillment of his promises. When she was a medical student at Stanford University she discovered The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, finding in it the spiritual fullness for which she had been searching since childhood. She joined the Church and went on to become an internationally known expert in her medical specialty. At age thirty-eight she married Elder Ronald E. Poelman, a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. In this book she shares many personal experiences that have demonstrated the workings of the Simeon solution in her own life."
Because all of us from time to time experience doubts and concerns that seem to have no forthcoming answers, we have no other option than to trust in the Lord and His timetable for resolution. For this reason Grandma hopes each of you will read this book with "an open mind and heart".
Hope you are all doing well! Remember that everyone would love to hear bits of your news on the blog. It's a good way to keep in touch!
Love,
Aunt Louise
