The Best Teacher I Ever Had

 Presleigh was so blessed to have Sister Condie as her teacher and has loved her ever since. Presleigh says that "she is the best teacher that I have had ." She loved that she always put so much effort in her lessons and allowed her to stay until she finished coloring her craft that she gave to her. I watched her through the years of how kind and sweet she is to all the kids. She always made them feel very special. Presleigh loves her as so do all the children that have been fortunate enough to be taught by her. What better people we are to have her in our lives. We love her and appreciate the kindness that she has shown toward my daughter and family. We love you Sister Condie. Much love to you, Scott & Kristen Thomas and Family. 

Kristen Thomas

Prayers for Sister Condie

I am not sure if this is what you are looking for but I thought it was sweet.  Some of the kids in my primary class had Sister Condie as a teacher last year.  They have loved to talk about her and often pray for her in class.  They knew that she loved them.  Yesterday one of the girls in my class prayed that Sister Condie would be having fun in heaven.  I think they know that she is the kind of lady that lived her life so that she will have fun in heaven.  

Thanks,

Megan Jenson

An Earthly Angel

My family had an experience with Sister Condie, one that we will never forget.  When we moved here 4 years ago, Xander had just turned 5 and was in Sister Condies class.  As with all of our other moves, it was difficult for our kids to adjust, new school, church, etc.  He was having a difficult time adjusting, except for church.  For the first few weeks, I took Xander to class and sat there with him.  Each week Sister Condie would put her arms around Xander and tell him how much she loved having him in her class.  She made it a point to really get to know Xander and showed such great love towards him.  One week he was home sick, she called to see why he missed church, and to check to see how he was feeling.  Xander loved going to church each week to see "Sister Condie".  She was an earthly angel, she showed Christ-like love to us and we will be forever grateful that we had the chance to know such a great Sister.

 

Brother Eric Jensen

A Loving Teacher

Dirk had Sister Condie right after we moved into the Auburn Hills ward from Cleveland. She made the transition so smooth and fun for Dirk. She had a little clip board and crayons for each of the kids that they used each week, and at the end of the year they got to keep them.

Each week Dirk would come home with the cutest little handouts and stories and he would be able to tell stories from the scriptures to our family {and many times he knew the stories better than I did :)} She truly loved her sweet little primary class, and helped to instill a love for learning the gospel and excitement for going to primary in the little one's she taught. What a great example of Christ in loving and teaching the children as if they were her own. She will be missed.

 

Lindsey Bentley

Hugs for Sister Condie

Sara Larson was in her primary class last year – And at the beginning of the year 2010, she couldn’t wait until the closing prayer of Sacrament Meeting was over so she could go to Sis Condie and give her a Big Hug – She just loved Sis Condie.  After a while I went to tell Sis Condie that I will try to get Sara to go to Primary first and she could give her a Hug there but every once in a while Sara got away and was up at the Organ giving her Hug to Sis Condie.   Sara was just so happy to see her teacher each and every week.  She was a wonderful Teacher to Sara and I am glad that she was a part of her life.


Michelle Larson

An Accomplished Musician

There were so many qualities that I admired and loved in Sister Condie.  For her eulogy, I would like to share two:

  

I appreciate her high level of musicianship.  The emotional connection she achieved with every piece of music she played was special.  Sister Condie's musical instincts and talent were truly paramount.  In the ward, she was the person whose insights and perspective I welcomed and sought out the most.  I know how much of her heart and soul she poured into playing, especially when it came to hymns.  Her testimony of their place and importance in our Sunday meetings was evident to those who knew her love of music and love of the gospel.  I will not measure up to her contributions on the organ in sacrament meetings during my lifetime.

Sister Condie's love and respect for others' feelings is the other attribute that I most appreciated.  Whenever she felt moved to offer ideas and suggestions for correcting my musical performances, she worked REALLY hard to make sure that what she said would not offend me.  She didn't need to worry about this with me - I have had plenty of practice accepting constructive criticism.  It touched me deeply, however, that she took such care and went to such trouble to be as considerate of my feelings as possible.  I watched her do this in her dealings with others so many times.  She was such a lovely person and a loving person to all.

I was never more touched when Sister Condie came to the rescue of the Rovner girl during fast and testimony meeting.  Kathy saw how much she was struggling to voice her testimony and stepped in quickly to assist.  She was truly an angel of mercy in this life, and I aspire to show that same Christlike love toward others that she had perfected.

I will miss how much her spirit influenced mine for good,

Elisa Gonzalez

Our Angel

Carly was struggling a little in Primary when Sister Condie entered her life. She actually requested that Carly be part of her Primary class. Carly was always behind the others because she was a whole year behind everybody else. She had a hard time paying attention, following directions, etc. But Sister Condie stepped in with such love and patience and in a couple of months she was loving Primary. The most impactful memory I have of Sister Condie was once she had already been diagnosed with cancer, she continued to teach the little ones when she could, but she was often too sick to come to church and Carly missed her. Carly’s birthday rolled around and one day Sister Condie showed up on our doorstep, dressed up, looking fabulous (she was undergoing extremely difficult treatments at the time). She handed Carly her classroom clipboard and markers and a birthday card with one dollar in it. By the look of Carly you would have thought she won the lottery. Her beloved teacher remembered her and her special day despite the fact that she was extremely ill. I don’t know if Carly will remember that day when she is older, but I know that she will ALWAYS remember sister Condie’s love. I for one, as a parent will remember that day and the example that Sister Condie set for me. Even when life is so difficult there is still room to extend love to others. You are our angel Sister Condie, and there is such peace in knowing you are in Heaven looking down on all the little ones. 


Joana and Carly Tripp