My mom was actually the happiest person that I've ever met. She was always smiling and laughing and she had this way of making me smile and laugh no matter how sad or like how down I was. Another thing about her

was that she truly carried a servant's heart. She always put other people's

needs in front of hers like whether it was my siblings and I or just random

strangers she she loved helping other people one of the things she taught me was

that we were put on this earth to help each other and to love one another and in doing so we'd be

praising God's name so I think she she really lived up to that virtue of hers and it was one of

her priorities in life.

Utter Finau is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Great Vineau

her mother, Lena Finau, was a big personality who quietly made her influence felt in the community,

with her attitude of joy and service to others.

Cindy Ryan, Associate Pastor at Great Vine UMCMC recounts Lena's unique presence within her church family.

Lena Fennel was another lovely person in our congregation that just radiated Christ's love. She was the

was the most

was the mom of six children and she just was the most humble person

that was involved in so many areas of serving

and then would bring her children up here to serve.

She was involved in a variety of Bible studies and I just think she kind of instinctively

knew how important it was to be engaged in the word and to be living that out.

I decided pretty early on that I wanted to be a minister and I think my mom and dad played a huge role in that but I guess after a while

that thought just sort of won away or I became insecure on whether or not I really was

getting a call from ministry or if I was just

trying to make my parents happy so I was unsure for a really long time on if it

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