When the late Lula Williams Moore, a relatively young mother in her mid-forties, passed away in January 1959, she left behind eleven children, the youngest of them two years old.  Several days after her passing, the Lord spoke to my oldest brother, Charles Jr., "...Charles tell the children they are going to be alright.  God is going to take care of them".  Charles then hasten to tell us of the promise, the "rhema word", the right now Word to us.  (Charles was about eleven years old.)  With this Word of comfort, my father, the late Elder Charles Moore Sr. and his eleven children picked up the pieces of their lives to go on.



In the providence of God, my father met and later married Mother Mary Magdalene Moore in June 1962.  Mother Moore may not have known that she would be part of God's promise to "take care of us".



Now, nobody, except someone with an "I can do all things thru Christ" attitude/perspective would marry a man with eleven children, ten of them at home.  Eleven children, with eleven distinct personalities, eleven temperaments.



I am sure Mamalene had, as did the eleven children, many "happy days" and many "trying days".  BUT, we had a promise- "God will take care of us".



Today from the parentage of Elder Charles Moore Sr. and Mother Mary Magdalene Moore the eleven children are here in tribute:



   *  All eleven have been baptized in the Name of Jesus and  

      filled with the Holy Ghost.  (A couple of us have fallen  

      back, but God is still working, and still perfecting us all.)



   *  Five of the eleven children are now active individually, or 

      with their companions in gospel ministry.



God has been faithful to our family, and used Mother Moore as an instrument to help fulfill His promise to "take care of us".



This is why we are here to say "thank you" and give tribute to Mamalene today.



We, the Moore family, Margaret, Francina (William), Juanita (Lee), Shirley (James), Charles Jr. (Deborah), Calvin (Redella), Curtis (Helen), Alfreda (Glenn), Vivian (LaVelle), Mary, Faith, and our children and grandchildren today celebrate the life and home going of Mother Mary Magdalene Moore.  We recognize and commend "Mamalene" for her faithfulness to God, her inspiration and encouragement, and her ability to inspire others concerning the faithfulness of God.  Mamalene has been a "....wonder to many" (Ps.71:7).



When she came into our lives God had prepared our hearts, and let us know that we would be alright.  It comforts us to know that even in our times of grief, God cares enough for us that He will not leave us comfortless.



We have admired Mamalene's passion for God, and her knowledge of His Word.  With clarity of thought and speech, she was always aware of what was going on in world events and could beat anybody in the game of scrabble.  As we look around, we can see that God truly honored Mamalene and allowed her to show His strength to many generations and His power to those who are to come (Ps. 71:18).



Therefore, we the Moore family today honor the life and memory of Mamalene.  We thank God for the influence she has had in and on our lives.



"GOOD NIGHT MAMALENE, WE WILL SEE YOU ON TOMORROW!"



"Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.  Yes, says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors and their works follow them" (Rev. 14:13, NKJV).



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The Moore Family