Janace Doelman Stout

Janace Doelman Stout would have said that she was an ordinary woman who lived an ordinary life, although life itself is an extraordinary gift to be used wisely. She passed away at Taylor House Hospice on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, of brain cancer at the age of 60.

Surviving are her husband of 37 years, Alden; four children, John Alden Stout (Erin Lipin), Lydia (Jay) Adams, Jared (Stephanie) Stout, and Candace Stout; four grandchildren; her mother, Marjorie Doelman; and her sister, Eileen Knowles. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert L. Doelman.

Visitation with the family will be from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Friday at McLaren’s Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (400 Pleasant View Dr. Waukee, IA). A private family entombment service will follow at Resthaven Mausoleum.

Jan would want you to give a huge smile and a warm embrace to everyone around you, especially your family and your neighbor. Memorial contributions may be given to Taylor House Hospice.

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Quotes by Janace E. Stout from her book My Journey Home to God

“No trial can continue without continuing to teach.”

“It is not about how long we live, but more about learning from the experience and growing in faith, trust, hope, and charity.”

“Often when we think of the word submit, we may put a grim overtone with it as if it denotes a punishment. If we experience adversity, God is not punishing us, but instead is preparing us for glory in the Kingdom of God. Being submissive elevates our discipleship to God.”

“It is not God’s will to have us live without challenges and trials…it is like the olive press, it is the pressure, the fight, the struggle that refines us and prepares us for a life that is much greater then we can imagine.”

“It is false to think we need to be strong in and of ourselves. Instead trials may come to us so that we learn how to depend on God.”

“It is not until after we are ready to receive the pearls of heaven are they given to us.”

“Although there are those that balk at giving up their freedom to follow the commandments of God, they do not perceive they are in reality giving up blessings that come from living them.”

“Death and salvation is an individual experience.”

“We teach one another; we help one another along the way; we serve one another as if we are the very hands of Christ…and in this way we are one even as God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ are one.”

“We cannot possibly know God without charity.”

“The greatest contribution to my life came from being a wife and mother. To these precious roles, I owe the value of my life.”

“As we wade through affliction, there is no better place to look for guidance than at the suffering of Christ. In His greatest moments of suffering, His thoughts were focused on the lesser suffering of others.”

“We are learning amazing lessons of life from this experience. We are gaining an understanding of love and how powerful and wonderful love is. Through the unselfish acts of others, we see the love of God manifested. “

“Often we think that we need to understand in order to believe; perhaps we need to believe in order to understand. “

“Memories make such wonderful gifts that warm the heart and last forever.

For each of us, the moments we cherish and what we choose to remember will be different. But, for me, I remember the timeless gifts . . . the ones without a price tag on them.”

“Although the mere thought of the diagnosis of brain cancer at moments still appears bleak, an eternal perspective is the perfect antidote. The hope of the resurrection and eternal life are highlighted when the limited nature of mortality is examined against the background of immortality.”

“I have found cancer to require patience, patience that encompasses trusting in God, submitting with a cheerful heart, and enduring to the end with faith. Waiting on the Lord is a process of sanctification for me.”

“It is sometimes in our greatest moments of sadness that we discover joy. “

“The lessons that have streamed from on high have helped me to know God the Father and His son Jesus Christ in a way that I did not before cancer. It is for this reason that I feel blessed to have had this adversity. The question was never "Why me?" Instead, I witnessed a great miracle, a change within myself.”

“I admit that sometimes I feel that the rug has been pulled out from under me, and when it does, I fall to my knees. From a mortal standpoint, brain cancer is bleak! I have found, however, that if I spend time alone in prayer and then with my scriptures, my eyes are opened to things I would never have thought on my own. I am enlightened and feel peace, hope, love, and joy! How grateful I am for the word of God.”

“Embracing death as part of our journey back home to our Heavenly Father has helped me to feel joy as I yet meander through the trials of life.”

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For Your Comfort

A solemn truth, from death we rise.

The dust falls from our mortal eyes.

Father in Heav’n and Christ we see,

As we drop on bended knee.

Proclaiming love and joy we know

The God we praised on earth below.

Our trials and our sorrows end,

The mercy of Christ, Eternal Friend.

Cut off from God upon the earth,

Death, but a glorious spiritual birth.

We enter in Eternal Rest;

Our work now done, our faith is blessed.

From pain and sickness, we are free;

We live with God eternally.

His arms now open, they embrace.

We look with love upon the face

Of Him who bore our sins and pains,

With drops of blood, cleansed our stains

Of sin as we dwelt on the earth,

Death, but a glorious spiritual birth.

What was hidden from our view,

The promises of God are true!

Christ, the Son, His life He gave

And He overcame the grave!

You will find death is but a door,

That life continues evermore.

God be with you till we meet

At our Savior Jesus’ feet.

Although I dwell no more on earth,

Death, but a glorious spiritual birth.

By Janace Stout