Heartbreaking letter

Heartbreaking letter written by a 12-year-old girl to her future self found by parents after she dies of pneumonia 

• Taylor Scout Smith, 12, died of pneumonia Sunday in Tennessee
• Her parents discovered a letter she wrote to herself to be opened in 10 years
• She tells herself to 'get that college degree!' and that she wants to be a lawyer and reminds herself to go to church

By Daily Mail Reporter
PUBLISHED: 19:28 GMT, 10 January 2014 | UPDATED: 19:28 GMT, 10 January 2014

The heartbroken parents of a 12-year-old Tennessee girl who died of pneumonia discovered a letter she wrote to herself to be opened in 10 years.
But now the letter is serving as a precious reminder to the couple of their darling daughter, Taylor Scout Smith, who died in Johnson City, Tennessee, Sunday.
They found her note in a sealed envelope while cleaning up her room.

Tragic death: Taylor Scout Smith, 12, died of complications from pneumonia on Sunday. She had written a note to herself and sealed it in an envelope for her to open in 10 years

Dear Taylor: The letter was written by the 12-year-old in April last year

Heartbroken: Taylor leaves behind an older brother and her parents.

The two-page note starts saying: ‘Dear Taylor, How’s life? Life is pretty simple 10 years in your past,’ according to CBS11.
‘Congratulations on graduating high school, if you didn't, go back and keep trying, get that degree…Do you have your own place yet? If we're in college what are we majoring in? Right now I want to be a lawyer.’
She goes on to write: ‘Remember it's been 10 years since I wrote this. Stuff has happened good and bad, that's just how life works and you have to go with it.’
The girl was religious and in the note she reminded her future self to go to church.

Close: Taylor and her father, Tim Smith, who says she is now 'with God'

Words from the grave: Taylor's note was found by her parents as they were cleaning up her room after she died. Shown to the left with her mother

Support from religion: A day after Taylor was buried, her father said his devotion to God helped him endure the tragedy

The 12-year-old left behind an older brother along with her heartbroken parents.
A day after her father, Tim Smith, buried his daughter he said his devotion helped him endure the tragedy.
‘If it's God's time, it's God's time, and he loved her more than we could ever love her. So much so that he said "come on”,’ Smith told CBS11.
Hosanna Fellowship Church is accepting donations for Taylor's memorial fund.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537364/Heartbreaking-letter-written-12-year-old-girl-future-self-parents-dies-pneumonia.html#ixzz2q2xkBT8r
Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook