Blessing Baby J

In the LDS church (and many other religions) we give babies a name and a blessing, often within the first few months of life.

With all of the goings on with Baby J figuring out when/where to have his blessing was a bit of a challenge.  We haven't wanted to take Baby J out much to keep him healthy before his next surgery, so we decided early on that we would try to bless him at home, it was just a matter of getting it approved by our Bishop.  The problem with that was that Lawrence is sometimes forgetful and kept forgetting to ask the bishop if it would be alright, until about two weeks before the planned blessing date.  Then he forgot to fill out the paper for the blessing until the week before.

Then there was figuring out a date.  We wanted to include family that wanted to be there and of course both our parents.  There was a small conflict with a baptism the day before, but it all worked out for March 9, most everyone we wanted to have there was able to come and many others were there in spirit.





I decided to make his outfit.  Mr. E wore Lawrence's blessing outfit and it barely fit, so I knew Baby J wouldn't be able to squeeze into it, plus I want each of my children to have their own blessing outfits for the future.

Family drove for hours just to share this special day with us, a special day that, at one point, I was afraid might not happen.  It was so good to have each and every person there with us.  Lawrence gave a beautiful blessing that told of future missions, faith, and strength.

I am so thankful for this strong, beautiful boy we have been blessed with.  I am also incredibly grateful for my husband and the priesthood he holds, that he was able to administer this blessing to Baby J.  I honestly feel inadequate as his mother, hearing that he has specific missions to fulfill.  I hope that I can raise him to be the man the Lord needs him to be so he can fulfill those missions.