Blessing Avery:
Event number two took place on Sunday, December 21st at my daughter Jennifer’s house. There in the early afternoon, all of us again joined together to take part in yet another of the great Priesthood ordinances. This one was performed by Joe Jackson, Kathryn’s husband, where he pronounced a name and a blessing on their daughter Avery. What a privilege it was for me to stand in that Priesthood circle with all of my sons to share in this special ordinance. The blessing of an infant is not one that requires the sealing powers of the Temple, but it is still an important ceremony, and one in which all of the men in my family were worthy to take part. My wife and I are truly blessed.
The third one was, of course, Christmas with a gaggle of Sauters! But talking of it here would be a bit out of place, and while this narrative is not overly concerned with time-lines, I’ll still hold off until we get there. Author’s prerogative you might say.
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It was a powerful thing to witness the goodness and priesthood of this paticular group of men. That they are connected to me and joined together in this special rite for this special family made it even more wonderful.
This was a sweet experience for my children to see men they love and trust take Avery in their arms and bless her by the power of the priesthood while in our home.
Micah made the sweetest comment to me about how our home was a place that the Spirit could reside and make this event possible and it is a memory that my children can reference when we talk about making our home a heavenly place.
I felt privileged to have this event take place in our home. And grateful to Joe and Kathryn for choosing to do it here.
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