Today was AWESOME! Today was a very EMOTIONAL DAY! Today was a day of MIRACLES! Today... We were able to witness the baby blessing & sealing of Autumn to her parents (our dear friends) John & Faith.
Approximately 6 years ago, we moved into a new house. We decided to bring cookies to some neighbors in an effort to get to know them. We knocked on the door, not knowing what to expect... The moment we met John and Faith, we loved them! They were fun, friendly, caring people and we just seemed to connect with them easily. We began hanging out frequently. Neither of us had any children-YET, and we had fun going on double dates sometimes lasting until very late at night. GOOD MEMORIES!!!
Faith was already a member of our same church. Bryan asked John if he was interested in hearing more about the church and listening to the missionary discussions. John told us that he had heard them before a few times and that he was open to hearing them again. So, we invited the Sister Missionaries in our ward over to their house to teach them. John was like a sponge! He soaked it all in (literally) and was eventually baptized! We attended the baptism and were blessed to feel of the sweet spirit there.
A year later, John and Faith were married in the Mesa Temple for Time and All Eternity! We were able to be there and witness this great blessing in their lives. They were SOOOOOOOOO happy and it gave us great joy as well.
This past August, they were blessed with a beautiful daughter. It's been so fun watching them. They are the cutest parents and they love Autumn so much! The final adoption recently took place, and today we were blessed (ONCE AGAIN) to feel true happiness as we attended the sealing of Baby Autumn to her parents.
TOTAL people bumps! I just about cried too! I am sure this wonderful family is amazing and I wish them all the best in the world.
ReplyDeleteI love that story, I didn't know the history of it. I think you both are such great people
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