Alyssa's Blessing Day

Alyssa finally received her baby blessing today - one day shy of her 3-month birthday! Shawn gave her a very beautiful, inspired blessing. There were many who made comments about how beautiful it was. Those who stood in the circle were: Shawn, Shawn's father, Paul Householder, his brother Trevan, brother-in-law Eric, Bishop Scott Sandberg and Stu Manning who is a good friend of ours (and his beautiful & wonderful wife Susy) from our ward. I wish my father, John, and brother, Kent and my brothers-in-law Brian and Lanny could have participated, but the travel is a bit far from Utah. :\

She was just perfect and looked so beautiful in her blessing dress! We have both been looking forward to the day and Shawn has been meditating and fasted today for the inspiration to know what things were to be said in the blessing. Susy Manning actually caught much of it word for word and gave it to me afterward. I was sooo grateful because I have a hearing loss to begin with, and Shawn's voice is so low and quiet I had a hard time hearing him and the boy holding the microphone kept moving it farther and farther away from his mouth! :( So, I was kinda sad that I didn't hear most of it very well.

Some of the things she was blessed with included:

*The gift of Charity

*A testimony of the Book of Mormon, the Resurrection, Restoration and Joseph Smith

*She will be a blessing and a light to those around her

*That she will seek after that which is good and beneficial and the guidance of the Spirit

*As we live in a troubled world, that she will have the faith of her fathers

*Strong and healthy mind and body

*Peace of the Spirit and joy

*She will go to the temple and be sealed with a choice companion

*She will serve others and bless their lives

*She was saved to come forth in these latter days (in these troubled times) for a specific reason, which the Lord would make known to her at a later time

*Blessed to be prepared to do that which is desired of the Lord and that she will have wisdom and strength to accomplish those things


I'm sure there were a few other things said, but this is most of it. We are so very grateful to have her in our family and I am soooo happy and grateful to have a daughter! She continues to be a delight and brings much happiness and joy to all of us!

We love you beautiful Alyssa!