Joey gave the sweetest blessing. The circle consisted of Joey, Jeff, Scott, Grandpa Dick, Cory, Randy & Max. Max recorded it on his phone so here is the dictated version:
Our Father in Heaven, by the authority of the Melchezidek Priesthood which we hold, we take this wonderful baby in our arms to give her a name and a blessing. The name that she will be known is Cora Sue Wood. Cora at this time, we give you a blessing from your Father in Heaven. We bless you that you may recognize His voice, feel His spirit and know that He loves you. We bless you with the opportunities and a pathway in front of you to gain a testimony of this restored gospel and of your savior Jesus Christ. We bless that you may have the opportunity to serve in many callings in the church and the opportunity to be sealed in the temple. We bless your mind that it may be strong, that you may have the desire to learn of the good things of this world. We bless you to be a leader in your temporal positions and spiritual positions. We bless your body that it may be strong, that it may grow, that you may use it to serve others. We bless you with the knowledge that you have a family that loves you and a wonderful mother, grandparents, and extended family. We bless you with the ability to discern the needs of others as you grow that you can be a tool for your Heavenly Father. All these things are predicated upon your obedience to the gospel and those that love you. We seal these blessings upon you and any other blessing that our Father in heaven sees to bless you with at this time and do so in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
Joey and I both bore our testimonies during the meeting. (I was still crying)
After we had everyone come to our home for some Hawaiian haystacks, biscuits, green pistachio salad, green salad, & strawberry shortcake. Everything tasted great. We had the Wood fam & both grandparents, my parents, my aunt Glenda, Barbara Ford, Steve, Staci & Baylee Bowman, Mckelle and her 2 girls Boyer.
Such a perfect day.
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