What a special day! Mike blessed our little Luke on January 30th and I felt the spirit touch my heart and guide Mike's words as he blessed our baby. I felt so close to my Savior that day, and I felt so grateful for a husband who honors his priesthood, for my beautiful children, and for the opportunity to be their mother and to raise these children of God. All these feelings strengthened my testimony that Heavenly Father loves us and has a plan for us on earth. He has blessed us with families and given us a Savior who died for us so that we can live with our family forever. I love my Savior with all my heart and know that as I read The Book of Mormon I am reading his words that help me each day and guide me to be a better person. I want to strive to be more like my Savior so I can live with him again.
I wanted to record my testimony and my feelings while they are fresh in my mind about that day. I was a little sad that we couldn't bless Luke with all of our family there, but I felt so grateful for our friends in Texas as I watched Phil, Steve, Mike B. and Kris walk up to join Mike in the circle to bless Luke. Mike gave a beautiful blessing and in it blessed Luke that those who had come before him would watch over him and protect him all of his life. Luke was perfect through the whole thing. Then, during the sacrament, Luke began to fuss so I took him out in the hall. As I waited for the bread and water, I tried to distract Luke by showing him the picture of Christ blessing the children and teaching the Nephites after He was resurrected. Luke stopped crying and started smiling and gooing at the picture more than I had ever heard him talk. I know he recognized Jesus and was talking to him. It also seemed like angels were close by watching over Luke right then and he was talking to them too. Tears ran down my cheeks as I felt so close to my Savior and to my Grandma and Grandpa Warnick, who have passed away. As I talked to Mike, he told me that he had also felt really close to his Grandparents during the blessing and through the sacrament, and he had felt like maybe they had been there even if our family in Utah couldn't be. It was another testament to me that God loves us and is aware of our needs on earth, and He wants us to live righteously so we can return to live with Him. I'm so grateful that our sweet baby had this special priesthood blessing.
Luke slept most of the day after that. It seemed like he too had felt the spirit and it's calming influence. Later that night, we had our friends the Barlows, Jensons, and the Whites over for dessert. It was so nice to have them over and realize how blessed we are to have moved to Texas to have all of them in our lives. Luke was surrounded by all his little friends who adore him and was the star for the evening. It was a good day.
