On Saturday we hung out at the house and attended Brittany's oldest daughter's 3rd birthday party. I got to hold Hannah's new baby, and later in the evening we watched a cool lightening storm. Jenna wasn't feeling well so, she hung out inside. Somewhere around midnight, she started throwing up and that went on for six hours. It was horrid. She hates throwing up. We missed church on Sunday and stayed home so both of us could sleep after being up all night. Unfortunately by the evening, Jenna still wasn't feeling better. She threw up a couple more times after trying to eat. This was apparently a nasty stomach virus going around. As word got out we learned that Hannah's husband had it as well as some other friends they knew. We were so worried about volleyball camp the next day that I asked Jenna if Sarah's grandpa could give her a blessing. I don't know if the blessing comforted Jenna more or me, but it was beautiful. Grandpa and a couple of uncles stood in, and it was amazing for Jenna to see that the Lord works through the priesthood. This man who knew very little about Jenna blessed her with health and let her know the Lord has plenty in store for her. He mentioned that she was blessed with talents and abilities and that through these talents and abilities she will help that will further the church. I understood those to be volleyball talents he was mentioning, but they may be different talents. Or volleyball may help her help others if she plays and represents the church well. Or there may be other talents. All I know is that I knew all was well. Jenna was told what an amazing young woman she was, and I'm glad that she heard that. After the blessing, Jenna shook Wilf's hand and he said, "Boy, I don't know who you are, but your are someone special." He was a little in awe of the impressions he had received. What a gift for Jenna to hear how special she is. We're hoping some good rest tonight along with this blessing will help speed her recovery.
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