Jack's Blessing

Today our little boy was given a name and a blessing by his father. It was an intimate group of family and friends in the Bishop's office. We decided to wait to bless Jack till the end of January because Mike and his family would be flying and we didn't want them to have to pay holiday fares at the beginning of January. We then got bumped into the Bishop's office because of multiple changes of our Ward conference dates that landed it on Jack's blessing day. I think it worked out for the best, Brandon didn't want to do it in front of a big crowd anyway.




{Jack wore Topher's blessing outfit}

Mike and Sarah arrived on Friday, just in time to help us move! Sarah didn't seem to mind much (she was put on baby duty), she held little Jack for three hours while the rest of use moved stuff. Mike wasn't so excited. We basically got everything moved except for a few things Brandon and I would get later. Now we just needed to get things cleared out of the living/dining/kitchen area enough for people to come over.

{the guests}




{We had a few more at the blessing who couldn't make it in the afternoon so I don't have pictures of everyone}

We blessed Jack pretty early in the morning, went home to rest/feed/and turned around and went back to church. Ward conference was so so good! The main themes were listening to the Holy Ghost and agency. What an awesome gift agency is! The opportunity to choose for ourselves if we will follow and serve the Lord or follow and serve Satan. Sometimes I think it would be so easy if someone would just tell me exactly what I should do and I would do it, but by taking the "easy" path we give away our freedom and essentially give Satan control of our lives. Allowing someone else control of our lives is no way to live. How can we know if something is good or evil? By their fruits!

3rd Nephi 14:17, 20
17 Even so every ^agood tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
20 Wherefore, by their ^afruits ye shall know them.

After church everyone came back to our house for food and visiting. It was a nice day filled with family and friends. We are so grateful for all the help we had this weekend, for all the love and support and that our families could be with us at this joyous time!