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04/04/18 Bishop's Blessing

On the morning of April 4 Bishop Carnevale texted me and asked when Andy was going to have his next surgery and how long he would be out of commission once he had it.  I told him we didn't actually have any surgery but were scheduled to meet with the surgeon and neurologist over the next couple of weeks and we would know more then. There was a possibility that there weren't any more surgeries -- we just didn't know.

I assured him that Andy had a good attitude and was doing all he could to recover.

At that time he asked when was the last time Andy had a blessing.

I told him I wasn't sure but I thought it was in October right before his back surgery. I told him he had been offered recently and declined.  I never heard anything else.

A little while later Andy called and said...What did you tell the Bishop?

I told him the Bishop had contacted me and about our conversation.  He said the Bishop had called him and requested that he allow him to come give a blessing that same night.

Keep in mind that our Bishop has recently been put in as Stake President and has been SO busy with learning his new job while maintaining his Bishop job and it is absolutely amazing that he would stop and think of us!

That night his meetings didn't end until after 9 p.m. and it was about 9:30 p.m. when he arrived to our house. The girls were practicing Peace in Christ, a song they had earlier played and sang for the YW New Beginnings that President Carnevale had to miss due to his new duties. They sang the song for him (and it was beautiful) and then they went up to bed. (I was a proud mama!!!)  He loved the song.

We then went into the living room where the Bishop sat and counseled with us for quite awhile.  He was so patient and loving and told about how during conference the priesthood session there was a talk given by our prophet Russell M. Nelson about blessings and when he heard the talk he thought of Andy and couldn't get him off his mind since. He said in the talk it said that you have the power and authority to bless -- and you should use it!  Sometimes Heavenly Father wants to bless us but that we have to humbly ask.  And he wanted to bless Andy's health.

He proceeded to give a beautiful blessing saying that Andy could be healed. He said a blessing for the drs and care givers to know what to do to help him to get better. And blessing Andy to do what he needed to do to get better. It really was a touching wonderful blessing.

Poor Bishop Carnevale told us toward the end of our visit that he hadn't even had dinner yet but that Jennae was home waiting dinner for him so he didn't want any food.

We are so blessed to have such an in-tune wonderful leader who is willing to sacrifice so much for all of us. I really believe he will continue to rise in the church because he is so humble and willing to serve and love and follow the promptings he receives.

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