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05/21/18 Blessing

Katie, Anna & Brian Carnevale

Monday night prior to surgery we had a nice family dinner with Gma and Gpa Griffin, Eldon and Diane, Katie and Holly and us (Andy and Shelly). We had pizza and salad and Aunt Diane brought costco muffins (yummy!!!)
It was so fun to relax and hang out with our family. 
After dinner the Carnevale family came over. We had a short lesson about priesthood blessings and how you can get multiple blessings for different reasons. How a father might bless his son with different blessings than a bishop, stake president or home teacher. 
After our short lesson President Carnevale and Gpa Griffin gave dad a blessing prior to his back surgery scheduled for the next morning. The blessing was beautiful and told Andy that he would be safe and well and be able to return to his duties as a father and in the church.  That his mission here wasn't finished and he still had many things to do. 
He blessed the drs that they would be guided and watched as they performed the surgery and that all would go well.  It was a very comforting and beautiful blessing. 
The kids had muffins and milk for dessert afterward.  
Then we went down to Sullivan Park and played late pickle ball with Russ and Nancy McAllister.  They were very sweet and came down late to play just because it was Andy's last night and they love him that much!  They even let him win our final set. (although they really fought for it!)
It was a fun way to spend our final evening before a scary surgery!


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