It started off being your typical morning; wake up, get ready, that sorta thing, but then, after a few hours of straight responsibility type stuff, we get a call. About ten minutes before our dinner, a family called and told us one of our ward members was in Kansas ICU and that they'd like us to give her a blessing. So we hop in the car, whip over to dinner, and then tell the family feeding us that we're heading off to Kansas. Off we go, half an hour to Kansas, spend half an hour looking for the family, and finally meet them in the hospital.
After a couple minutes, they bring us back into ICU, and boy, that was something else. I've never seen so many people so close to the other side.
Because of her condition, we weren't able to do the normal blessing procedures, but instead we each took a hand. I was the voice for the blessing.
It was one of the most interesting blessings I've ever given, but the spirit was very present. Afterward Elder James said that he knew some of the words that I would say during the blessing.
In the end, we left and ate dinner for an hour or so and then went to meet Jerome to give him a blessing too. He'd had a nasty cough, and immediately after the blessing, he stopped coughing for the rest of the visit.
The following morning we woke up to a text letting us know that the lady in the ICU had passed away.
All in all, it was a great week, and I came to see how real the priesthood really is, and how important it is to always be prepared to use it. I love this great work, and the service I'm able to provide to my God and my fellowman!
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