I'm so grateful for the priesthood.
I remember the first blessing Stadd gave me once he got the priesthood. I cried and cried and cried. It was such a blessing to have God's power in my home. Everything about Stadd getting baptized has been a blessing, in fact.
I felt so awful today. I was in such a daze. A congested, sore daze. I hardly remember church I was so out of it. After church there were five hours where I did next to nothing. I started to work on my talk and laid around. I literally spent a whole hour laying in my bed staring at the ceiling. I felt so exhausted and overwhelmed.
My dear Alex sent me a text since he knew I was feeling super sick and stressed. He said, "If you need anything at all please don't hesitate to ask, okay? Nothing is too much to ask." Normally I would not ask this but I felt so desperate that I replied, "I need a blessing."
Around 7:30 Alex and Jake came, looking like missionaries in their suits, worthy priesthood holders ready to give me a blessing. Give me a blessing they did. I don't feel any less sick and my homework isn't magically gone, but I know what I need to do now. I'm not overwhelmed any more. All the stress has kind of organized itself into little pockets. I can take care of each pocket at a time.
I'm so grateful that Alex is a worthy priesthood holder that is available to give me a blessing when I need it. I could have called up my home teachers {but I don't know them, hahahhaha} or Mitch {he's definitely my second choice. First, when Alex leaves}but I feel so blessed to be dating a guy that can do that for me. It meant a little more since I have those extra feelings for him. It really solidified the determination I have to marry someone that holds the priesthood and can exercise it whenever we need. I never want to go without that in my life again.
I am so eternally grateful for the priesthood.
