July 1, 2004

• Please excuse the drama, but this is big:

  For two years the prayers of family, friends, teachers, Bishops, and home teachers have ascended into Heaven. This morning they were answered as the windows of Heaven opened up and poured out its miracle. Unfortunately the public nature of xanga prevents me from explaining it fully here, but I will say that an Iowa judge this week issued a verdict in favor of my family granting us custudy and guardianship of a little boy in need. I am the oldest of six no more; I am now the oldest of seven kids!

  Jonathan. My new brother.

  The very sound of it excites me so much because of the sacrifice that it took to bring him here. 9 months pales in comparison to the 2 year legal battle with all its stressful sleepless nights, leaps of faith amidst uncertain circumstances, intense fasting, and enough heart wrenching prayers to fill a life time.

  I want to thank any and all of you who have prayed or fasted with my family or who have otherwise contributed to our struggle or supported us. I testify that those prayers were answered and those fasts met with many miracles. I am so grateful for the deep and moving power that is in prayer. I bear witness of the power of the Temple prayer roll, and of fasting, and of priesthood blessings.

  I can not wait until we can go to the Temple as a family and be sealed together for time and all eternity. The very thought alone fills me with . . . I can't even explain the feeling.

  P.S. One last request. Please pray that we can pick him up safely tomorrow. We are very concerned that something might happen to him between the time the verdict was issued and the time we pick him up.

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