Since Sunday being at church with Scott I have been contemplating the beginning of Scott's ordeal and the roll that I played in it. I have never been more grateful than I am today that I try everyday to live my life in accordance to the commandments of our Heavenly Father. I was truly blessed during this time. The knowledge in knowing that I would be able to bless my family's life by accomplishing the spiritual task that Diane would ask of me.
Saturday April 10, after arriving at Swedish hospital Thursday night Diane asked me to attend the Seattle Temple with her. It was a pleasure and honor to accompany her there. She had a personal knowledge from the Lord that if she would do what Heavenly Father asked of her that He would spare Scott's life. In the ambulance coming from Wenatchee as she passed the Seattle Temple she knew the Lord was asking her to attend as quickly as possible. On that Saturday it took extreme faith on her part to leave her husband in the NICU clinging on to life. I hope that I too could have the same faith in following through with what the Lord wanted in a similar situation. We attend the Seattle Temple where the sweet spirit of reassurance came to her that He would be there for her, walk with her, and strengthen her during this trial. What a blessing to be able to share this experience with her. As the weekend progressed the family rallied around her. Daniel sent Caroline out here from Utah to assist her sister in whatever she needed. How thankful I am that my daughter has a caring husband that knew and understood the importance of this event in our family's life. Thank you Daniel!
On Wednesday Caroline and I flew to her home. (I already had a plane ticket for a vacation with her, a gift form JJ and Christina) Thank you JJ and Christina!!! It was hard for the two of us to leave Di and Scott but Diane assured me that she felt this was the place to go and be at this time. We both felt assurance from the Lord this is where I should be at this time. What a true blessing this ended up being. Thank you Diane for listening to the Lord I would never have been able to attend the temple so often had I not been within a couple of miles of a temple.
As we arrived I told Diane that I was going to just be alone at the apartment working on genealogy and that I would be attending the temple there later in the week. I started that Thursday morning off just gently and quietly moving around after having a visit with the Lord to bless my family in all their needs that week when I received a phone call from Diane. Things were not going well with Scott's temperature and she was just downright worried about things. Could I please go to the temple. The temple is a mile and half from Caroline's apartment.
This is a picture taken from their apartment balcony. Since I had planned to stay at the apartment that day I didn't keep Caroline's care. I didn't know the full layout of the land and there was a major highway to cross to get to the temple. I decided not to walk across the shopping center (which would have been the shortest route) because I didn't know where the road was to get over the highway to the temple. I ended up walking around the wilderness backside. The walk was nice and flat until I got up to the last. Do they always build the temples on a hill in the area? Seems like it to me. The real heartache came though as I got up to the temple. There was a lady walking in and I asked her if I could follow her around because I had not been here before. As we came to the desk and asked for the clothing area they told me that they didn't have one. (For my family who do not know we were all white clothing while in the temple.) I didn't even think about them not having a clothing area, tears began to roll. I couldn't stop them. Here Diane had asked me to attend for Scott and I wasn't going to be able to. One of the sister temple workers saw my heartache and came to the rescue. "We never turn anyone away." she said. "Come with me and I will help you with clothing." How grateful I am for such a kind and caring sister. I didn't attend the regular a session but went on to another area of the temple and there I felt that I had been directed by the Lord to be. What wonderful blessings can come to the family from temple attendance.
Through out the week I was able to attend several times. Once with Caroline and what a blessing to be able to be in those walls jointly praying for our family. The evening before my kids were to show up in court over a shooting incident that happened last Christmas I found myself in the temple walls twice that day. (That story in another post.) While they were in court and later that evening. Upon my evening arrival it was so comforting to see a sister from my ward. Ina Hjort what a blessing your appearance was to me that evening. I do love how the Lord sends angels to be with us in our times of need.
I don't know how I would have been able to handle all that had gone on at this time if I didn't have the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. The reassurance that Heavenly Father is in control of all that was happening and to know His Son Jesus Christ was their and had atoned for all the anguish and sorrow that was running through my heart and veins. 
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