"Yesterday was another wonderful experience for me. Elder Maxwell is truly an Apostle of our Lord Jesus Christ, and I feel that so strongly every time I am in his presence. He made us feel so welcome and loved. He asked Leslie many questions concerning the surgery and the extent thereof. He wanted to know if Nicole was familiar with the doctor and if she had met him herself and was comfortable with him.
"Elder Maxwell took Nicole by the hand and led her around his office, pointing out a statue of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He showed her a picture of Jesus on his wall. In a wooden cabinet, he has a bust of Jesus, and he pointed that out to her. Then he took her over to a corner where he has a very large butterfly mounted in a glass case on the wall. Nicole was interested in all of this and she chatted with him and asked questions about what she was seeing.
"Then, Elder Maxwell sat Nicole on Leslie's lap and he proceeded to give her a very beautiful blessing. He talked to our Heavenly Father in her behalf as if our Heavenly Father was there in the room. He blessed her with the health and strength to come through the surgery well and to be strong; that her recuperation would be fast; and that she would respond to the treatments the medical staff would use. Through Nicole, he blessed the doctors and nurses who will perform the surgery and he guided them to do their best on her. He blessed her that she would respond well to therapy and to the medication to make her strong and her recovery rapid.
"Elder Maxwell told Nicole that she is a special daughter of her Heavenly Father and that she is much loved by her family and extended family. He promised her that many prayers would be offered in her behalf. He also stated that she always brings sunshine to all she meets. Elder Maxwell sealed theses blessings with his Apostolic powers which are vested in him and bestowed upon her every blessing Heavenly Father has for her (a special blessing in and of itself).
"After the blessing, Elder Maxwell said that he would put Nicole's name on the Twelve's prayer roll for three weeks. Only a few names go on that roll at any one time and only two are on longer than that - President Benson's and Elder Haight's. He gave her a dollar to buy some candy. She told him thank you. It was very touching as she went around his desk and gave him a hug."
I share this story because I can. I am here and alive. I am so happy to have had this wonderful experience in my life. I looked up to Neal A. Maxwell throughout my youth and even to this day. I had the amazing opportunity to speak with Elder Maxwell when I was in the 9th grade and Thank him for what he did for me and my family.
I am so grateful to have my own little family and wouldn't trade them for anything in the world.
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