Today is infant loss awareness day. I joined Jill, Dani, and Nicole at the cemetery to light candles for Jill’s little Nicholas Ethan and his neighbors. We talked and cried and walked and honored Nick and gave space for sadness. We mourned together and ministered to each other and talked about the Gospel. I believe it was with great intention that when Jesus established His church, He commanded us to mourn with those who mourn. This counsel was not an after thought. Ministering is the unfailing charity that connects us to each other through support and perfect love.
Tonight we joined the wave of light that held space, honor, and remembrance for Nicholas Ethan, for Simone Grover, for baby Smith, for Lynlie, and for the six Willy pregnancies that ended in miscarriages instead of infants in our arms.
Tonight I feel thankful for courageous friends who share their stories of faith, perseverance, sadness, long suffering, miracles, redemption, and strength. I’m thankful for togetherness. I felt the Spirit’s presence with us tonight, bringing comfort and confirmation of eternal truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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