James exercises his priesthood? — July of 1994
A cute and memorable experience occurred in August of 1994 as I was giving our three oldest children a fathers’ blessing prior to the start of a new school year. I had given Anne and John their blessings and 4-year old James, as he had been instructed, was trying to sit reverently on the couch. Shortly after I had begun Jane’s blessing, James’ patience ran out, and he quietly walked over to where I was blessing Janie, bowed his head, and laid his hands on Jane’s head with me. I momentarily lost my train of thought and had to stifle a chuckle, but I then realized what a tender, beautiful moment this was, and I proceeded with Jane’s blessing with the assistance of my little 4-year old son.
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