David and Porter had a big talk before hand about blessings and Porter was so excited to get one. He loves blessings. He even went and put a clip on tie attached to his t-shirt in preparation. He was so reverent and prepared.
Porter Martin Bailly, by the authority of the Melchezidek Priesthood, which I hold, I lay my hands upon your head to give you a Father's Blessing. Porter, you have already learned a little bit about the priesthood and the power of the priesthood and why it's important to remember that it is the power that Heavenly Father has to make us strong and keep us happy. Porter, Heavenly Father has blessed you with a mind that has the ability to learn and to understand and eyes that can observe and see. Heavenly Father wants you, Porter, to use your mind and use your eyes to further develop your heart. You will have deep desires to be a good friend, to reach out to those kids at school that need a friend, that need someone to listen to them and someone to understand them. He blesses you Porter that your ears will be able to understand what the other kids are talking about and what they are saying, even if they are from different places and have different experiences. He blesses you with more patience, Porter. To be able to understand them and to be friends with them. Heavenly Father knows that you are concerned about some of the kids at school, how they treat each other and how they might treat you. And, He'll help you Porter. He'll help you become friends with them and He'll help you to feel safe. And remind you that you have teachers and good friends, like Scotty, and a Mom and Dad, who are always here for you and love you and who will help you. And the more that you talk to us and the more that you pray to Heavenly Father, the easier it will be for you to take care of the problems that you need to. We also bless you Porter to be able to tell your teacher about the things that you need and to be patient with her and you will grow to love her and she will become a friend to you and she will help you. We bless your brothers that they will be kind to each other and that all you boys will recognize how important you are to each other. And you'll become better friends as the school year goes by. Porter, we also bless you that you'll be able to listen to mom and be obedient quickly. And that you will be happy and find great joy when you are quickly obeying and doing the things that mom wants you to do. We bless you also that you'll be able to play the sports that you love and do well and do well at the piano. We love you, Heavenly Father loves you. Remember that Jesus is your friend and you can always pray. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
After the blessing, David asked Porter what he heard during the blessing. This is what he heard:
Understand kids from different countries.
Be nice to kids who don't have friends.
I am excited for this new school year for Porter. I'll admit, as the end of last school year was approaching, I was worried about what it would be like to have Porter home all day. I was worried it would be hard because he was so used to have 6+ hours a day full of things to do at school. Now that summer is over and it's time for him to go back, I am sad. I have loved having him around more. His relationship with his brothers has grown and I will miss him when he's gone so much of the day again. I know his brothers will miss him too. He asked me why he had to spend so much of every day at school. He said he'll be at school more than at home and he wasn't happy about it. I'm grateful that he also likes to be home. He has spent a lot of time playing with friends this summer, but I think he has liked that he can be home whenever he likes and this changes once he goes back to school.
I am so proud of the young man that he is. He loves to learn the gospel and I know that he has a relationship with Heavenly Father and prayer. This morning and tonight and spent special time with just him. We talked about agency and the plan of salvation. We read a conference talk together and some articles from the Ensign. We talked about him and life. He is a remarkable young man and I am grateful I get to be a part of his life. I hope that I will figure out how to make special time for him throughout the school year. That our conversations will continue and he will be able to tell me what is on his mind and when he needs help. I love him.
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