We were able to have Jacquelyn's baby blessing this morning. It was so beautiful. Todd did an amazing job and Jacquelyn was so good during it. In our church we give new babies a name and blessing. During this the baby is given a blessing by the proper authority and their name is recorded in the records of the church. After the blessing we had a little testimony meeting and it meant so much to hear the words that were spoken.
When we first moved here I had such a hard time. We were so far from home and family. I got pretty homesick. A few weeks after being here I met my grandpa Tuckett's brother, Claude, my Great Uncle. Since then Todd and I have been going to visit him and his wife Shirlene. It has meant so much to me. I have learned things about my family I never knew and from being here have met so many new family members. I have more family here than I realized and I truly saw that during the blessing. We had close to 40 people between both the Wilsons and Tucketts and our friends. I'm so grateful to those that came out to come and support us and share that special day. We had our friends, grandparents, cousins, Great Aunts and Uncles, and our family there. It was a true blessing to be able to stand up and see that.
We have given our new baby girl the name Jacquelyn Nicole. The name is close to me and I hope Jacquelyn truly loves and honors the name. She is named after my mom, Jacquelyn, and myself. My mom has been my rock and closest friend. Besides Todd, she is probably the only other person that really understands me and has been there for me no matter what. I have always wanted my first born daughter to be named after her. To me it is a great privilege to have my daughter share my mother's name. She is named after a very special woman and I hope that she will have the opportunity to truly get to know my mom and to see how lucky she is to be named after her.
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