Unexpected Answers

Last weekend we had a Howard Family Reunion. It was a lot of fun and busy, especially for Sari & Brett who had 26 people in their home. One night some of the sister-in-laws stayed up taking. The course of the conversation took many turns, however, one point we were talking about Brother Lund's book "Hearing the Voice of the Lord". I have to admit I haven't read all of it yet, but one thing became clear to me, I will explain. In the mist of all our recent unexpected troubles, has come a lot of unexpected answers. I will admit, the past couple of years has been very hard on me personally. There is so much that I don't understand and many days I am so exhausted just trying to keep things together it is hard to think straight. Some times I have spent so much energy trying to understand, I forget to listen to the answers that I have been given. Ryan has been spiking some high fevers, which is not unusual for him, however, post surgery it is not good. Fevers also bring his oxygen lower and since his oxygen was in the 80's while in the hospital, I knew that he would need to be re-admitted soon. While worrying about it, I felt I needed to put his name in the temple. I did and with-in hours his fever broke. He is not turning as blue as often and is smiling a lot more. I know there could be many logical reasons for all of this, however, I don't doubt for a second that the temple was instrumental in helping improve his situation. Now on to Tyler. His pain has been has been high and pain medications were not helping much. Most MD's that he has seen have not been very helpful. So I started researching and asking a lot of questions. Finally, I called some people I felt impressed to talk to. Through the course of these conversations we found a holistic cream that I could apply directly to his skin. My mother-in-law offered to ask some friends and put his name in the temple as well. Today is the first day he has not needed pain medications, the blisters are healing, his vision is improving and he has been awake all day. It is amazing how little unexpected answers can solve a lot of problems.