Anyone? Anyone?
We've got a WEIRD situation around here...WEIRDEST OF THE WEIRD. So...Reilly got her Patriarchal Blessing in November. The sweet, yet ancient, Patriarch said it would arrive in the mail in about a week or so. Thanksgiving comes and goes. Blessing never arrives. Christmas comes and goes. Nada. Reilly calls the Patriarch who says she should have received it and that she should try going online to lds.org and requesting a copy. Lds.org says they don't have it in their system yet. Reilly keeps checking...and checking...nothing. A few more months roll around...more calls to the Patriarch...talks with the bishop...calls to SLC. Nothing.
Then last night after Kameron's wonderous Jazz Band Concert we walk in the door to hysteria. The Patriarch has called and Reilly's blessing is LOST. GONE. DOES NOT EXIST. POOF. NADA. NO RECORD. Ergo, Reilly is scheduled to receive her SECOND patriarchal blessing Sunday night. HUH???
So here is my query...has anyone ever heard of something like this happening before? Please de-lurk, come forth, leave a comment, email whatever. Please tell me that some one out there has "heard of something like this happening?" It happened to a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend. Your brother's cousin's uncle's neighbor's home teacher's old mission companion's kid had this happen to them...you know...a SECOND PATRIARCHAL BLESSING?!
I'm begging you. My kid's HYSTERICAL. Then realize that she is 16, dramatic, and OH YEAH it's REILLY... then times hysterical by a kajillion. Good times.
She thinks she's a freak? Is she?
(Let it be noted that the opening mouth gaping of her parents did not help. The asking of her father if he had ever heard of anything like this happening in his entire lifetime of church activity and his reply of no...did not help. Her mother's cheery "Hey!! Lucky you!! You get two for the price of one!!" brought forth a scream of rage the likes of which could've been heard in another galaxy and said mother had to dodge frothing daughter and make a run for it. No joke.)
Help!!
2 comments:
I'll ask my father in law, who is a patriarch. I can remember when I was eight, someone got baptized the dame day as me because their records had been lost and so she got re baptized. I remember feeling jealous, even though I was so young, that she got a do-over. I'm sure it's happened before with patriarchal blessings too.
I'll email you when I know more.
Lucy!! You're the BEST!!
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