Brady

Brady is definitely growing up. He is well on his way to finishing his Eagle project, and has enrolled for an EMT class that will begin in January, to prepare for being a firefighter. And Sunday afternoon he got his patriarchal blessing. It was amazing to hear all the things he is blessed with. I cried the whole way through. It was one of those "payback moments" where you feel like maybe all your hard work, sweat, tears, struggles, etc. have been worth it and maybe it will all work out anyway. We only have a year and he will hopefully begin the paperwork for his mission. As the patriarch told him, (in counsel, not the actual blessing), he is the mark setter for his younger siblings. If he sets a high mark, they will follow. He also told him not to let ANYTHING come between he and his mission, since Satan will be working double time to stop him from going. No doubt he will have a lot to overcome in the year and a half before he's 19, but so far things are looking pretty good. We're proud of him.