November 25, 2019
-This post submitted by Elder Goddard's Mom
November 24th, yesterday, was Jordan's 19th birthday. And to say that I missed him is an understatement. I have always tried to make our kids birthdays special. It was a very special day for me when each of my children came into my life so I have always wanted to celebrate their day as so. Well, this was the first time that I was not with one of my children on their special day. So it was a bittersweet, emotional day. I woke up and immediately posted my yearly birthday post for him. Even though he would not see it, I still had to tell the Instagram and Facebook world how much I love my son on his special day. I also asked for a favor from my social media circle to write Jordan a short email of love and birthday wishes. And boy did everyone come through for him and me! He opened his email today to over 30 birthday wishes from so many of you and I will forever be grateful!! And I had already made a plea for cards and messages to send in a package, (which he opened yesterday!) in which we had received many. So I just can't thank all of you enough for your love and support!! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am humbled.
But my reason for writing this post is this, I know that my Heavenly Father is mindful of me; that He loves me and each one of us; and is aware of what we need at any given time. I had a tender mercy yesterday on Jordan's birthday that I will never forget. I know it was not a coincidence and it may not seem like it is a huge deal but I know that it was Him showing His love for me.
Jordan and his companion baptized a 15 year old girl several weeks ago. Her name is Yassmine. I have heard a lot about her and at one point, a few weeks ago, Jordan told me she wanted to follow me on Instagram. And of course I was so excited and told him to tell her to find me! So several weeks passed and I never heard from her. I asked Jordan about it and he said she was out of data and had to wait for it to renew. I said okay and didn't think much of it anymore. She would contact me when she was able. Well as I was getting ready yesterday I had a lot of time to think about Jordan and was becoming a bit emotional when I get a notification on my phone that I had a follow request. And I bet you can guess who it was! Yes! Yassmine! If you thought I was emotional before!! I immediately said she could follow me and I started following her. She had made an adorable post just 7 minutes before, so I knew she was probably still on her phone. So with the help of google translate I wrote her a message on her post. I continued to get ready for the day as I hear my phone go off and Yassmine direct messaged me!
She said: Hello (in English so we wrote in English the rest of the time)
-Me: Hello! :) How are you doing? I am so excited you found me on here! Did you see Elder Goddard today? It is his birthday!
-Yassmine: Yes I saw him
-Me: That makes me very happy! How was he doing?
Yassmine: He was very happy I was cook rice to him (this was my favorite!!)
Me: I am so glad to hear he was happy. Thank you for cooking rice for him. That is very sweet of you! Congratulations on your baptism! So happy for you!
Yassmine: Thank you very much
Now if that doesn't make your heart happy I don't know what will! I know that my Heavenly Father wanted her to contact me on his birthday so I knew that Jordan was happy on his special day. And for her to cook rice for him! What a sweet gift. <3 I just know that there was no coincidence in this experience and I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for such a beautiful gift for me once again on November 24th, Jordan's birthday. <3
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