Love, Kennedy Page #5

This is it.

People ask us how we could

endure losing our baby girl.

I need to tell you

one more thing.

One morning when Kennedy

was still in junior high,

the day seemed usual and

our family went through

our typical morning

with scripture study,

prayer and breakfast.

We sent the kids off to school

and Heather left for the gym.

When I began my morning prayer,

it struck immediately.

As I began, bam,

my entire body quivered.

I was overcome with

a warm, comforting

yet very serious spirit.

To this day I do not

know if I heard the voice

just in my mind or

if it was out loud,

but I was told,

"I need her home, my son,

I need her home."

I again began to pray.

As I did, I had a recollection

of Kennedy's entire life.

Our life.

My little family.

It was replaying through

my mind like a movie.

It was confirmed.

I need her home.

I didn't know when,

I didn't know how,

but that day,

I got what I asked for.

I got to see a copy of the plan.

She was just a young girl,

but she accomplished her

goals, cheerleading...

Dating...

She even got to drive...

Kind of.

The Velasquez family were part

of thousands, maybe millions

that Kennedy has

effected for good.

If I live to be 100,

I could never do as much good for others

as Kennedy did in her short 16 years.

Now, I keep having

another dream.

But it's a dream I have,

when I'm awake...

And I can't wait.

Oh, daddy!

Even though she couldn't see,

she would always tell

you you were pretty.

Or she'd feel your hair and

tell you you were pretty

and just grab your hand if you

were ever sitting next to her.

And you could just

tell that she loved you

and just being around her,

you couldn't help but be happy.

She never lost

the ability to know

that she was loved by

her heavenly father.

She never doubted her faith

and that one day she

would be made whole

and she would return

to live with him.

And I was forewarned

and told by heavenly father

that we would lose her,

that he needed her home

and that is, yes,

a parents worst nightmare

but in our case, it helped

prepare me to send her home

and if I wouldn't have

had that preparation,

I don't know that

I could've accepted that,

I think I would've fought it

and so rather than

it being a nightmare

it became a complete,

wonderful, miraculous, journey.

Even when she started

losing her sight,

her mom, Heather,

was coming in to her bedroom

to help her with her prayers

and she had already started 'em.

And she said, "heavenly father,

I'm not mad at you because

I'm losing my sight,

I just need you to help

me as things move on.

I need your help and

I love you so much."

What more could

I be taught than that?

We started having the

lessons from the missionaries

and then we actually

took it from our home

to the Hansen's home and

had the lessons there

and the spirit in

that home from Kennedy

and the love that the

family had for the church

and just for god in general,

rocked our world.

I don't know why she came to me.

We were never really that close.

Maybe it's because

I needed it the most.

We were never really religious.

My dad has always

been extremely sick

and with his sickness came

a really strong hate for god.

And Kennedy changed

that completely.

She said what we needed to do

and when we did it,

he got better.

As I listened to Jason,

I knew that I wasn't

being taught

how to deal with my circumstance

I was basically being

taught how to die.

And I think Kennedy

taught me how to do that

because...

Of her dignity.

So, I'm sorry.

So she touched me that way

and I think through

god's messages,

that god sent Jason to

me that day to talk to me

and teach me, tell me

what was happening

spiritually to me.

We were driving home

and everyone was asleep

and it was about

2:
30 in the morning

and I was driving on 4000 south

and there was a big

light coming from behind

the church house and it

was over by Hansen's house.

And my first instinct was,

oh, I wonder if

there's camera's there

and then I thought no,

it was just a different

type of light.

And then the spirit just...

The spirit just told me

that Kennedy's going home

and the angels are

taking her home.

The next morning, um,

I saw on Facebook

that had passed.

Because of

this family, I know that...

Faith will guide me

and get me through and

I didn't believe that before.

Like, it just wasn't

there and it is now.

Although my prognosis

isn't very good right now

because of the

aggressiveness of my disease,

I still feel at peace

with passing away

and I know that everything's

gonna be okay because

my family...

Because, you know,

now has hundreds of

thousands of members

of the church that is

going to look out for them

and take care of them for me.

Boom wacka wacka,

boom boom, wacka wacka.

Hey! Kennedy!

Deedee, stop!

Stop the car, stop the car!

Kennedy!

Boom wacka wacka, boom boom.

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