Nora's Blessing Day!

On February 16, 2014, Nora Lee Close received a name and blessing in Sacrament meeting. We did it a little sooner than we normally would have because we wanted to bless her in the 12th ward before we moved a few weeks later. We were blessed to have so many family members there to support us and our Miss Nora.

Nora's is named after couple different people. We wanted her middle name to be after her Grandma Close and Aunt Tara who both have the middle name of Lee. Nora also has a great great Grandma named Leanora on her Grandma Bleak's side of the family. We love her name and I'm glad Emma pushed so hard to name her Nora :).

It was a beautiful blessing. Some of the things she was blessed with are:

She was blessed to be a healthy child free of complications.
Also to be a "doer" of the word of God and serve those around her.
It was mentioned that her name means "honor" and she should always remember that. She should remember to honor her covenants she makes in the temple, to honor her family and parents. Also to honor herself and be confident in who she is. To remain pure and virtuous.
Nora was also blessed to honor and respect the priesthood and the men who stood in the circle that day.
She was blessed to be kind and nonjudgmental and to love all people around her.
Blessed to have a special relationship with her sisters and that is where happiness comes from.
The last thing was to always remember that her Savior loves her.

It was a wonderful blessing, wonderful day filled with wonderful people. We love our Nora!

Unfortunately I didn't get any great pictures of just Nora on her special day :(. My plan was to take some with my good camera in a good setting, but that didn't happen so we'll have to settle for this pic :)!