Thank you, Jacob, for beautiful reflections, both personal and doctrinal. I confess I was reluctant to read this, since I didn't want to confront the challenges and perplexities you face, or be reminded of different ones that affect my family. But you made it worth it to try to travel just a bit with you in your journey.
Corey D.October 28, 2023
My heart goes out to the Hess family and to all who have experienced the loss of loved ones, especially seemingly untimely or unexpected. Where would we be in such difficult times without the hope our savior brings.
JeffreyOctober 28, 2023
Thank you for sharing this poignant and difficult family experience with us.
JuliannOctober 27, 2023
My heartfelt condolences. No parent ever want to bury a child. Emma is well and whole and you now have an angel in heaven. She thanks you for your love, and sacrifices, and faith. Now it’s her turn to watch over all of you. And she will.
Gale BoydOctober 27, 2023
Thank you, Jacob, for sharing this. It's inspiring, beautiful, and helpful in all the best ways.
AnnaOctober 27, 2023
A thousand blessings to the author and his family.
EveOctober 27, 2023
I'm truly sorry for your loss! And I'm truly grateful that we, as Meridian readers, get to read such precious truths. It's inspired me in the trials I'm facing at the moment. Thank you!
Carol MaskOctober 27, 2023
What a beautiful perspective. I believe it w all my heart.
TanaOctober 27, 2023
Thank you so very much for sharing this sacred family moment with your extended family of brothers and sisters! Your great faith and knowledge of the Savior is an example for us all. He does Live and because He does, your sweet Emma lives! What a perfect plan! Prayers and continued peace to your sweet family and friends as you mourn all that is missing right now.
Steve DoneganOctober 27, 2023
I write this after wiping the multitude of tears from my face... Thank you for putting into words what many of us cannot find words for. Thank you for sharing your outlook with us who suffer and can't see as far forward as you have. Our love to your family and supportive friends.
LaNae ShawOctober 27, 2023
Thank you for sharing this incredible journey you have been on - our 20 month old grandson passed away last year unexpectedly and our daughter has had such a hard time - she has been so angry that they didn’t get the miracle. She has finally come to realize that the miracle is that Heavenly Father and Jesus mourns with us. We do not understand why these things have to happen but we have to trust in His Plan and know that we will be with them again. I could not go on without that knowledge. So grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and Jesus who love us all so much and will wipe away all tears and all things will be made right!!! Thanks again for sharing.
ShaunaOctober 27, 2023
I am a better, stronger person, even filled with more light because I read your story. I tasted the goodness and truth of it all. Your writing is so beautiful and your testimonies were a feast. Thank you so much for sharing.
Kathy SandersOctober 27, 2023
Jacob I have eagerly followed anything you write when I find it as your gifts and inspiration have lifted and helped me so much. Thank you for sharing the tenderest feelings of your heart and yours and Monique’s beautiful faith in Jesus Christ and his tender mercies. I feel a oneness with you all and pray for your family as you miss sweet Emma. A oneness in Christ who is our hope and our salvation. Thank you for sharing and blessing us all with your story. Thank you Emma for the blessing of your life that lives on.
Ben PackOctober 27, 2023
Thank you Jacob for you and your wife’s beautiful words and for your faith. Thank you for helping me see and feel deeper. I’m grateful for God’s plan of happiness and progression. That he gives us experiences and relationships to make us like his Son. I loved your comments on Jesus in Gethsemane and Golgotha and the reason for his and our suffering. Thanks be to God for his Holy Son in bringing us a glorious tomorrow.
ChristineOctober 27, 2023
Brother and Sister Hess, your testimonies have blessed me today (and many times before). May God continue to bear you up. Through my own dark nights and days of grief, I also received comfort, peace, and hope, and I testify of the truth of your beautiful words. God does love us, and those we love who have passed through that quiet veil, are close, and you will feel their love, their light, their peace, and their joy in the days and years ahead. Glorious truth, beautiful hope, peaceful light, divine love.
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Ralph HancockNovember 8, 2023
Thank you, Jacob, for beautiful reflections, both personal and doctrinal. I confess I was reluctant to read this, since I didn't want to confront the challenges and perplexities you face, or be reminded of different ones that affect my family. But you made it worth it to try to travel just a bit with you in your journey.
Corey D.October 28, 2023
My heart goes out to the Hess family and to all who have experienced the loss of loved ones, especially seemingly untimely or unexpected. Where would we be in such difficult times without the hope our savior brings.
JeffreyOctober 28, 2023
Thank you for sharing this poignant and difficult family experience with us.
JuliannOctober 27, 2023
My heartfelt condolences. No parent ever want to bury a child. Emma is well and whole and you now have an angel in heaven. She thanks you for your love, and sacrifices, and faith. Now it’s her turn to watch over all of you. And she will.
Gale BoydOctober 27, 2023
Thank you, Jacob, for sharing this. It's inspiring, beautiful, and helpful in all the best ways.
AnnaOctober 27, 2023
A thousand blessings to the author and his family.
EveOctober 27, 2023
I'm truly sorry for your loss! And I'm truly grateful that we, as Meridian readers, get to read such precious truths. It's inspired me in the trials I'm facing at the moment. Thank you!
Carol MaskOctober 27, 2023
What a beautiful perspective. I believe it w all my heart.
TanaOctober 27, 2023
Thank you so very much for sharing this sacred family moment with your extended family of brothers and sisters! Your great faith and knowledge of the Savior is an example for us all. He does Live and because He does, your sweet Emma lives! What a perfect plan! Prayers and continued peace to your sweet family and friends as you mourn all that is missing right now.
Steve DoneganOctober 27, 2023
I write this after wiping the multitude of tears from my face... Thank you for putting into words what many of us cannot find words for. Thank you for sharing your outlook with us who suffer and can't see as far forward as you have. Our love to your family and supportive friends.
LaNae ShawOctober 27, 2023
Thank you for sharing this incredible journey you have been on - our 20 month old grandson passed away last year unexpectedly and our daughter has had such a hard time - she has been so angry that they didn’t get the miracle. She has finally come to realize that the miracle is that Heavenly Father and Jesus mourns with us. We do not understand why these things have to happen but we have to trust in His Plan and know that we will be with them again. I could not go on without that knowledge. So grateful for a loving Heavenly Father and Jesus who love us all so much and will wipe away all tears and all things will be made right!!! Thanks again for sharing.
ShaunaOctober 27, 2023
I am a better, stronger person, even filled with more light because I read your story. I tasted the goodness and truth of it all. Your writing is so beautiful and your testimonies were a feast. Thank you so much for sharing.
Kathy SandersOctober 27, 2023
Jacob I have eagerly followed anything you write when I find it as your gifts and inspiration have lifted and helped me so much. Thank you for sharing the tenderest feelings of your heart and yours and Monique’s beautiful faith in Jesus Christ and his tender mercies. I feel a oneness with you all and pray for your family as you miss sweet Emma. A oneness in Christ who is our hope and our salvation. Thank you for sharing and blessing us all with your story. Thank you Emma for the blessing of your life that lives on.
Ben PackOctober 27, 2023
Thank you Jacob for you and your wife’s beautiful words and for your faith. Thank you for helping me see and feel deeper. I’m grateful for God’s plan of happiness and progression. That he gives us experiences and relationships to make us like his Son. I loved your comments on Jesus in Gethsemane and Golgotha and the reason for his and our suffering. Thanks be to God for his Holy Son in bringing us a glorious tomorrow.
ChristineOctober 27, 2023
Brother and Sister Hess, your testimonies have blessed me today (and many times before). May God continue to bear you up. Through my own dark nights and days of grief, I also received comfort, peace, and hope, and I testify of the truth of your beautiful words. God does love us, and those we love who have passed through that quiet veil, are close, and you will feel their love, their light, their peace, and their joy in the days and years ahead. Glorious truth, beautiful hope, peaceful light, divine love.
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