On June 17, Savannah went to her first Girl's Camp! She was excited to go, but perhaps just a little apprehensive. As luck would have it, the Sunday before camp, her front tooth started to hurt. We didn't think too much of it at the time, so didn't do anything about it. By Monday evening though, it became clear that she was going to be in trouble if we couldn't get her to the dentist right away.
As part of our Family Home Evening that Monday, I gave Savannah a Father's blessing, to prepare her for camp. It was a power spiritual experience for sure. I knew that every word came from our Father in Heaven.
The next morning, I took her to the dentist. He said that her front tooth had died. It had been broken a few years ago, and finally gave up the ghost. Since there was not enough time to do a root canal, he wrote her a prescription and sent her to camp. We were very concerned. She had been in a lot of pain the night before and were afraid that this would ruin her experience at camp. We gave her leaders the medications and told them what the dentist had said to do and prayed that she would be alright.
Well, we didn't hear anything from her for the rest of the week. When we went to the church to pick her up, we were told by her leaders that Savannah had done very well! They were all so deeply impressed with her rich spirit and faith. Apparently, the night before she had given a most beautiful testimony. She had everyone in tears.
As for her tooth, she had one bad night where she needed a priesthood blessing. Shortly after the blessing, the pain eased up enough for her to continue enjoying the campfire.
We were thrilled to see her and to hear how well she had done.
The next week, we took her to the dentist again, but he said that there was so much infection in the tooth still that all he could do was drill it to release the pressure. She would have to wait another week for the root canal. He was surprised that she wasn't keeled over in agony. I guess her blessings really paid off.
Now she's in Canada with her sister. they're having the time of their lives! I'll post more on that later.
In the mean time, here are a few shots we took before and after camp.
As part of our Family Home Evening that Monday, I gave Savannah a Father's blessing, to prepare her for camp. It was a power spiritual experience for sure. I knew that every word came from our Father in Heaven.
The next morning, I took her to the dentist. He said that her front tooth had died. It had been broken a few years ago, and finally gave up the ghost. Since there was not enough time to do a root canal, he wrote her a prescription and sent her to camp. We were very concerned. She had been in a lot of pain the night before and were afraid that this would ruin her experience at camp. We gave her leaders the medications and told them what the dentist had said to do and prayed that she would be alright.
Well, we didn't hear anything from her for the rest of the week. When we went to the church to pick her up, we were told by her leaders that Savannah had done very well! They were all so deeply impressed with her rich spirit and faith. Apparently, the night before she had given a most beautiful testimony. She had everyone in tears.
As for her tooth, she had one bad night where she needed a priesthood blessing. Shortly after the blessing, the pain eased up enough for her to continue enjoying the campfire.
We were thrilled to see her and to hear how well she had done.
The next week, we took her to the dentist again, but he said that there was so much infection in the tooth still that all he could do was drill it to release the pressure. She would have to wait another week for the root canal. He was surprised that she wasn't keeled over in agony. I guess her blessings really paid off.
Now she's in Canada with her sister. they're having the time of their lives! I'll post more on that later.
In the mean time, here are a few shots we took before and after camp.
Getting ready for camp
Waiting for the bus to pick them all up
Mom and Savannah walking to the car after being dropped off at the church.
Welcome Home Savannah, we missed you!
1 comment:
Hi this is Melissa Lee (Johnson from Surrey) I am excited to find your blog! I figure you may have lost my phone #. We would love to get together with you guys again!
Sounds like it was a great camp for your daughter!
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