Bizzare post, but I wanted a place to put this so that it would never be lost!
This took place in the winter of 2013. I sent this email to mom on February 19, 2013, right after Brody had turned 4. You can see the post below where she asks me to send her the story of Grandma Hobbs.
This occurrence, even 5.5 years later, has brought so much peace to my grandfather's soul. He knows without a shadow of a doubt, that Grandma is in Heaven, waiting for him, and working to make us happy. The comfort he gained from Brody has been remarkable to say the least.
I do not doubt this experience one bit. I remember when Brody told me, I was stunned...almost speechless at the way he described what was happening. He was little, so little, and had we had only ever told him that Grandma was in heaven. The details were all his.
Grandpa speaks of this frequently to Brody, calling him his "special boy". It has made a bond that cannot be broken. Brody, now 9, has a hard time understanding the magnitude of this experience, because he is still so young. He feels bad now because he can't remember it happening, which is completely normal. Grandpa however, knows every detail and clings to them. He knows that Brody was chosen to bring comfort to him, amidst his pain, and that this experience was one of the many tender mercies that Heavenly Father has granted him since my grandmothers passing.
Email:
So we were on our way to mom and dads house and Brody starts telling us about when he saw grandma. We of course thought it was grandma Kappes when he corrects us and says no, grandma Hobbs. I ask "where did you see her?l" he replies "in heaven. She lives in heaven." He then said, "she was with a man, an old man, but not grandpa Hobbs." I asked him if he knew the man and he said "yes!" I said "do you know his name?" He said, "yes." I asked what it was and he said, "actually I only know it when I'm in heaven, I don't know it here."
So that was the first day, sometime mid to late January.
A week ago I spoke with grandpa Hobbs again and he told me to tell Brody that if he saw her again to tell grandma that he loved her and missed her.
The next night I was in the shower and he was in the bathtub, in the same room. I thought it was a good time to see if he could tell me anything else. I asked him if he had seen grandma again. He said "yes, in heaven." I asked who she was with and he didn't reply. I asked what she was doing there and he answered immediately, "working to make us happy" I asked what she was wearing, he said, "clothes". I asked what color and he didn't reply. I then told him that if he saw her again to tell her that grandpa Hobbs loves and misses her. He replied, "okay" and that was the end of that.
Typed this on my phone! Sorry if it isn't written with proper punctuation, etc...
Kris said it best when he said that he believes that it was verification from the Holy Ghost that what we believe about life after our mortal life is true. The things Brody said go in line with our beliefs perfectly, and yet these are not concepts we have taught him yet. Pretty amazing stuff!
Love you!
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On Feb 19, 2013, at 6:33 PM, "Janet Kappes" <janetkappes@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Grandpa, Cindy and Tracee wrote to me today asking if I can give them the details of Brody's visits with grandma Hobbs. I told them you would have to be the one. Of course, they don't want you to keep at
> him and have him add new elaborate details. Could you just write in email form what he has said and what you have asked so daddy and the girls can read it. Maybe copy me and send it to daddy, Cindy and Tracee.
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> It isn't urgent but they are interested. I just sent them a copy of mama's prayer that week before she died. I found it the other night with the scrapbook things.
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> Hope things are going okay with you and all the boys this evening.
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> Love Mom
