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This post was first on my blog on November 21, 2013, just a week after I started it.  I plan to post each night for the next 3 weeks, a special post about my husband Wayne and his life.  In 3 weeks it will be one year since he passed away, February 21, 2016. ------------------------Posted originally # 9, on November 21, 2013. Wayne has been the recipient of many blessings, ever since he was born.  The night Wayne and Blaine were born, each weighing about 4 pounds, they were not expected to live.  They were immediately given a name and a Priesthood blessing, and in the blessing they were promised they would live a mature life, and fill their missions in life.  When Wayne received his Patriarchal blessing, the Patriarch, who didn't know him, stated that he was living today because of the power of the Priesthood.  When he was about 60, he was in the hospital for diverticulitis, but recovered with heavy antibiotics.    Blaine filled his mission in life at age 68, and at age 69, W

The Proctor's revised edition of the History of the Prophet Joseph Smith, by his mother, will be serialized in Meridian Magazine, and I will follow it here on the blog.  I don't know how often they will write it, but it is wonderful and inspiring to read!  I will also include at the end -- some about my dear husband Wayne, and his life. What Was Edited Out of the Most Personal Book Ever Written about Joseph Smith? By Scot and Maurine Proctor  · January 30, 2017 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE To celebrate the study of the  Doctrine & Covenants  this year, Meridian will serialize  The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother .  We begin with this introduction today. Can you imagine what a boon it would be if the mother of any of the great men or women of the world had written their biographies? What if we had personal insights no other historian could give from the mother of George Wa