1. Right after
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but didn't know why.
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to get to that car.
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4. Out of that car came the most
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8. Her hug was unlike any that
I had ever received before.
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11. And me?
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12. I woke up wondering
what all that meant.
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I'm living that dream...
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16. could also be such a stinker.
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17. Hey girls, you buckled in?
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18. Uh-huh.
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19. All right sweeties,
I'll be back.
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21. You can't drive.
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22. See you don't know how to...
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23. You don't
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24. Look out world!
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25. Here comes Kennedy.
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26. Stop this
car right now!
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27. Help!
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28. I'm good!
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29. Oh no!
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30. Girls!
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31. Girls, Girls?
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32. Oh my gosh.
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33. Kennedy!
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34. What happened?
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35. I'm goooood.
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36. She's not good!
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37. She's very not good!
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38. You drove?
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39. Mm-hmm!
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40. How could you?
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41. Don't you ever do that again!
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42. What is wrong with you?
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43. A lot!
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44. Woo-hoo!
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45. Yup,
Kennedy knew what she wanted
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46. and set her goals early.
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47. Oh, Kennedy.
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48. Boom wacka, wacka.
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49. Boom, wacka, wacka.
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50. Cheerleading.
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51. Yay!
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52. Sorry.
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53. It's ok.
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54. Dating.
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55. "I would like if when you
are 16, we can go on a date.
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56. I love you Brett."
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57. Love, Kennedy.
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58. Oh, Brett!
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59. Uh-huh, uh-huh.
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60. Run! Don't look back!
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61. And her
other dream was driving.
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62. She loved it when I
would take her for a ride
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64. Nope.
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65. Oh, Daddy.
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66. Sports were
a big part of Kennedy's life.
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67. They seemed to give her a way
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other's feelings.
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69. Good job, good job!
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70. Good kick.
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71. There ya go, pick it up!
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72. Woo!
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73. There
was a girl on another team
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74. who was playing dirty.
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75. She knew every
trick in the book.
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77. You gotta watch that!
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78. No, pick her up, pick her up.
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79. Get back, get back!
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80. Come on Ref! Call a foul!
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81. Can you not see that!
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82. Good job out there, good job.
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83. Kennedy come here.
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84. You have got to stand
up to that girl,
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85. you got to get in her face,
get aggressive.
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86. That's how we stand
up to a bully.
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87. But Daddy...
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88. why not just love her?
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89. Why not just love her?
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90. I think we're the parents of a
mix of Gandhi and Mother Teresa.
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91. Finally, one of our players
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92. went head to head with the
meanie and took her out.
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93. Good job.
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94. What's she doing?
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to finally give her
a piece of her mind.
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97. Yeah.
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99. Whoo, DeeDee!
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100. All right girls, bring it in!
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101. - You okay?
- Yeah
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102. - Can you stay in?
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103. All right, go get 'em.
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104. Good job.
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105. Good job girls.
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106. Good job girls.
Get up there, get up there!
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107. Hello.
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108. Mm-hmm.
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109. I'll be right there.
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110. Hi.
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111. Are you ok?
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112. What happened?
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113. I'm just a klutz.
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114. You are not a klutz.
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115. I am so sorry.
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116. It's
just bumps and bruises.
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118. Okay good, sorry.
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119. It's okay.
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120. But there's
more that you need to know.
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121. Mr. and Mrs. Hansen,
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122. has Kennedy been getting
into fights at school?
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123. No.
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124. I'm sorry but I have to ask...
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125. have either of you
ever hit Kennedy?
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126. Are you kidding?
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127. Of course we've never hit her.
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128. What's going on?
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129. The images of Kennedy's
eyes show trauma...
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130. trauma like I haven't seen...
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131. other than when there's been
a severe blow to the head.
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132. Okay, she's fallen
but not that hard.
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133. I'm tellin' you, it's not us.
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134. What does this mean?
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135. All I know is it's serious
and beyond my training.
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136. I'm going to send you to
an Eye Center in Salt Lake.
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137. You also need to know,
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138. the decline in Kennedy's sight
is both severe and rapid.
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139. There...
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140. There's something wrong
with me, isn't there?
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141. You're perfect honey.
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142. We just have to see what's
going on with your eyes.
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143. It's okay.
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144. Jesus will fix my eyes
when I go to heaven.
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145. That kind of talk didn't ever
surprise us with Kennedy.
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146. She had spiritual experiences
from very early on.
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147. Heather's Mom died when
Heather was only 15.
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148. We were given the
rocking chair that Heather
was rocked in as a child.
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149. and she rocked Kennedy
in the same chair.
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150. The chair was now old,
rickety and noisy.
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151. I wanted to get a new one but
Heather wouldn't hear of it.
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152. And every night,
the chair could be heard,
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was rocked to sleep.
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155. One night, I couldn't sleep.
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156. Heather, while you
were rocking Kennedy,
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157. I had the strongest impression
that your Mom was here...
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160. I thought you were rocking her.
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161. Weird.
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162. I have to go to
the park and then if
you can bring the girls home,
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163. I'll run by the store,
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164. I'll get everything we
need before tonight.
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165. - Does that work okay?
- Not a problem.
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167. Hey you!
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168. Good morning,
did you sleep good?
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170. Uh-uh.
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171. Grandma Mona came and
rocked me last night.
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173. You know... Mommy's Mommy.
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174. The Chair then became
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176. Many times as a young girl,
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us that she had seen,
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by Grandma Mona.
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179. Yup,
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181. Boom wacka wacka,
boom boom, wacka wacka...
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182. Hansen's?
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183. This way please.
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184. We spent years going to every
specialist on the Wasatch front,
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186. What disease?
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188. There have been only a
few thousand known cases
of Batten disease in the world.
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189. It's a disorder
that keeps the cells
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themselves of waste.
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proteins build up,
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function properly.
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only lose their sight,
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197. There is no cure.
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who's a better person.
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deserves happiness more...
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this happen to my daughter.
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208. DeeDee,
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what we're telling you?
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212. Daddy,
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another 80 years.
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we're gonna make it great.
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226. Hey!
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237. Oh, but you are
a cute crazy woman.
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in Utah with Batten disease.
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Batten Network
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another Utah family
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had the disease also.
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that was indescribable.
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was fully blind.
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a word in almost two months.
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251. We're the same.
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252. Look how sweet that is.
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song's about us.
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it was time to leave,
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Charlee to take with her.
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262. See ya! Bye! Thanks again!
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incredible family
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about her next step in life.
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286. Go wolves!
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Kennedy was so excited about
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a dance of any kind.
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but she wouldn't go.
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patiently for Anna...
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thanks for the ride!
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See you later Anna!
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over, move over.
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guess what happened.
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- He's hot.
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Mommy's here, it's ok.
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Calm down, calm down.
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- We're right here.
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about that time in 2nd grade
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girl in her class
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to that birthday party...
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would've been so upset,
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girl who had left her out.
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putting her needs aside.
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it took us so long
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wrong with her.
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going to school...
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probably just a bug.
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you are hoping to do?
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want to drive so bad,
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gonna have to rethink now.
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things you can do.
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will f-f-fix my eyes.
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know what else to do.
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with her tonight.
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opportunities this year
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blessings for her.
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to deal with her disease,
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rejected by all these boys
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greater Young Woman.
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turn to give the lesson.
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me to invite Kennedy
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testimony to the Young Men.
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so did the Spirit.
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you all thank you
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but she can't say it...
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anyway because you're all ugly.
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way to heal her girls.
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and Megan get to and not us?
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whoop-de-do on the seniors!
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out for the team.
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happens every year.
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good evening everyone.
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459. Wolves!
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make it stop!
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497. We'll help however you want.
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498. I think this might
be just what we need.
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499. Let's do it.
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500. Hello?
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501. Mm-hmm.
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502. Yeah.
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503. That would be so wonderful.
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504. Really?
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505. Yeah, uh-huh.
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506. We would love it if you
would be the one to tell her.
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507. Thank you so much.
All right, bye.
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508. Jace!
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509. You won't believe it,
you just won't believe it!
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510. Have a good day girls.
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511. - Love you Mom.
- I Love you Mom.
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512. - Hey Kennedy.
- Yeah?
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513. Today is gonna be a great day.
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514. Always is.
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515. But today's gonna be
different 'cause Mrs. Schof—
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516. What's
wrong with Beau?
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517. Don't you know?
There's always something
wrong with Beau.
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518. Lexi, who's that
girl with the cane?
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519. I have no idea.
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520. This is so lame.
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521. Would it be ok with you
if we have a conversation
with Kennedy?
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522. Is that okay?
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523. Kennedy, my name
is Jill Schofield.
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524. I'm the cheer coach
here at Fremont.
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525. And I understand that you have
a talent for cheerleading.
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526. Yeah.
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527. Really?
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528. I am good.
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529. Well, it just so happens
that we have a need
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530. for another cheerleader
and we were wondering
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531. if you would be willing
to come and help us out.
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532. For reals?
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533. Kennedy, this is Jordyn.
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534. Yes, for reals.
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535. These are for you.
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536. We are so excited to
have you on our team.
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537. We'll get your
uniform to your mom.
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538. Bye
Kennedy, we love you!
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539. I am cheerleader!
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540. Sorry!
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541. Cheerleader!
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542. I'm so, so excited.
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543. Yes, it's absolutely incredible.
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544. But Heath...
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545. Aren't you a little worried
how this is going to go down?
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546. A little...
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547. I mean she thinks she's the
best cheerleader in the world.
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548. She is.
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549. Hey, this is a dream
come true for all of us.
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550. So we go
on right after duo?
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551. I think that's
what Tyler was saying.
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552. But I heard something different.
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553. Kennedy!
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554. Oh, you are gonna be so great!
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555. Yeah!
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556. okay, We will see you after
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557. and do just like you practiced!
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558. Okay?
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559. Ready!
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560. Fremont!
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561. Get up and yell,
get on your feet with us.
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562. Now spell it.
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563. S-I-L-V-E-R, Silver.
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564. Silver!
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565. Say Silver!
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566. W-O-L-V-E-S wolves.
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567. We are wolves.
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568. Silver, Wolves.
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569. What is that one girl doing?
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570. She's completely off.
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571. She's ruining it!
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572. Why would they even let
her up on the stage?
She's awful, just awful.
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573. S-I-L-V-E-R, Silver.
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574. Can you say Silver.
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575. W-O-L-V-E-S,
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576. Wolves.
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577. - Silver!
Silver!
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578. Wolves!
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579. We are Silver, Wolves.
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580. - Yes!
- Wolves!
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581. Excuse me, ma'am.
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582. I just wanted to let you know
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583. that the child up there that
was struggling with the cheer,
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584. that's our daughter Kennedy.
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585. And you were wondering
what she was doing up there
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586. and what she was doing,
was her best.
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587. She's blind and she's
losing her motor skills
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588. because of a terminal illness
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589. but we are so, so proud of her.
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590. I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to—
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591. You're fine, you didn't know.
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592. I'm sorry, I didn't know.
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593. I'm not upset.
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594. I'm fine.
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595. I'm fine.
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596. Kennedy, you did so good!
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597. Kennedy!
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598. Kenners!
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599. Kennedy, you did so good!
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600. We are so proud of you, DeeDee!
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601. You were somethin'!
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602. Good job!
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603. Okay, Kennedy, we are
so excited for tonight!
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604. Let's go Fremont, hey!
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605. Let's go Fremont, hey!
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606. Wolves!
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607. Woo! Kennedy!
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608. Go Ken!
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609. Emily, are you okay?
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610. No, ow, it really hurts.
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611. Can you even step on it?
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612. Go Wolves!
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613. We're all going to have
to fill in for Emily.
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614. What happened?
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615. She came down
weird on her ankle.
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616. Pray!
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617. You!
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618. Pray!
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619. Dear God of all,
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620. we hope that Emily
can get better
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621. and that we can not get hurt.
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622. Amen.
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623. Amen!
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624. Good praying!
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625. Go Wolves!
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626. Go Wolves!
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627. Go Wolves!
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628. I'll be right back.
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629. Everything okay?
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630. Well, Emily got hurt.
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631. Is she okay?
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632. What was going on a minute ago
when you guys were in a circle.
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633. Oh, yeah,
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634. we said a prayer.
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635. I don't think you're
supposed to be doing
that in school, are you?
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636. Okay, gotta go.
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637. So that's
what the scriptures say.
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638. Why do you think that is?
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639. Why do you think that is?
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640. It doesn't make sense to me.
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641. This was written
hundreds of years ago.
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642. - Now it's different.
- Who's talking?
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643. - That's Jaden.
- We can't be expected
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644. to live by the same
strict standards they did.
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645. The world has changed.
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646. Jaden was
a star student, very popular,
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647. - he was a catch.
- I get that God doesn't change
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648. and all but it just
doesn't make sense to me.
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649. What does he look like?
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650. Anna!
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651. Okay, he's got blonde hair,
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652. brown eyes, big muscles.
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653. As big as this?
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654. Oh no, nobody could have
muscles as big as that.
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655. Anyways, he's into
lots of sports and—
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656. Hot, he's hot!
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657. He is huh, huh?
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658. Jaden!
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659. I love Jaden!
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660. Jaden!
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661. Is my boyfriend.
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662. After that,
everything was about Jaden.
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663. I'll be your girlfriend.
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664. Jaden!
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665. Boyfriend!
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666. Boyfriend!
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667. Jaden in class!
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668. She didn't
stop yammering about him
'til she went to sleep.
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669. Jaden is smart...
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670. I swear I think we
heard the name Jaden
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671. a thousand times before
ever meeting him.
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672. Oh my gosh, enough already!
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673. Jaden!
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674. I'm actually way
excited, my dress is super cute.
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675. - Wait, when is it?
- The 29th, I can't wait!
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676. Hey Kenners, are you gonna
ask a boy to the girls dance?
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677. You totally should!
Do you have somebody to ask?
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678. Uhmmm, maybe.
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679. Okay, girls!
We've got a lot to do today.
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680. Everybody on the floor.
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681. Listen up, here we go.
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682. Now first, there's
been some tardiness
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683. that's just not gonna cut it.
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684. That's not what we are about.
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685. Jill, well actually there's
been a lot going on lately
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686. and some of us have good reason.
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687. Well maybe some of you
need to tell us about it.
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688. Let's do this.
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689. We'll go around and
each of you tell
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690. what's keeping you
from your obligations.
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691. Go ahead Megan.
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692. Well, my Mom has been putting
a lot of pressure on me
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693. lately to get good
grades so I've been
taking extra classes...
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694. Sometimes, it can be kind
of hard around our house.
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695. My Dad...
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696. My Dad...
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697. She'll just look at me like,
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698. like do you really know
what you're talking about?
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699. And it just...
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700. I've been trying
this new conditioner
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701. and sometimes it really
takes a long time
to get the right results,
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702. like rinse, lather, repeat.
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703. It's not always my fault
because sometimes they don't do
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704. what they say
they're going to do
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705. and it's frustrating...
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706. Okay, Kennedy, what
are your challenges?
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707. None.
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708. I don't think she
understood the question.
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709. Kennedy, what are
your challenges?
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710. None.
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711. I ch-cheer.
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712. I love all you.
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713. None.
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714. Interesting...
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715. Can anyone tell me why
Kennedy has no challenges?
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716. 'Cause she doesn't
see 'em that way.
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717. I think, with one word,
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718. Kennedy has taught us
a ton about challenges.
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719. Anybody agree with me?
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720. What do ya say we quit
moaning and get to work?
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721. Hey DeeDee!
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722. Hi.
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723. Mom?
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724. Can I ask boy to dance?
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725. Yes, that'd be great!
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726. I bet I know who
you'll be asking.
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727. Say it!
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728. Come on, DeeDee, say it!
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729. Jaden!
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730. Oh wait...
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731. You have to make a big
deal about how you ask him.
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732. We'll figure something out.
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733. It'll be awesome.
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734. Yeah.
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735. Do you get it?
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736. Do you know who it's from?
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737. She's a blind
girl from seminary.
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738. Oh,
that is so cute!
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739. You have to go!
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740. I am loving this whole look...
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741. you got it going Kenners.
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742. I know!
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743. Okay wait!
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744. See if you like this...
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745. Mmm, your dad likes it too.
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746. Okay, let me give you some.
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747. What if Jaden doesn't like me?
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748. Oh, come on!
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749. How could he not!
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750. But what if he LOVES me!
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751. The famous Jaden!
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752. Get in here!
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753. It's great to finally meet you!
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754. It's an honor to be here.
You have an amazing daughter.
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755. Thank you.
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756. Well, come in and
meet everybody.
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757. Hi
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758. So you know Anna
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759. and this is Kennedy's
mother, Heather.
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760. Hi Jaden.
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761. And this little guy is Beau.
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762. You're right Kennedy, he is hot.
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763. That's embarrassing.
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764. These are for you.
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765. Thanks!
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766. For that night,
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767. Kennedy wasn't a girl
struggling with Batten disease.
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768. She was a girl on a
date with a hottie.
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769. And for that night alone,
we will always love Jaden.
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770. The school year went by
like a speeding bullet.
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771. Before we knew it, it was
time for the final assembly.
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772. Kennedy was
having some bad days
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773. and didn't feel well
enough to go.
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774. What's up hon?
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775. She wants to go.
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776. Really?
- Mm-hmm.
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777. Then let's go.
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778. She came
out of the almost non-reactive
state she'd been in,
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779. sucked it up and cheered.
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780. Mr. Belnap said
I could take just a minute
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781. because my wife, Heather,
and I love this school
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782. and we love all of you
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783. for what you've done
for our daughter, Kennedy.
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784. A lot of things will
come and go in life,
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785. but this year, these moments
that you've given Kennedy
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786. we will never forget.
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787. And we hope you don't
forget them either.
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788. I can say with confidence
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789. that Kennedy won't
cheer next year,
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790. she won't even...
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791. So never forget.
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792. Never forget!
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793. Thank you for all
that you have done
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794. to give Kennedy a great, great
year here at Fremont High.
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795. We love you!
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796. Kennedy
told us that one month
after she would die,
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797. a miracle would happen.
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798. She kept telling us that
she was having dreams
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799. about Heaven and that Heavenly
Father wanted her home.
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800. While she still understands,
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801. you need to take her
on her last ride.
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802. Lately,
she hadn't been able
to speak very clearly
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803. but as I took her to the
truck she said very plainly...
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804. Daddy,
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805. if the whole family keeps,
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806. choose the right we'll
be together forever.
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807. You okay, Beau-Beau?
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808. Oh, come here.
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809. What are you thinking?
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810. Well, what if you
and Daddy get sick and die?
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811. Nope.
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812. Not gonna happen.
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813. Oh, Daddy.
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814. Hi girls!
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815. So nice of you to come.
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816. - Hey Megan.
- Hi.
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817. She's been waiting for you.
So, come on in.
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818. Everybody else will be
here in a little while.
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819. Okay, thank you.
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820. So, um, she can't talk anymore,
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821. but she will know you're here
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822. and what does still work
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823. is you can ask her a
yes or a no question
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824. and if she squeezes your
hand once it's a no,
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825. and twice is a yes.
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826. Okay.
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827. Are you sure?
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828. Are you really, really sure?
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829. Megan, ask her again.
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830. Okay.
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831. Do you think Jaden is cute?
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832. Do you think Jaden is the
cutest boy in the whole world?
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833. Kennedy?
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834. Are you afraid?
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835. She's so good.
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836. She doesn't have
anything to be afraid of.
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837. She's close to
Heavenly Father.
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838. Hey Kenn,
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839. can you see Jesus?
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840. I can feel that he's here.
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841. Hey guys, can we come in?
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842. You did more for us
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843. than we ever could have
done for you, princess.
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844. She is a great hugger.
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845. When you hug her,
you feel of her goodness
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846. and the beauty she has inside.
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847. I love you Kennedy.
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848. The entire
squad sang to her, Let It Go.
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849. I was struggling...
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850. you've helped me see what's...
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851. what really matters.
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852. Mom used to sing
that song to me,
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853. she's gone
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854. and now it's your turn.
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855. Kennedy Ann Hansen...
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856. by the power of Jesus Christ
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857. I lay my hands upon your head
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858. and I say unto you...
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859. begin the process
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860. to release yourself
of all of your worldly
cares and burdens.
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861. There are those waiting
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862. to be hugged by you.
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863. A few hours later, she died.
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864. Wait, Elder, isn't this
the guy they said hates us?
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865. No, no.
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866. Elder.
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867. You know most trainer's
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868. actually take care of
their Junior companions.
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869. Make them do stuff like this.
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870. You know, when I'm a trainer
my Junior is gonna love me.
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871. Finally, woo!
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872. Jace, phone's for you.
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873. All right, thank you.
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874. Hello.
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875. Yeah, Lance.
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876. Happy to help.
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877. Okay, we'll see
you Friday at 7:00.
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878. So, you really
don't know why we're here?
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879. Uh-huh.
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880. So, are you guys
doing all right?
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881. Are you okay?
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882. You know,
just one day at a time.
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883. We can't imagine what
you must be going through,
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884. but hope that what
we have to tell you
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885. will bring you some comfort.
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886. Lexi has something
to tell you.
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887. Well...
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888. our family hasn't
been religious...
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889. I respected Kennedy right off
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890. because you could
tell she was...
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891. you know, she knew Christ.
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892. That night when
Kennedy passed away
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893. and the whole team came
over to say good-bye,
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894. I had feelings that
were so strong...
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895. feelings I'd never had before.
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896. When it was my turn
to say goodbye to her,
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897. I hugged her and said,
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898. "Did you choose this?"
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899. and Kennedy answered,
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900. Yes.
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901. Even though she had been
pretty much unconscious
the whole time,
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903. I kept thinking
that in some way,
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904. maybe she told God it was
okay that this happened to her
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905. and that got me where
I couldn't stop crying...
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906. At home,
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907. I hurried to my room
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908. and just laid there and cried.
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909. I must've cried for an hour.
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910. Then,
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911. she came in.
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912. I felt her sit on
the edge of my bed.
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913. I felt her put her
hand on top of mine.
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914. Lexi,
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915. who came to you?
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916. Kennedy.
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917. Then, without her talking,
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918. she spoke to me.
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919. Lexi,
missionaries are going to come
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920. and you need to listen to them.
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921. You need to have
faith and be strong.
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922. Especially,
you've got to help your Dad.
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923. Then I felt the pressure
come off the bed and my hand.
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924. I thought she was gone.
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925. But she was there.
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926. Lexi.
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927. Be strong.
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928. When I looked again,
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929. she was gone.
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930. I cried myself to sleep.
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931. Then in the morning,
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932. my Mom came in.
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933. Honey, honey.
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934. Kennedy's gone.
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935. But I already knew...
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936. I was embarrassed
to tell anybody
Copy !req
937. but I just kept thinking
about it all the time.
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938. Then a while later...
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939. Can I help you?
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940. We're missionaries from
the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints.
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941. We have a message we'd
like to share with you.
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942. Is there anyone else at home?
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943. We can't come in if
it's just one sister.
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944. My daughters are here.
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945. Would that be ok?
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946. Sure
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947. You need to know that my husband
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948. was born in the Church but
has long since left it.
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949. Things happened in his life
Copy !req
950. that not only turned him
away from the Church.
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951. He's angry and bitter about it.
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952. If he were to come home,
I'm sure you'd have to leave.
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953. Well that wouldn't
be the first time
that's happened to us.
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954. Lance, just hear to
what they have to say.
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955. You know how
I feel about this.
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956. You need to understand
I've been a heavy partier,
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957. a few weeks before this,
I had come home with
a weird stomach ache.
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958. It turns out I have
pancreatic cancer.
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959. that's what killed
my Grandmother,
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960. and that's what killed my Mom.
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961. The Dr. said one more
drink could kill him.
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962. So with everything that's
been going on in my life
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963. and then cancer.
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964. I'm mad at God.
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965. And I'm thinking how
could there even be a God?
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966. So with this attitude,
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967. I come home...
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968. and here's the missionaries,
in my own house.
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969. So I tell 'em how I felt.
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970. I went to church,
and I did all that,
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971. and God, if there is a God,
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972. turned his back on me.
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973. I can't believe it.
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974. And I don't know how
you can sit there and
say you believe it either.
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975. I think you're mad at God
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976. and you tell others
and try to convince
them to forsake him too.
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977. I think the adversary has
you right where he wants you.
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978. That comment hit me hard,
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979. but it was the Elder's
next words that went
straight to my heart.
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980. We want you to know,
Brother Velasquez,
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981. that we weren't out
randomly knocking on doors.
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982. In our mission, we're not
even allowed to do that.
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983. We were sent here,
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984. to this home, to you.
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985. God has bigger plans
for you and your family.
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986. Daddy, the night she died,
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987. Kennedy told me
this would happen.
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988. We need to listen to them.
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989. I would drop the
kids off at school
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990. and I noticed Kennedy.
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991. I saw her declining.
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992. I was drawn to her.
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993. I don't know why.
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994. Now, this has all
started to make sense.
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995. So, we want to know if
you would be here with us
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996. while we're taught
the missionary lessons.
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997. Kennedy had told us that
one month after she would die,
there would be a miracle.
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998. This is it.
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999. People
ask us how we could endure
losing our baby girl.
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1000. I need to tell you
one more thing.
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1001. One morning when Kennedy
was still in Junior High,
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1002. the day seemed usual and
our family went through
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1003. our typical morning
with scripture study,
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1004. prayer and breakfast.
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1005. We sent the kids off to school
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1006. and Heather left for the gym.
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1007. When I began my morning prayer,
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1008. it struck immediately.
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1009. As I began, bam,
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1010. my entire body quivered.
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1011. I was overcome with
a warm, comforting
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1012. yet very serious spirit.
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1013. To this day I do not
know if I heard the voice
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1014. just in my mind or
if it was out loud,
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1015. but I was told,
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1016. "I need her home, my son,
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1017. I need her home."
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1018. I again began to pray.
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1019. As I did, I had a recollection
of Kennedy's entire life.
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1020. Our life.
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1021. My little family.
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1022. It was replaying through
my mind like a movie.
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1023. It was confirmed.
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1024. I need her home.
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1025. I didn't know when,
I didn't know how,
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1026. but that day,
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1027. I got what I asked for.
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1028. I got to see a copy of the plan.
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1029. She was just a young girl,
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1030. but she accomplished her
goals, cheerleading...
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1031. dating...
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1032. she even got to drive...
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1033. kind of.
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1034. The Velasquez Family were part
of thousands, maybe millions
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1035. that Kennedy has
effected for good.
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1036. If I live to be 100,
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1037. I could never do as much good
for others as Kennedy did
in her short 16 years.
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1038. Now, I keep having
another dream.
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1039. But it's a dream I have,
when I'm awake...
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1040. and I can't wait.
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1041. Oh, daddy!
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1042. Even though she couldn't see,
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1043. she would always tell
you you were pretty.
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1044. Or she'd feel your hair and
tell you you were pretty
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1045. and just grab your
hand if you were ever
sitting next to her.
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1046. And you could just
tell that she loved you
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1047. and just being around her,
you couldn't help but be happy.
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1048. She never lost
the ability to know
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1049. that she was loved by
her Heavenly Father.
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1050. She never doubted her faith
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1051. and that one day she
would be made whole
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1052. and she would return
to live with him.
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1053. And I was forewarned
and told by Heavenly Father
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1054. that we would lose her,
that he needed her home
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1055. and that is, yes,
a parents worst nightmare
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1056. but in our case, it helped
prepare me to send her home
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1057. and if I wouldn't have
had that preparation,
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1058. I don't know that
I could've accepted that,
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1059. I think I would've fought it
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1060. and so rather than
it being a nightmare
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1061. it became a complete,
wonderful, miraculous, journey.
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1062. Even when she started
losing her sight,
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1063. her Mom, Heather,
was coming in to her bedroom
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1064. to help her with her prayers
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1065. and she had already started 'em.
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1066. And she said,
"Heavenly Father,
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1067. I'm not mad at you because
I'm losing my sight,
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1068. I just need you to help
me as things move on.
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1069. I need your help and
I love you so much."
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1070. What more could
I be taught than that?
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1071. We started having the
lessons from the missionaries
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1072. and then we actually
took it from our home
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1073. to the Hansen's home and
had the lessons there
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1074. and the spirit in
that home from Kennedy
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1075. and the love that the
family had for The Church
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1076. and just for God in general,
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1077. rocked our world.
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1078. I don't know why
she came to me.
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1079. We were never really that close.
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1080. Maybe it's because
I needed it the most.
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1081. We were never really religious.
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1082. My Dad has always
been extremely sick
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1083. and with his sickness came
a really strong hate for God.
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1084. And Kennedy changed
that completely.
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1085. She said what we needed to do
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1086. and when we did it,
he got better.
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1087. As I listened to Jason,
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1088. I knew that I wasn't
being taught
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1089. how to deal with my circumstance
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1090. I was basically being
taught how to die.
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1091. And I think Kennedy
taught me how to do that
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1092. because...
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1093. of her dignity.
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1094. So, I'm sorry.
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1095. So she touched me that way
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1096. and I think through
God's messages,
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1097. that God sent Jason to
me that day to talk to me
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1098. and teach me, tell me
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1099. what was happening
spiritually to me.
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1100. We were driving home
and everyone was asleep
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1101. and it was about
2:30 in the morning
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1102. and I was driving on 4000 South
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1103. and there was a big
light coming from behind
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1104. the Church house and it
was over by Hansen's house.
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1105. And my first instinct was,
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1106. oh, I wonder if
there's camera's there
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1107. and then I thought no,
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1108. it was just a different
type of light.
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1109. And then the spirit just...
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1110. The spirit just told me
that Kennedy's going home
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1111. and the angels are
taking her home.
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1112. The next morning, um,
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1113. I saw on Facebook
that had passed.
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1114. Because of
this family, I know that...
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1115. faith will guide me
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1116. and get me through and
I didn't believe that before.
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1117. Like, it just wasn't
there and it is now.
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1118. Although my prognosis
isn't very good right now
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1119. because of the
aggressiveness of my disease,
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1120. I still feel at peace
with passing away
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1121. and I know that everything's
gonna be okay because
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1123. because, you know,
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1124. now has hundreds of
thousands of members
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1125. of the church that is
going to look out for them
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1126. and take care of them for me.
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1127. Boom wacka wacka,
boom boom, wacka wacka.
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1128. Hey! Kennedy!
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1129. DeeDee, stop!
Stop the car, stop the car!
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1130. Kennedy!
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1131. Boom wacka
wacka, boom boom.
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