Our family home evening tonight was supposed to be an introduction to Our Gospel Standards. Instead it turned out to be on prayer. During dinner Spencer started complaining of a cramp in his foot. Within minutes he was rolling around on the floor, howling in pain, and the pain was traveling up his leg. We took him upstairs while the girls finished cleaning up dinner, and he cried inconsolably in my arms while we massaged his leg, ransacked the medicine closet for remedies, and looked up "leg pain" online. Gary gave him a blessing, and soon the girls came upstairs as well. They wanted to say a prayer for Spencer themselves. So they sat on either side of him, holding him in their arms, and Sophie said a prayer asking Heavenly Father to help Spencer get well.
Within five minutes the pain had receded, and Spence was able to walk around a bit on his own. He's now brushing his teeth and joking around in his usual entertaining way.
Nobody can tell me prayers don't work. This was a slightly terrifying but more effective way to learn about prayer for our family than all the lessons I could have prepared. Tender mercies. And tender mercies that my boy is feeling better.
However, Dad and Josh MD, any ideas as to what could have caused this 20-minute ordeal? Should I be worried about blood clots or something?
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