Angels that Aid and Sustain Children
By Anne Hinton Pratt · June 16, 2021
Children
are our most priceless treasures, and we want to protect them at all
costs. Sometimes children get in a situation where they are in harm’s
way. When we can’t be there, or can’t help them, angels are often sent to
succor and assist our little ones.
Angel Saves Toddler from Oncoming
Traffic
When my
son Gary was about 18-months-old, he somehow finagled a way to open our locked
and bolted back door and started toddling away from our home without me
knowing. We lived one street over from a very busy highway.
I was
occupied in a back room when I got a knock at the door. When I opened the
door, I saw an unfamiliar woman standing there holding Gary’s hand. She was
tall and stately. I was astounded because I hadn’t even noticed that he was
gone.
She
simply said, “Your son was out walking on the highway.” I took his hand
while my mouth was hanging open. I quickly thanked her and then took him
inside embarrassed and horrified for what could have happened. I began to
wonder, “Who was that woman?” How did she know Gary was my son? How
had she found me? She was dressed differently from people where I
lived. I looked out the window to get a better view of her, and she was
gone. I was suddenly struck with the awareness that she had been an
angel…
Angels That Are Assigned to Children
I love
the scripture that talks specifically about children’s angels:
“Take
heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you,
That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father
which is in heaven.”[1]
I have
collected several first hand accounts of children who, even during abuse or
trauma, see and feel angels helping them. Here is one that is truly
inspiring.
Children Being Sustained from Evil
A woman
told me about an experience she had as a young child where an angel sustained
her through a very traumatic event. She wrote,
“When I
was very young, between the ages of 5 and 6 years old, I was in a situation
that would be described as very unfortunate. A few years ago, as I reflected on
that memory one day, I had what I believe was revelation regarding this
incident. I could see myself and another little fellow who was also present,
and we were suffering and scared, along with other people not far from
us. Suddenly, I recognized that there were several angels ministering
specifically to the two of us. They were very near, right next to us, and I
knew that they were nursing us, so to speak, in the midst of these
circumstances.
“As I
saw this revelation, I instantly also perceived that the angels’ time—God’s
time—was not the same as our earthly time. With the activities going on around
me, the angels were in a space unlike ours here on earth, yet they were very
close to us, busily protecting us and guarding our spirits. From that point on,
I have known that the spirit world is right here among us, even though we
cannot see it. There are angels and spirits engaged in our lives to various
degrees. I now often pray specifically for their assistance in my life and
those around me and know they are here for us. It is such a comfort to me, and
I’m positively sure they are helping God’s children all over the world to
endure their trials and struggles. Heavenly Father does not leave us
alone—ever.”[2]
Her
insights are inspiring. Angels are given assignments to help children
through many storms; sometimes these storms are literal, as in the following
account.
Protected During Tornado
Elder
Rasband taught: “While in Oklahoma, I had the opportunity to meet with a few of
the families devastated by the mighty twisters. As I visited with the Sorrels
family, I was particularly touched by the experience of their daughter, Tori,
then a fifth grader at Plaza Towers Elementary School.
“Tori
and a handful of her friends huddled in a restroom for shelter as the tornado
roared through the school. Listen as I read, in Tori’s own words, the account
of that day:
‘I
heard something hit the roof. I thought it was just hailing. The sound got
louder and louder. I said a prayer that Heavenly Father would protect us all
and keep us safe. All of a sudden we heard a loud vacuum sound, and the roof
disappeared right above our heads. There was lots of wind and debris flying
around and hitting every part of my body. It was darker outside and it looked
like the sky was black, but it wasn’t—it was the inside of the tornado. I just
closed my eyes, hoping and praying that it would be over soon.
‘All of
a sudden it got quiet. When I opened my eyes, I saw a stop sign right in
front of my eyes! It was almost touching my
nose.’
“Tori,
her mother, three of her siblings, and numerous friends who were also in the
school with her miraculously survived that tornado; seven of their schoolmates
did not.
“…That
weekend the priesthood brethren gave many blessings to members who had suffered
in the storm. I was humbled to give Tori a blessing. As I laid my hands on her
head, a favorite scripture came to mind: “I will go before your face. I will be
on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit shall be in your hearts, and
mine angels round about you, to bear you up.”[3]
“I
counseled Tori to remember the day when a servant of the Lord laid his hands on
her head and pronounced that she had been protected by angels in the
storm”[4]
Angels
can safeguard children from danger as well as to aid in their healing. In
Psalms it states that, “…he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep
thee in all thy ways.”[5]
Sometimes
it’s the mothers of sustained children that see or feel the angels.
Her Son’s Angel Doctor
Sherry
Bonneau shared a very touching story where an angel was sent to save her
baby. Since birth her 2-year old son Richard, had battled severe health
problems and nearly died on several occasions. One day, on a holiday weekend,
when no doctors were scheduled at the facility, Richard had a very bad reaction
to the sedation he just received for a biopsy, and all the alarms were going
off. She writes,
“His
fever was 105 and he barely had a pulse. I knew he was dying. I pleaded with
Heavenly Father that surely he hadn’t allowed Richard to survive all the other
near deaths, only to take him now!
“As
I looked up with tears running down my face an unfamiliar doctor was in the
doorway. He asked me a couple of questions and then turned to the nurse
and told her to open his IV wide open and run two bags of this medication
through. Once the first bag went through, his temperature started to come down
and his blood pressure started coming up. The alarms stopped ringing. By the
time the second bag went through my son was fully awake.
“I
looked up to thank the doctor, but he wasn’t there. I asked the nurses to tell
me who he was. When they checked, they discovered that he didn’t sign the
logbook and no one saw him pass the desk on his way in or out. The only nurses
who actually saw him were the ones in our room that had been instructed to save
my baby’s life.”
“I know
Heavenly Father sent the angel doctor that day, and I will be forever
grateful.”[6]
Beautiful Authority
Angels
are given the beautiful authority to oversee children and shield them from the
worst things in life, or if they must go through the trial, angels
are often allowed to support them through it.
Children’s
angels are in the Presence of the face of God, and are especially equipped to
protect little ones. Someday we’ll have the full report of how we were
protected and sustained as children by our angels. What
a revelation of God’s grace that will be.
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CONTACT ME at annehpratt@hotmail.com
[1] Matt. 18:10, italics added.
[2] Name withheld, personal
correspondence. Used with permission.
[3] Doctrine & Covenants 84:88.
[4] Ronald A. Rasband, “The Joyful Burden
of Discipleship” April Conference, 2014.
[5] Psalm 91:11 (Italics added)
[6] Sherry Bonneau, personal
correspondence. Used with permission.
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