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“I Hope You’re Best Friends With God”—Heartwarming Video Shows Boy Having Conversation With Dad in Heaven

A 7-year-old boy went viral after someone recorded him having a conversation with dad in heaven and shared it online.

How a Boy Had a Conversation With Dad in Heaven

After Jeffrey Lipary Jr. passed away in a motorcycle accident early last year, his family was devastated.

The California resident was a husband and father to Jayda and Nicco Lipary.

One particular day after the tragic incident, His son, seven-year-old Nicco was really missing his dad; so he called a family meeting for some friends, his mom, and his sister.

He prepared the group, planning to have a conversation with dad in heaven.

When asked about this family meeting he called, Nicco said, “It popped in my head, I got everything ready. Then after, I sat on the couch and prayed to dad and God.”

Jayda explained her little brother has certain ways of processing and coping, such as watching videos of the family with her dad and hearing memories.

“The way he copes is he likes to talk about my dad,” Jayda said, explaining how Nicco often says their dad is best friends with God.

“He really is. Trust me,” said Nicco.

So on this particular afternoon, he asked the people participating in the family meeting to draw pictures of his dad in heaven, looking down on them and he had them write what they like about their dad.

Then he sat everyone down to have a conversation with dad in heaven.

Check out his conversation with dad in heaven here:

In the video, you can hear and see Nicco having a conversation with dad in heaven.

“Hey dad, how is heaven?” Nicco asks. “Is it good? Is it bad? Don’t tell me cause–please don’t tell me it’s bad.”

Everyone at the family meeting is joining in tilting their heads up to heaven.

“I hope you’re best friends with God. Please protect us,” Nicco continues on. “We love you, Dad. You would give anything to a homeless person. We love you. You would do anything for us.”

After a video of the family was posted online, social media users ate it up…

Jessica Sausto
Jessica Sausto
Jessica Sausto is a longtime writer and editor of Christian resources, news, and information.

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