*churchy post warning*
i recently read a talk that you can find
here. while reading it i had an extreme amount of joy and comfort come over me. i love that Jesus makes ALL the difference. i love that he is with us through out the entire race and is not just waiting for us at the finish line. i love that if i mess up he wont leave me. he will always be with me. wanting me to come with him. the strength i gain from this message is so comforting and so strong. i love my religion for many reasons but in this moment it is because of the amount of comfort i have from knowing that the atonement exists and that my sins can be taken away.
being a primary teacher i have the opportunity to hear the beautiful voices of children sing songs about Christ. last week i heard
this song and immediately got chills. the spirit is so strong and i love it.
in the past few weeks i had two people come into my work and ask questions about the LDS church. in the first instance a young man started by asking if i was LDS. i responded yes and he then told me how he had began the book of Mormon this past april and was hoping to be baptized by the end of june. his faith was strong, and his countenance was bright. the second was a women who asked "if the Mormons celebrate Christmas" i said yes they do, and she started asking me all sorts of questions like if i was wearing my "little white outfit"and what makes me believe in it. it was such and experience to share my testimony with these two strangers. with all the girls going on missions and my decision to stay home im glad i get the occasional opportunity to have missionary experiences.
lately i have been writing a good friend of mine that is on a mission. in my past letter i had told him that i was a convert and in his returning letter he seemed excited that i was a convert he asked me how i could be a convert and him never known, he also wanted the story. while writing him back and telling him of my conversion experience i was able to relive and realize the miracles that happened. i realized that very few of my friends know my story and although it is very close to me and personal, i have came to the conclusion that it has so much to do me and i need to share it more often.
and this past week i was able to not only share my conversion story with two of my best friends, i was also able to hear their own stories about how they were brought to the church.
the gospel of the LDS church brings me so much peace and so much HAPPINESS. im grateful to be apart and have the knowledge of this great church.
