Mothers Who Know

Heavenly Father Loves You!!

Today was Fast and Testimony at Church today. Once a month, usually the first Sunday, the members all abstain from food and drink for two meals and donate the amount they would have used to buy food to the poor. This allows even those with very modest means to participate in being charitable. Usually we start our fast after lunch on Sat, and then skip dinner and breakfast the next morning, and then end our fast after church with a late lunch Sunday.

At Church on Sunday we are given the opportunity to bear our testimony. I felt prompted to get up today, and as I was waiting my turn, one of the speakers ended, and my three year old yells out, "It's your turn, Mommy!" Which of course, generated quite a few chuckles from those sitting nearby. :-) 

When it was my turn, I felt prompted to share, (and then share with you), my testimony that Heavenly Father is real. When I first started to learn about faith, I had no idea whether their really was a God. I was hoping there was, but I just didn't know for sure. I will never forget kneeling down by the side of my bed, in the dark, one night before bed, and asking, "Heavenly Father, are you really there? Do you really exist? Am I really your daughter?" As I sat there pondering these questions, a very peaceful feeling came over me, and I felt very warm inside. It really is indescribeable how I felt, so that is a fraction of what I felt. However, at that moment, I knew that Heavenly Father was real. I could feel His love for me in those moments. I never wanted to stop praying that night, as I never wanted that feeling to end.

Of course, that feeling that night did end, but I have felt it many times since then. Sometimes, like that night, it is very powerful and overwhelming, and other times, it is much more subtle and faint, but nonetheless there. It comes when I am giving service, struggling with a bad day, praying fervently, or studying my scriptures. It is the feeling of having a loving Heavenly Father.

Heavenly Father is there. He loves me, and He loves you. He is our Father. We are His children. He sent His Son to die for us, so that we could one day return and live with Him forever. I am so grateful for that sacrifice, and will always be. I hope that as the Christmas holiday approaches, we can all stop for a moment or two, and say thanks for the greatest gift ever given - the birth of our Lord and Savior - a gift from Heavenly Father.

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09:19, Sunday, December 2, 2007 .. Posted by jodalton

I am very grateful for your testimony today. I had to stay home today because of sickness in my family, including me. There are only 19 people in our branch so when some are not there, it has a great impact. I have profited from reading all of your entries. Isn't our sojourn on earth wonderful!. I am new at the computer and blogging. My our Father continue to bless you and yours.