"He Loveth His Children" (Faith)

Thursday, March 14, 2013


One of my biggest questions to myself right now is why did I ignore the prompting I received from the Holy Ghost to talk to my mother? I do have an answer, but it doesn't seem good enough. Is saying that I didn't do it because I was scared good enough? Because it doesn't seem like it.
As I sit here writing this testimony, all these thoughts of choices I've made are coming back to me. It's like I'm questioning every decision I've made and asked myself why did I make that decision? The only answer I have been able to find is that it seemed right at the time. Some of them were made from feelings and impressions, others simply as a leap of faith.
I think I can say that truly the reason I started investigating The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was simply a leap of faith and hope. I haven't questioned this decision at all. The blessing I received has also confirmed that I am going down the right path. It's nice to know at least that much.
Tonight, I plan to pray to God to ask Him for guidance, to know what I should do. I don't know if I should talk to my mom face-to-face or if I should write her a letter that she can just read. Regardless, I am scared of what will happen, I'm scared of what she will say or do.
1 Nephi 11:17 says "And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things." This tells us that sometimes we don't know the meaning of what is happening. I would suggest that during this time, you feel like you are almost following blindly in faith. And this can be hard. Even though we know that our Heavenly Father loves us and will guide us in the right direction, it's hard to cast our entire selves upon the Lord. This is simply faith. The more faith you have, the more you are willing to trust in our Heavenly Father.
It is through faith that we learn some of our toughest lessons and learn to trust in God. Faith is what brings us closer to Him.



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