Testimony

Any of you who really know me know that one of the most amazing people in my life has been my mother's mother, Grandma Holdaway. I have always loved her and looked up to her. In an email my mom sent to me the other day she was talking about bearing testimony and she told us that when she was little she would always ask her mom why she didn't bear hear testimony. My grandmother would reply that she had born it in Relief Society. After my mom shared that she bore her testimony to us in writing. I appreciate her leaving that for her children.

As I thought about that account I realized that while sometimes I feel that the ward may be sick of hearing from me I need to be sure that I am continually testifying of Jesus Christ. That is my responsibility as a Christian. It is my responsibility as a mother to ensure that my children grow up hearing me testify as to where they can turn for peace. That means that if it is not in a sacrament meeting setting then it will have to be in a setting at home. Either way they need to hear me bear my testimony. I may as well start now while I only have one little one to get into the habit. So in case my future posterity don't hear it enough later on they will have this to read.

I know that the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints is the only church on the earth with all the keys to the holy priesthood of God. I know that Joseph Smith is the prophet of God who restored these keys back on the earth. I know that Gordon B. Hinckley was the last prophet to lead the church. I have faith that Thomas S. Monson is the prophet today and I know that through prayer I can receive again the confirmation that he truly is the prophet the Lord has chosen. I know that Jesus Christ came to this earth to teach us the way in which we should live to give us peace in a world of ever changing values and turmoil as well as sorrow. I know that he is aware of us and he knows how to help us. All we have to do is get on our knees and ask. I know that He is the son of God and that I am his sister. I know that God is the Father of my spirit. I know that through prayer and scripture study we can come near unto them and receive eternal life which gift is that most precious above all gifts. I know that my Heavenly Father loves me as well as he loves all of his sons and daughters. I have felt that love for myself and I have had a sense of the love he has for all his children. I am grateful for this knowledge and I leave these words with any and all who will read them in the name of my savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.