Today for our message we are going to share our testimonies with you.
We invite anyone who wants to share theirs throughout the day to do the same.
Love you all!
Aspen:
I remember the first and only time I ever bore my testimony. I was ten, sitting next to my Grandpa Boyd in sacrament. We often joked around, sending each other funny looks and whispering little secrets. Thinking back now I realise we probably weren't very reverent... and that day was the same as the rest. I remember elbowing his side. I teased, "I will share my testimony if you share yours." I was sure he wouldn't and that my ten year old self would have another reason to tease him. It wasn't until half way through his testimony that I realised he would hold me to my word. I wish I could remember what he said but all I can remember is being terrified that I was next. Talking in front of sacrament is a big deal when you're ten years old. I remember mumbling something that I thought I was suppose to say. I don't think I understood what exactly a testimony was. I hadn't been to church much and was just baptised a few months before. Honestly, I think the only reason I went to church was because I wanted to spend more time with my grandpa. It wasn't just church though. He was my favorite person to be around. He passed away four years ago and it's only as I get older that I am understanding the effects of his profound example.
So today, for the second time in my life, I will share my testimony with you.
I have a testimony of Heavenly Father's unconditional love, and how blessed I am.
I have an army of angels on my side. In these last days, through all my trials and triumphs, how blessed I am to know that Jesus is my Savior, my greatest friend. How blessed I am to have the Holy Ghost's influence guide and protect me. There is no greater gift than to have the gospel's influence in the lives of my family and me. We can go to the temple and be together forever, how blessed we are. I know the gospel is true and because of that I know purpose in this life and I will know purpose in the next life. How blessed I am. I know these things to be true and I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I just want you all to know that kids might not remember everything you teach them, but they will always remember your example and your love for them. I testify that the effects of that example and love will forever change their lives.
I remember the first and only time I ever bore my testimony. I was ten, sitting next to my Grandpa Boyd in sacrament. We often joked around, sending each other funny looks and whispering little secrets. Thinking back now I realise we probably weren't very reverent... and that day was the same as the rest. I remember elbowing his side. I teased, "I will share my testimony if you share yours." I was sure he wouldn't and that my ten year old self would have another reason to tease him. It wasn't until half way through his testimony that I realised he would hold me to my word. I wish I could remember what he said but all I can remember is being terrified that I was next. Talking in front of sacrament is a big deal when you're ten years old. I remember mumbling something that I thought I was suppose to say. I don't think I understood what exactly a testimony was. I hadn't been to church much and was just baptised a few months before. Honestly, I think the only reason I went to church was because I wanted to spend more time with my grandpa. It wasn't just church though. He was my favorite person to be around. He passed away four years ago and it's only as I get older that I am understanding the effects of his profound example.
So today, for the second time in my life, I will share my testimony with you.
I have a testimony of Heavenly Father's unconditional love, and how blessed I am.
I have an army of angels on my side. In these last days, through all my trials and triumphs, how blessed I am to know that Jesus is my Savior, my greatest friend. How blessed I am to have the Holy Ghost's influence guide and protect me. There is no greater gift than to have the gospel's influence in the lives of my family and me. We can go to the temple and be together forever, how blessed we are. I know the gospel is true and because of that I know purpose in this life and I will know purpose in the next life. How blessed I am. I know these things to be true and I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I just want you all to know that kids might not remember everything you teach them, but they will always remember your example and your love for them. I testify that the effects of that example and love will forever change their lives.
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