John Derek's Answer to Prayer/Pure Heart

About a week ago we got snow.  John Derek was the first one up that morning, he skipped breakfast, got dressed and went outside to play.  And play he did.  The cul-de-sac/street behind our house turns into the neighborhood sledding hill.  They were all having a blast.  Just as I started to get ready to go out and join the family (after getting each one ready to go) John Derek came in.  He had gone down the hill on a saucer and got his foot caught in a drain and then yanked out as he continued to slide.  We iced it for a while but as soon as he heard his friends outside wanting to play he was off.  A few minutes later he came in complaining again. So we took him off his feet and into the doctor for an x-ray.

No broken bones but a possible injured ligament.  He was put in a splint and on crutches for a week. With the possibility of a boot for a month and maybe even surgery.

Needless to say he was not excited.  But he was so blessed.  He only had to go to one day of school because of the snow.  He loved going to the store with me because he got to drive one of those battery powered carts.  One day we were on our way to the store.  He was very concerned about going, worried that they wouldn't have a cart for him.  I suddenly had an impression and said, "John Derek, why don't you pray that when we go back to the doctor that you will be healed and won't have to wear a boot."  He replied, "I have mom, I am even praying that the store will have a cart for me."  I told him I would start praying too.  Sure enough the store had a cart and when we went in yesterday he was able to walk out with instructions to just be careful and no sports or sledding.

I am grateful for his faith and trust in the Lord.

Chapter 5: Principles of True Repentance

Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Ezra Taft Benson, (2014), 76–88

"Would not the progress of the Church increase dramatically today with an increasing number of those who are spiritually reborn? Can you imagine what would happen in our homes? Can you imagine what would happen with an increasing number of copies of the Book of Mormon in the hands of an increasing number of missionaries who know how to use it and who have been born of God? When this happens, we will get the bounteous harvest of souls that the Lord promised. It was the “born of God” Alma who as a missionary was so able to impart the word that many others were also born of God. (See Alma 36:23–26.)"

Sometimes I wonder what program we need to be doing more of in order to help in missionary work. What skill I need to be a better mother. But if we were all truly born of God we would be victorious in all of our endeavors. This is what we are trying to succeed at, this is where I need to work, to have my will become His.

I truly feel that the more I turn my life over to God the more in control I feel. I am given peace and comfort, ideas for my problems, inspiration, everything I need to make my life work and to make everything work out. How grateful I am to such a loving Father in Heaven.