Babysat/Testimoy

We went to New Beginnings, a meeting where the girls that will be turning 12 in the coming year are introduced into the Young Women program.  Kind of an official step into young womanhood.  Elizabeth was being introduced as she will be turning 12 in April.  She is such a beautiful young woman.  I am so proud of her and the decisions she is making.  What a joy she is.

Since Derek, Elizabeth, and I all had to attend and Samantha also had an activity at church we got a babysitter for John Derek, Maddie, and Michael.  When I returned home I found out that Michael had not gone to sleep as he should have.  He had cried and fussed.  The babysitter had texted me but I didn't get it.  Then she told me how good John Derek had been.  How he had rubbed Michael's back trying to get him to go to sleep.  How he really helped out.  After she left and I was putting Michael down John Derek came in and told me where to rub on his back to help him sleep.  How he had prayed that Michael would go to sleep and then I cam home.  How he knew that Heavenly Father had heard his prayer.  It was a sweet experience.

1 Nephi 15:24

"24 And I said unto them that it was the word of God; and whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, they would never perish; neither could the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary overpower them unto blindness, to lead them away to destruction."

That is a powerful promise. I will continue to have scripture study with my children and will continue to make it a priority in my life that I can keep the fiery darts of the adversary from overpowering me and blinding me and my children.

1 Nephi 16:28-29

"28 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the pointers which were in the ball, that they did work according to the faith and diligence and heed which we did give unto them.

29 And there was also written upon them a new writing, which was plain to be read, which did give us understanding concerning the ways of the Lord; and it was written and changed from time to time, according to the faith and diligence which we gave unto it. And thus we see that by small means the Lord can bring about great things."

It is by small things that we gain a testimony. It will not happen all at once but as we live with faith and keep the commandments we will one day discover that we do have a testimony.  Elizabeth asked me today how we know that our Church is true and not another church.  I told her that one day she would know.  That as she went to Chruch, as she prayed, studied, and read her scriptures she would learn line upon line, a little at at time and that she will know.