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Joseph Smith/God's Love

A few weeks ago John Derek had to give a talk in church about Joseph Smith.  We reviewed the story of the First Vision together and he knew it.  Then when we were in Sacrament Meeting he decided he wanted to write his talk down.  This is what he wrote:

"Joseph Smith--He looked around for a church and he didn't know what church was true.  So he read the scriptures and found out how to pray and he prayed in the woods for which church she should go to and Jesus and God came down and Joseph Smith got to see them and they said no church is true so he built one."

I was so proud of him.  He really did a good job.  It is sweet for a mother to see that the things she is teaching are sinking in.  What a blessing he is to our family and what a great missionary he will make.

Book of Mormon, Alma 26:12
"12  Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever."
    I am so grateful for a Heavenly Father who loves me. As I continue this journey of depression I am continually reminded of His love for me. The experiences I had a few weeks ago have stayed with me. I am able to push negative thoughts from my head, I am able to see more clearly that I am a daughter of God, that I am worth something to Him, that I deserve to be happy, and that the Lord is pleased with me. These realizations have been so freeing and so sweet. I know that I am not finished with my depression but I do know that I am of worth. That I do have a divine nature and destiny. I look forward to this.
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