A bit of this and that....

So this post will have some random stuff throughout it because I have a lot of things in my mind. First off, I did not get to paint my right hand before Church this morning. I painted two nails when I was walking to church but I stopped because I was afraid the polish might end up on my dress and I would be ticked. Church was good today but I miss how people are friendly and come up and introduce themselves. I'm trying to start doing that with these new people. I watched Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief today and Willow tonight. Willow is a classic, but I don't think I can handle it for a while.

I just read the CES Fireside talk by Sister Rosemary Wixom. It was titled "Coming to Know". She talked about how we need to come to know for ourselves that Heavenly Father is real and that His Son Jesus Christ is real. She says that Utah State University was the place where she came to know for herself that she was a Daughter of God. She loves that University because of how it defined her life. She said that we should all have our own "Waters of Mormon"-- a place where we first came to recognize the truthfulness of Heavenly Father's plan. I started thinking about significant places in my mind that spiritually stood out to me. I remember the first time I read the Book of Mormon all the way through I was in my living room and I knelt over a blue recliner to ask the Lord if this Book was true. I got no answer that said "yes, yes this book is true". Instead I got an answer that said, "you knew all along...". That was an amazing experience for me. I remember the first time I knew the Atonement was real when I was at work standing in the front office. I remember the first time I knew and felt that I had an important mission upon this Earth and that I had a responsibility to be loyal to God, I was driving to school listening to the seminary song, "I will Seek the Lord". I remember the exact spot I was sitting when I knew I needed to apply to BYU. I know exactly where I was when every prompting came to me that will influence my future life. My decision of what to major in, what to write a Book of Mormon essay on, what to do to fix unexpected situations, begging and pleading the Lord to help me get through a difficult time in my life and to let it pass from me if it be His will. I remember these things, my "many" waters of Mormon because I became acquainted with the Lord through them all. Each of them are important to me and each of them help me to see how much Heavenly Father loves me and knows me.

I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus Christ is indeed His Only Begotten Son in the flesh. I know that I am a Daughter of God even though at times it is mind boggling to think about. But I do know that I will one day see my Heavenly Father's face. I will stand before Christ to be judged of the things I have done during this mortal life and I hope that He will find me worthy to enter into His Kingdom. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.