As the Curtain Closes.

With Easter yesterday, I was able to think about Jesus Christ and how lucky I am to know of the truthfulness of the gospel. I am so blessed to have the hope and peace that I receive from the Atonement and knowledge that he will always be there for me. Heavenly Father doesn't have office
hours or visiting hours, but has an open door policy. Something we talked about in my religion class this week was maybe praying to Heavenly Father without words, but instead imagining ourselves being in his presence and communing with him. Speak with him. Cry with him. He knows us better than anyone and wants us to come unto him. As he pleads with us to follow him, we must decide to follow him and only him, knowing that through him we can receive true happiness. I'm not sure what I would do without that knowledge. Romans 8 is a chapter full of JOY. When life gets to hard to bear, or you have trials upon your shoulders, or discouragement even with the little things in life, Romans 8 can lift your spirit and fill you with joy and hope. Verse 15 says that we have "received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father". It's such a comfort to think that we've been 'adopted' by our 'father'. A father who knows us better than anyone else. He already knows us. We don't have to wait until he knows us so that he can help us, but he already knows us perfectly. He can come to our aid immediately. Then in verses 28 and 31, it says that "all things work together for good to them that love God" and "if God be for us, who can be against us?". Knowing these things, how can one choose to not love God, or not be on the Lord's side. He's so ready to give us all that we desire through his infinite help. He's ready to lift us in times of need. May we all decide that we cannot do it alone, because we can't, and lay ourselves at his feet in humble prayer. I know that as we do this, he will raise us in all we do.

Thank you for following my blog! I have really loved expressing my feelings on the gospel. It has helped my testimony grow in my Savior and his love for me.