Testimony

I did something today that I might not have done if it weren't for this project:  I bore my testimony in sacrament meeting. It's been several months since I have done so. I usually get so concerned about what I'm going to say and how I'm going to say it, that I avoid even thinking about sharing it. Yet, I considered the idea yesterday and didn't think of it again, until this morning, when I thought, for the sake of this project, bearing my testimony would help me do something more "in His name." Then the Spirit compelled me, you know—with the rapid and strong heartbeat, sweaty palms and butterflies in the stomach, so I had to do it.

But I kept it simple and short, just to the basic testimony of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost; the Church; and prophet and leaders. And I shared how a line in the sacrament hymn we had sung related to the Primary lesson we were teaching today about renewing our baptismal covenants by keeping the commandments. The hymn was No. 113 "Our Savior's Love," and the line was "We love thy law; we will obey."

During the sacrament ordinance, I pondered on that line and how I do love God's law: I love the safety and peace that the commandments bring. I don't see them as limitations but as opportunities to grow, to feel peace and joy, and to have the guidance of the Holy Spirit in my life. I want to live God's law and live the way He lives. I know that may sound simplistic, since I don't have a clue about what trials and hardships may come my way and how difficult I may find it at times to live His law, but I want to put greater trust in Him that He can lead me forward, repenting as I go, on the path that leads to eternal life. And I am happy to know that you, my friends, and others around me are striving toward the same goal.  Thank you for your friendship and examples. You don't know how much you mean to me!