Gift of the Spirit

... Like a breath of fresh air,
when you feel like you are suffocating.
... Like a flickering light,
when there is no moonlight and darkness overwhelms.
... Like cool clean water,
when I am hot and parched with no relief in sight.
... Like a warm soft blanket,
wrapped around your shoulders when you need comfort and warmth.
... This is my faith, the spirit of the Lord that guides me through my days. It sustains me, comforts me, testifies. It teaches me, guides me in making positive choices, fulfills my spiritual needs.
... Just like Air, light, water, or a warm blanket each do on a physical plain, I am also provided for on an emotional and spirtual plain.
...for this, I am thankful.

The Stopping Post

We are all at different stopping points along this journey,
even though we are all striving to get to the same place.
Much like the Early Saints, and their journey to the Great Salt Lake,
many took different routes to get there, others stayed behind to ready stopping
points for the Saints who would follow behind. The question is...
what are you doing to ready the stopping point you are at, for the Saints
who will come behind you?

I believe our testimonies are one of the greatest gifts that we have
been blessed with. It doesnt cost you a thing to share it, yet the cost
to obtain it was well worth the trials we paid for it. Its a gift of such value
that it it only improves with age and grows as you share it.