Becoming

(started on Monday)
Yesterday was Fast Sunday! I love Fast and Testimony meeting!! There were so may people who got up the bear their testimony that it we ran over! It is amazing to hear others' testimonies, to see their example, and to feel the Spirit they bring. Unfortunately because of the amount of people I did not get to share everything that I wanted to say, but I did get to say the most important, bare simple truths of my testimony. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the true church! I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet and I know that Thomas S. Monson is our living prophet today! I know that Heavenly Father loves me and you, He knows us. I know that the Atonement is real, that it really happened and that the power of the Atonement is applicable to my life and your life. I know Jesus is the Christ, the very Son of God. 

I would like to share some other thoughts as well here. A few people mentioned becoming. This semester has really been about becoming for me. I have learned so much about myself, and gained so much insight into the Gospel and Heavenly Father's plan for me. I am so blessed to be where I am! I am truly where Heavenly Father needs me to be. Learning what I have learned this semester was not easy! But learning it has made me a better person, a better daughter of God! I hope that my life will continue to be this blessed! Looking back it is overwhelming how much love and miracles have been in my life. I have a stupendous family. Goodly parents (three of them! Really who is lucky enough to have three?!) who have raised me in the gospel and who encourage me to be what Heavenly Father knows I can be. I have teachers (past and present) who really care about me and who strive to teach me knowledge that will help me temporally and eternally. I have amazing friends who support me, who laugh with me, learn with me, teach me, and who have let me serve them. I have so many people whom I have adopted into my family who have changed my life, who have straightened me out, who encourage me, support me, teach me, and who have been the best examples! I have a Father in Heaven who guards me and leads me. He has given me the gift of the Holy Ghost who is my conscience. I have four books of scripture (Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price) that contain the word of God. I have home teachers who care about me and my roommates, who hold the priesthood and who bless us. I belong to a wonderful ward with ordained leaders who follow the promptings of the Spirit. I belong to the Church which contains the entire truth and is lead by God through a living prophet! I have a testimony! The biggest miracle of all is that my Brother, my Savior, Jesus Christ lived!! He lived. He came to this earth and He loves me. He died for me. Because of that love I can repent! I can continue to learn and become like Him! I can be sealed to my family for all time and eternity. I am so blessed. I am so very grateful to my Heavenly Father.