He-Lives

I want to share with you this clip I found on lds.org.



This past week, I was thinking of all the amazing miracles and spiritual experiences I have seen in my life. As I thought, I realized, none of them seemed to be very recent. I think everything spiritual in my life has just become routine and not much thought has been put into it. I hate to admit this, but I have slacked on my personal scripture study. So I decided to do something about it and I have started reading my Book Of Mormon daily again. I just feel more complete and more in tune to the spirit now and what a wonderful feeling it is! I feel as though I have become even closer to my Heavenly Father. Through prayer and personal scripture study, I have increased my relationship with Him. I am so grateful for my knowledge and am so glad to have the gospel in my life.
Just last week my sweet cousin, Brianna, passed away. She was born with very severe Spina Bifida. The doctors said she wouldn't live to be a year. Well, she sure showed them as she continued to get stronger and amaze everyone. As she got older, the doctors continued predicting all the things she would never do. But every time, she proved them wrong. She learned how to sign and quickly thereafter decided she wanted to talk (she never quit talking once she learned!) At 15 months she was driving, her wheelchair that is. She attended regular school and played baseball. She was such a joy to have around. She was the sweetest little angel and taught us so much. She taught us courage, faith, and determination. She always had a smile on her face no matter how she was feeling. I loved Bri so much and though I am sad she is gone, I know that she is back with Her Heavenly Father, dancing her heart away. I don't know how I would've handled her death without the knowledge that I have. I know I will be able to see her again and be with her. I know that her sweet family will be together again, not for just a moment, but for forever. I would like to bare with you my testimony that I know I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father who loves me and I love Him, so much. I am so grateful for the Savior and his sacrifice. I have a testimony of the Atonement and I know it was the only way we could live with Him again. What tremendous love he must have had for all of us, to suffer, bleed, and die. I can't even imagine what he went through, but I do know it was all through love. God lives and loves us to, this I know to be true. I am grateful for our modern day prophet, President Thomas S. Monson, and I know his words are true and that he speaks through God. I am so grateful for Joseph Smith and the restoration of this Gospel. Without him, the gospel would still be lost. I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to be the one and only true church upon the face of this Earth. I love the Book Of Mormon and believe its every word. I am so grateful for this knowledge and strive every day to live my life so that I too can return to my Heavenly Fathers arms to stay. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.