I love being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I joined back in 1964 after a long struggle with faith. I had loved the Savior ever since I could remember, but the church of my youth deserted me as it moved into the intellect movement of the 60's. Without spiritual guidance, I fell away. The Lord distinguished between the words of my mouth and the longing of my heart. He knew that I wanted to believe and so he sent a young woman who told me the story of the Restored Gospel. She bore her testimony of Jesus Christ and promised me that I could know for myself and have my own testimony.

Now forty-six years later I can only thank her from the bottom of my heart for introducing me to the church. Indeed I do have my own testimony. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet, called to restore Christ's church to the earth. We have a prophet today who leads and guides us. I am so grateful for Latter-day scriptures that bear testimony of Jesus Christ. The Book of Mormon is the Word of God. It stands as another witness of the Savior and it's truths have touched my life in very personal ways.

I hope that my poetry reflects the growth of my testimony and my love for Jesus Christ.

Transition

If you have ever gone through a bid change in your life you might relate to this poem.  Of course, for people change does not occur as quickly as it does for a butterfly.  Lynn and I brought a Monarch caterpillar home once so that we could watch the metamorphosis.  The darn thing spun it's cocoon one day when we were at church and we missed the show.  And then it came out of its cocoon in the middle of the night!  We were disappointed to say the least.  My own metamorphosis has been a lifelong process.  But now that I am older I look back and it seems that the time flew by as quickly as it did for our little Monarch.


I am now 72 years old.  Like so many others I know, I would not go backwards in time at all.  The present is so good.  All the energy and vitality that is ours when we are younger is nothing in comparison to the learning and wisdom that comes along the way.  I am a better person today than I was years ago.  Life has taught me compassion, empathy, humility, forgiveness.  I no longer worry myself over the material and the temporary things of the world.  I am more concerned with my spiritual growth and the well being of my family and friends.  I like being who I am today.

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