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.

Journaling

I was not a journal writer for the majority of my life.  Then about 1990 I began to express my feelings in a journal in an attempt to figure myself out.  That was the beginning.  I'm not the kind who writes the daily activities.  I rather prefer to write about what I believe.  So my journals are very personal.  I like to think they reflect the personal growth I have experienced over the years as I have struggled to take the principles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and make them a meaningful part of my life.  I also believe that a journal is a great place to go when you are upset and just get it all out of your system.  Writing your feelings in a book gives you power over them.  I like to read scriptures and then talk about them in my journal.  Even when I read a really great book I like to write what I am learning from reading it.  I really believe that journal writing is one of the nicest gifts we give ourselve.



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