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.

Longing

I think a lot about all of the things there are to do in this world and all the places I might want to visit.  It is an incredible place with a vast array of natural wonders.  I wish there was enough time and money to see it all.  But there is another whole part of our world that exists among all this beauty and it is not such a pretty picture.  In the midst of it all, there is war, destruction and violence in all its forms.  So if I could have just one wish, I would give up all the travel and the sightseeing, all the days on beaches, and the mountain hikes.  I would give up anything if I could have my wish of peace on earth.  So this is my poem for peace.

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