Tresured experiences

I have been so blessed! As I sit here tonight and think about all that God has seen fit to bless my with I feel moved almost to tears. My husband is gone in California this week on a buissness trip and it's been lonely without him here. He is so good to me and I feel like a treasure in his life. His absence has given me the opportunity to reflect on how much I love and need him in my life. I am now filled with a great desire to be better to him when he gets home!

Another blessing in my life has been that of a little baby! My husband and I are finally pregnant! :) Travis is bursting with joy and has taken to constantly talking to my stomach and I, besides being very tired, am filled with a sense of peace. I am grateful for this little baby growing inside of me and for the privilage of being a parent. I only hope that God will continue to guide my actions so that this child turns out well!!

Really what I wanted to share with you all tonight is a privilege that I had today. I get to take a religion class in school right now and as an assignment my teacher created a bog and asked us all to post the things that we know on that blog. It was an almost sacred experience to read some of the posts on that blog. In a world where it is so easy to loose faith and to get lost in the darkness and depression that surround us it was an amazing experience to hear the testimonies of others and to feel as if I have brothers and sisters to stand shoulder to shoulder with. These last few weeks have been filled with many trials, including ridicule and persecution, for some members of my church. I want everyone to know tonight where I stand. I love my Savior and I believe in His teachings. I believe that the LDS church is the restored church of God on the earth today. I respect the right of otheres to believe what they choose and want them to know that I rejoice when we rejoice together in Christ! I love what the church teaches and the knowledge that I have that the Book of Mormon is true, that families can be together forvever, and that Christ's atonement is available to all who believe on His name and come to Him.

I would challange all of you to stand where you are and lift. Reach out to those around you and let the love of the Savior guide your actions so that we may all come closer together is my prayer now, and I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen