My Testimony/my life as a Mormon
Well, my Testimony was literally handed to me a couple of years after receiving my Patriarchal blessing. The Patriarchal blessing is where an aged and very good Brother of the Church prays and places his hands upon one's head and speaks about your gifts and your future what the Lord impresses upon his heart, mind and soul. Patriarch Merlin Huntsman gave me a very beautiful blessing. That blessing was transcribed & typed then I received a signed printed copy, which I cherish and kept tucked away in a desk drawer. (Now I have it in a clear double-sided frame!)
In Church one day a sweet Sister spoke about how she used to get so upset with her kids leaving their toys all over the place; but then after they were grown and gone, she really missed seeing those toys around! Her talk touched my spirit.
One day, things were awfully quiet upstairs. I'd given my then 6-year old child some fingerpaints to play with. Running upstairs to check on him, I found he'd painted on my Patriarchal Blessing! He said he'd run out of paper so he got some out of the desk! I was about to scold him, but then remembered that Sister's talk, and somewhat reluctantly considered the situation in future tense looking back, like, someday I'd chuckle and think that fingerpaint on my Patriarchal Blessing was just so sweet & dear!! All the while wondering how to remove that red paint! So, whilst gently counselling him how this was an Important Document, I noted there were no wayward marks, that my precious child's little hand had placed only one bright red handprint on the Blessing, and that handprint just happened to be perfectly centered, directly under Patriarch Hunstman's signature!
Suddenly, this situation shone huge and brightly in a whole new light, as a having reached through the veils of eternity to seal the document for his mother. Heavenly Father knew that I love my child so much, that I would trust in that with all my heart as having sealed the matter forever.
So, I have a Testimony, it is eternal and everlasting. I just would like my friends in the Church and others to know that even though I'm not perfect, I do have a Testimony. And, even though occasionally shaking my head at apparently outlandish concepts, I do absolutely know that I have a Testimony! It will always be there That's a very special lucky situation! Many Mormons work hard & diligently to cultivate their testimony, but mine's there whether I like it or not! That is a comfort, like a loving parent, always there for me. And it centers my life with love everlasting.
In Church one day a sweet Sister spoke about how she used to get so upset with her kids leaving their toys all over the place; but then after they were grown and gone, she really missed seeing those toys around! Her talk touched my spirit.
One day, things were awfully quiet upstairs. I'd given my then 6-year old child some fingerpaints to play with. Running upstairs to check on him, I found he'd painted on my Patriarchal Blessing! He said he'd run out of paper so he got some out of the desk! I was about to scold him, but then remembered that Sister's talk, and somewhat reluctantly considered the situation in future tense looking back, like, someday I'd chuckle and think that fingerpaint on my Patriarchal Blessing was just so sweet & dear!! All the while wondering how to remove that red paint! So, whilst gently counselling him how this was an Important Document, I noted there were no wayward marks, that my precious child's little hand had placed only one bright red handprint on the Blessing, and that handprint just happened to be perfectly centered, directly under Patriarch Hunstman's signature!
Suddenly, this situation shone huge and brightly in a whole new light, as a having reached through the veils of eternity to seal the document for his mother. Heavenly Father knew that I love my child so much, that I would trust in that with all my heart as having sealed the matter forever.
So, I have a Testimony, it is eternal and everlasting. I just would like my friends in the Church and others to know that even though I'm not perfect, I do have a Testimony. And, even though occasionally shaking my head at apparently outlandish concepts, I do absolutely know that I have a Testimony! It will always be there That's a very special lucky situation! Many Mormons work hard & diligently to cultivate their testimony, but mine's there whether I like it or not! That is a comfort, like a loving parent, always there for me. And it centers my life with love everlasting.
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