Hope....

I drove to Pocatello today to spend the afternoon with two of my sisters, we went to DI, and Harbor Freight...it was fun just to go for a drive and see them and drive home. It is in this time of driving alone that I most contemplate life, where I'm at, and where I'd like to be! A time to talk to my Father in Heaven and try to listen to what He would have me do to improve. So as I listened to random talks from General Conference this year and last, I was so impressed with Pres. Dieter F. Uchtdorf talk entitled "The Infinite Power of Hope." I have loved hearing his stories and how he relates what ever topic he might have, but some of my favorite quotes from this talk are as follows:
~"Hope... is like the beam of sunlight rising up and above the horizon of our present circumstances. It pierces the darkness with a brilliant dawn. It encourages and inspires us to place our trust in the loving care of an eternal Heavenly Father, who has prepared a way for those who seek for eternal truth in a world of relativism, confusion, and of fear."
~"Hope is not knowledge, but rather the abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promise to us. It is confidence that if we live according to God’s laws and the words of His prophets now, we will receive desired blessings in the future. It is believing and expecting that our prayers will be answered. It is manifest in confidence, optimism, enthusiasm, and patient perseverance."
~"The things we hope in sustain us during our daily walk. They uphold us through trials, temptations, and sorrow. Everyone has experienced discouragement and difficulty. Indeed, there are times when the darkness may seem unbearable. It is in these times that the divine principles of the restored gospel we hope in can uphold us and carry us until, once again, we walk in the light."

I love listening and re listening to General Conference. To these men and women called of God, to lift us up and help us overcome. I have a Testimony of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I know it is the true church on the earth today. That we have a Father in Heaven who loves us all the same, no matter where we are at in life. I know we have a Savior, Jesus Christ, who died for us, that He truly bore the weight of all sin, pain, and affliction. That He knows how each of us feels and is waiting for us to come unto Him. I know that we have a living Prophet, Thomas S. Monson, who leads and directs our church in Faith and Righteousness. I know that we can have our Families Forever. I know and am thankful for the Priesthood of God in the earth, and I am grateful for those men who hold it and honor it, and ever strive to be worthy of it. I believe in Missionary work, and have seen and felt it's lasting impressions through my parents who served and my Youngest Brother, Eli, who is currently serving in England. I know that if we put our Faith and Hope in God, He will help us, He will lift us, He will heal us. I am grateful to know the truth, to have had parents that shared the Truth, and that taught and showed how to live it, in all they did and do. Thank you to those of you who ever remind me of the way back. Who encourage, love, and lift. You are true disciples of this Gospel, and you exemplify of Our Savior, and what He truly taught. I love you! And hope my simple and growing testimony is felt and known.

It is my HOPE to hear your Testimonies!
~Loves