22- Prayer (6-19-23)

 22- Prayer (6-19-23)


Hello Family,

 

This past weeks Come Follow Me allowed us to learn more about the Savior’s Atonement and gave us opportunity to reflect and testify of His divine role in our Heavenly Father’s Plan. Emma I think said it best in her segment of our lesson yesterday. She said “He is the point of it all.” Jesus Christ is central to the Plan back to our Heavenly Father, and we must learn to make him central in all that we do and are.

 

While lying in bed the other night trying to fall asleep I was thinking about certain people who were in my prayers. Specifically I was praying for a man Graham and I minister to who is having serious health concerns, for Kyle and Bel who are struggling in their marriage, and for Salvador and his family that they might have a desire to learn more about gospel. 

While lying there it struck me how all three of these families or individuals need the Savior and the power of His Atonement in their lives to help guide, strengthen, and comfort them. They are each going through different things, some within their control, others not, but the power they can draw on is the same. I am so grateful for the all encompassing power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We each need him. Sometimes that need will be more apparent as we face life’s struggles individually. My testimony is that He is there, anxious, willing, and so completely capable to help each on of us no matter the situation. 

 

There are many instances throughout the Book of Mormon where prayer is the power that saves, and patiently extends God’s mercy towards his children. My invitation to each of us, is to pray to our Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, that His power may be felt in the daily ins and outs of our lives. Even in our smallest or seemingly insignificant concerns or hopes can His strength be felt.

 

I love each one of you so much! I shared with the kids at Come Follow Me last night that hearing their testimonies of the Savior brings so much comfort to mine and your mama’s hearts. Miles shared a scripture with me yesterday from John that sums up this feeling, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth”. That couldn’t be more true!

 

Love, 



Dad

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