In the arms of a father

One of my favorite pictures of Jessa is the one that sits on my desktop as the wallpaper for whenever I turn on my computer which is not regular or often with Jessa awake but usually after she has gone down to bed so I can study Spanish.  The picture is one that I specifically requested of the photographer when I found out I was pregnant.  It is one that reminds me ever so quietly of the tender love a father has for his child, more specifically the love Heavenly Father has for his children and each of us specifically.  Here is the photo:

Each day I come to recognize the little ways in which Heavenly Father shows His love for me.  Often I have been praying for an understanding to be a better wife and mother and He always encourages me to press on.  He listens to my pleas, my broken heart, my trials, my misunderstandings, and my frustrations but after I pour out my heart to Him, He always comes back to teach me about the Saviour, His Son.  The one who redeemed us from our problems and sufferings of this world.  I am forever grateful for a loving God who is so willing to teach us in our challenges.  My heart has become full this conference time as I have listened to the various speakers who have often taught me of the love of God.

As my prayers have been answered and my heart has been full and I am reminded of God's love, this picture of my teeny baby Jessa pops into my head.  My beautiful baby placed in the tender care of her daddy who holds her in his hand.  That is the strength that God has to continually carry us ever so carefully through our trials and give us the love and encouragement we need to press on.  I have learned that it is not my place to judge, scold, or point fingers at my husband but to stand as a quiet beacon of light and lead by example.  I have been taught that as a mother I need to reprove and then show an increase of love but always remember that Jessa is NOT mine, she IS His.  His beautiful princess, entrusted in my care for her to gain a body and experience and live her life so that she can be guided back to His loving home above.

The words from the Book of Mormon ring ever true in my heart as I have come to place my faith in reading the scriptures and praying daily it will change your heart.  Because the more I read and pray the more I can say that, "And we ^atalk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we ^bprophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our ^cchildren may know to what source they may look for a ^dremission of their sins."

I keep receiving the prompting to share my testimony on my blog about Jesus Christ and I will say the words in one conference talk.  I am a Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it.  The Book of Mormon was translated by the prophet Joseph Smith through the power of God.  We have a living prophet Thomas S Monson on the earth today who leads the church through the promptings of God.  Jesus Christ is the Saviour of the world and came to succor His people in their time of need.  I know that we can be with our family forever through the temples that we have here on earth; and it is only through baptism and making the covenants in the temple that we can gain the highest blessings of exaltation.  

I invite all who read my blog to feel free to ask me any questions about my beliefs and learn for themselves that what I say is true.  You can also go to mormon.org or lds.org.  

The prophet of God is not just for the members of the LDS church but ring true for all that inhabit the earth that want to know of God's will for them.  I just keep getting the prompting that someone reading my blog needs to know that the Lord loves you and knows the desires of your heart.  You are important to Him and He never forgets you for you are not just a person here on this earth.  You are His Child a precious gem.  Continue on in faith and remember that He will not forsake you.  

... and now I am off to a crying baby who requires my love and care.