Ugh. Fast Sunday is seriously my FAVORITE. Basically just because I love testimony meeting in sacrament meeting. And today folks, for the first time in my whoooooole life, I GOT UP THERE. Say whaaaaaaat? The world must really be coming to an end.
BEAR YOUR TESTIMONY. DO IT, DO IT, DO IT. It is.. amazing. "A testimony is found in the bearing of it." And that is SO true! Not only that, there is someone who NEEDS to hear your testimony.
"God made you who you are for a reason. So there's not reason why you should... be somebody you're not. You need to be yourself. Someone is gonna need YOU, and who you are."
I LOOOOOOVE that quote. Someone needs YOU. I mean, what do you have to lose by bearing your testimony.. OH WAIT, nothing! You strengthen your own testimony, as well as others who hear it. Don't be afraid. Don't sit there and come up with what you're gonna say. JUST GO FOR IT. You'd be surprised at how strong your testimony actually is.
This past week, Stephanie and I decided we were gonna go on a hike. So we pull up to the trail, and my phone starts to ring, and it is none other than the sister missionaries! My first thought was ugh, I don't wanna answer. And then immediately after I was like, WHAT THE. SARAH ANSWER THE PHONE IT'S YOUR SISTERS. Hellooooo Sister Tupou. Haha she is my FAVORITE human. She's too hysterical that girl. She asks me if Stephanie's been going to church and when I said no she goes, "WHY NOT???" Ohhhh man. She just kills me. ANYWAYS. So long story short, she says she'll let us get back to hiking and she'll call us later. FAVORITE PART OF THE CONVERSATION: When she says I love you! in her Tongan accent. UGH I JUST MELT SHE'S THE BEST.
ANYWAYS. Stephanie goes, "Oh wait! Sarah, I didn't tell you something" so I asked what obviously. She goes, "I think I found my testimony!" I ALMOST FREAKING D.I.E.D. Hold on, hold on. YOU WHAT?! Pretty sure I've never had a more proud moment in my life. She gets all nervous and giggly. Haha she's the cutest. She basically said that she knows that our Heavenly Father lives, and that He loves her, and that she's down here for a reason. And then she got all giggly again and said she couldn't remember what else to say. I COULD NOT STOP SMILING. AHHHHHHHHH. So then I had the opportunity to bear my testimony to her. And let me tell you, there is NOTHING better than being able to say I KNOW these things are true.
So, then, just as Satan always does when you think things are going great, we found ourselves in a little bit of a predicament.. We got well.. a little bit lost is all. No big deal, we'll just follow the trail back to where we came from. EXCEPT there's like 12 million different trails that we could've taken and OF COURSE we couldn't remember which one we had used. Yayyyyyy. So then Steph finds the one that she thinks we took up here, so we just started going down. And about half way down it started getting really steep and rocky. Yayyyy again. FINALLY we find our way to the bottom of the mountain. BIGGER PROBLEM. Where. in. the. H.E.C.K. are we?! We thought we'd end up just down by the car, right? UH NO. WHAT THE. And I'm not one who gets lost, like I'm really good at directions and finding places and all that, but I had NEVER seen where we were standing before. So then after about.. an hour ish of walking around in the dark trying to find our way back, calling our friends (only one of which answered, THANKS GUYS WE COULD HAVE DIED) we found the car. YESSSSSSSS.
Sorry Satan. Your little trick didn't work out. BUUUUUMMER.
The whole time we were lost, I wasn't all that scared. Because I KNEW that all I had to do was pray. I knew that He would protect us, no questions asked.
I can't even begin to explain how thankful I am for this gospel. This gospel is TRUE. I KNOW it. I've learned for myself. And I know I probably sound like a broken record because I always say the same thing, but.. IT'S JUST SO TRUE! I just want everyone to know that I know, and that you can know too! God answers prayers. He knows each of us by name. There's a quote I pinned on pinterest that says, "The devil knows your name but calls you by your weakness; The Lord knows your weakness but calls you by your name" I love it. Jesus died for YOU. All of these blessings and promises and everything in the gospel is for YOU. This is true. 100%. I am so happy. I am so grateful for my Savior and all He has done for me. We have no greater friend. Pray. Read your scriptures. If you're unsure about something, ASK HIM. I love you. I love this gospel. And I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
xoxo, Sarah
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