The Sabbath Day

A couple of weeks ago Tommy and I had to speak in church about the sabbath day. This was a wonderful time for us to be able to reflect on our own lives and how we could be better. I love the things I am able to learn and reflect on as I study things for myself. Today in church I felt the spirit so strong. I am grateful for the time that we have to go and be uplifted and strengthened. Tommy is in primary now as a teacher to the 4 and 5 year olds at church. I have loved watching him in his calling. He is so good with the kids and he has so much love for them. Today one little boy kept wanting to sit on his lap which I thought was so cute. The primary children have been preparing for their program in sacrament and they have been practicing the most beautiful song. I wish I could record them singing it because it has brought tears to my eyes the last 2 weeks and they sing it so beautifully. It testifies of the Savior and the love he has for us and how he lives. One little girl has told us over and over again that she doesn't like singing because it is boring. We have been trying to bribe her and get her to sing. Last week Tommy brought skittles which all the kids loved of course. This week I just told her she could wear my necklace if she sang good. It was so sweet to see her sing her little heart out. Here this sweet little girl who doesn't want to sing is singing and allowing others to feel the spirit. I guess you just had to be there or maybe it was a moment for me. ha ha! In relief society we talked about faith and testimony and the difference between the two. Wow was this a powerful lesson for me. I guess I never put much thought into this but we talked about how faith are things we believe in and have been taught but when we have a testimony of something we have actually received a personal witness or revelation for ourselves to know something to be true. It helped me reflect on my own life and the things I "know" to be true because of the revelation that Heavenly Father has given me. It made me think about how important it is to take the time so that we are able to receive revelation in our own lives. We must take the time to study and learn about something so that we can come to know it is true and really gain a testimony for ourselves. The question was asked why we need to have a testimony rather than than just having faith in something. It got me thinking about how our testimony can really be there to bless others. As we share our testimonies often we are able to help build the faith of someone else and it often helps our testimonies to stay strong and to grow even more. I am so very grateful for the spirit and for the things we can learn as we go to church each week.