I think I owe my sanity to my faith. It has been a solid foundation for me when everything else has been up in the air.
Some people believe that when they receive trials it is proof that there is no God but for me it does the opposite. And even on the days when I do have my doubts I find that nature brings me back to God again.
Today I had a wonderful day at the Temple in London with my aunt and a friend. In the surrounding grounds there is an old oak tree that was planted by a former President of my church, David O. McKay. The tree has the following plaque mounted on its trunk and its words really touched me as I read them today:
The line “Responsive to God’s sunlight” particularly stood out to me.
It dawned on me that this is a very accurate statement that can be applied not only to trees but to humans!
We are given so many beautiful heaven-sent gifts which are comparable to sunlight, but are we responding to them in the appropriate manner? Are we grateful for what we have? Does our attitude depend on what we have or what we don’t? And are we ‘growing’ as a result of the light we are given?
It certainly made me think.
The weather was absolutely beautiful with a bright blue sky and a crisp, cold air.
I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I wouldn’t change it for the world.
I am proud of my membership, I love my church community and all that we stand for and I believe in things that cannot be seen.
I’m a Mormon (:
See www.mormon.org or https://www.lds.org/?lang=eng for more info.
Until tomorrow!
R xx
The Honest Life 