My Little Testimony

Hello! It's been a long time. WAY too long. But I just really felt the need to write this post.
I have recently (meaning in the past few years) had several experiences that have shown me how individually our Heavenly Father loves us and how individually He knows us. 

The first experience I remember was several years ago when I finished my first triathlon. It was just a sprint triathlon- not even close to Iron Man status. I don't remember much of the actual race but after I crossed the finish line I was so excited to have accomplished that goal and I remember a thought coming into my mind that  my Father in Heaven was excited for me because I was excited. It seemed odd at first because it wasn't something very spiritual like going on a mission or even reading my scriptures every day for a year or anything like that. It was just a silly triathlon but He still cared. That was when I first began to understand the way the Lord loves us. 

I have also come to understand that the Lord knows us. Sometimes even better that we know ourselves. He especially knows that I hate making decisions. The ones between good and bad aren't terrible but He likes to present me with decisions between two great things! (Thanks a lot!) I'm not sure how much growing I've done from that so I'm sure I'll have a lot more decisions like that ahead of me... maybe someday I'll get something from it. ;)

Another thing that He is very aware of is our problems. Whether they be large or small. Just a few weeks ago we were moving into a different apartment (WHOOT less rent! lol) and our lovely couch just happens to be 7ft long and 3ft deep. Not exactly a doorway-friendly couch. Well I got to our new apartment (after work) right as Brenn and two brothers from our old ward were trying to get the monstrosity through the door without much success. A picture came into my mind in that moment of exactly how they needed to get the couch through. And it worked! We don't have to be on the verge of disaster for Heavenly Father to care about and help us solve our problems. He even helps with getting a couch through a doorway.

So there you have it. The Father of our Spirits knows ME and he knows YOU. He is aware of each of us in every moment of every day.  But you don't have to take my word for it... (Reading Rainbow flashback!) Elder D. Todd Christofferson's testimony of this truth is definitely worth the few minutes it takes to watch this video: