This
week we were in a lesson with an inactive family, when a missionary from
another church knocked on the door. (There are tons of missionaries here!) The
dad of the family was like, Don't worry about it, you guys beat him to it. And
I just thought he was being funny and laughed. But then at the end of the
lesson he told us he had been talking to God that morning and telling Him that
He had forgotten about him and his family. And that the first church that
knocked on their door that day was going to be their church.
We didn't know that it
was important to be with them that exact day, at that exact time, but Someone
did. I feel so grateful every time the Lord lets me be the answer to somebody's
prayers. I invite you all to pay special attention to the whisperings of the
Spirit, because the Lord will use you as an instrument in His hands. The Lord
always answers our prayers, President Monson said, usually through a friend, a
neighbor, a stranger. It strikes me as so beautiful that He lets us participate
so much in His work. I remember mom telling me one time, "You kids were
the only 4-year-olds who cut out sugar cookies starting from the outside and
working inside, putting the cookie cutters close together." I think about
how many things I learned because she pulled me into the kitchen or because she
helped me clean the floor, even though it would have been so much easier for
her to do it herself. And I think how Heavenly Father is the same way with us.
He lets us participate in His work and His glory- to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. On tiny step or word of encouragement or
hour of helping at a time. Everyone of you who is reading this has been an
answer to my prayers for comfort, for friendship, my prayers to learn new
things or to understand what I was going through. Thank you for your support
and your love. Thanks to my parents for your HUGE patience with me and your
HUGE belief in me. "In the end, the number of prayers we offer may
contribute to our happiness, but the number of prayers we answer is of much
greater significance," said President Uchtdorf.
