Random Thoughts....

I have been thinking lately alot about the church; about its teachings, about its truthfulness, and about sharing it.

I KNOW the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is TRUE! I KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that it is TRUE! In this months Ensign the 1st Pres. message was by our LIVING prophet President Thomas S. Monson and he said -

"If we do not have a deep foundation of faith and a solid testimony of truth, we may have difficulty withstanding the harsh storms and icy winds of adversity which inevitably come to each of us."

I have faith, and I have a testimony of the truth. No,.....I didn't hear a voice telling me the church was true, No....I didn't see an angel or have a vision that told me, and No....I didn't get to have one of those really cool experiences on a mission where I found out. I guess, I am one of the LUCKY ONES that didn't need that. I just KNOW! I know when we live the teachings of the gospel it is the one and only way we can find REAL HAPPINESS!! I know it will truly be the thing that gets us through the bumpy times in this life!!

So,.....when I can see others struggling and know that they don't have this wonderful knowledge that I have WHY is it so hard for me to share it with them?? I love this gospel and its teachings SO MUCH and I want everyone around me....especially those that I can see need it to have it, so WHY is it so hard to share? Not because I don't want to give them what I have,....mostly I guess because I am afraid they will reject it, or maybe...ask questions I don't know the answer to? I don't know??

A Sunday school teacher said something in his lesson a few weeks ago that hit me like a rock and I just can't shake it. He said, "When I get to heaven I hope there aren't too many people that I have known here during my earthly life that approach me and ask....WHY?? WHY IF YOU KNEW DIDN'T YOU TELL ME??"

I am going to try SO MUCH HARDER to share this beautiful thing that I have. I am going to try to step out of my comfort zone and tell people about the gospel. I DON'T WANT ANYONE asking me in heaven WHY IF YOU KNEW DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?!