Yesterday was fast Sunday. I wasn’t planning on it, but I got up to bear
my testimony. The Spirit had been
whispering things in the back of my mind that I had not fully recognized until
I was taking the Sacrament. I wrote down
a couple thoughts. I didn’t know how I
was going to say what He wanted me to, but I went anyway. I did it.
I said what the Spirit had whispered to me. One of the things was the thoughts from the
“Love Sandwich” from the book Unconditional Love. I forgave, and asked for forgiveness to those
in the congregation. I looked right at
someone I felt I have offended when I asked.
He was looking down and didn’t see me but I feel liberated anyway. I now know that my sins are truly in the past
and I have done everything I could possibly do.
If there is any offense of the past it is no longer my burden or
responsibility.
I think my openness and honesty makes some people
uncomfortable. I think in the past I
used to be inappropriately open and divulged too much. I think I have learned that balance now, but
I still get the feeling they are squiring in their seats a little. One Sister told me the other day that she is
a very private person and doesn’t like to disclose things about herself. That surprised me SO much because she is SO
cheerful and service oriented. She
courageously reaches out with open arms and loves others and expresses her joy
uninhibitedly, yet still I see now that she is still reserved about herself-
and that’s ok. That’s her personal
preference and where she is right now. I
just had not thought that the two were possible in the same person, but they
are. I hope that as we grow closer to Zion
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