This Is Me

I found this cool "This Is Me" challenge on Pinterest. (http://ldsthisismechallenge.blogspot.com/p/challenges-list-and-links.html). It seems like a really fun, cool thing to do, that I would enjoy looking back on someday. So, I'm going to start this!

Challenge 1: Record your testimony and how you gained it.

I have a testimony in a lot of things. The thing that I guess it all is based off of is my trials.

In my trials I have learned that prayers are answered. I have learned families are forever. I have learned that Christ knows me. I have learned that I matter. I have learned how to endure to the end.

Prayers are answered with sincerity. The main "gainer" of this was probably when deciding where to go for college. I prayed and prayed, and could not make a decision. I knew this was a big decision I had to make, but had a really hard time making it. The more I prayed about it, the more confused I got. Finally, I started talking to parents, teachers, and counselors about my choices, and that's when I got an answer. I learned that not always I get an answer on my own, or a huge revelation, but I will always get an answer. This also helped me make sure I am always worthy to be an answer to someone else's prayer.

I know that families are forever. It is something I had always heard, and thought I knew, but until March 4, 2010, when my mother passed away, I never had to believe it. It is something I wanted to know and believe, and had to find a way to find it out for sure. Through strength and support of friends and family this knowledge became a part of me. I know I will see my mom again someday. I know my family will be together. I know that when I am married I can be with my husband and children forever too. This is something I want so badly in my life--to be worthy to live forever with those I love.

Christ knows who I am. He knows my struggles. He knows my weaknesses. He knows my happiness. He knows more about myself than I know. He is a best friend. He knows what I need in my life, and how to give it to me.

I matter, and so do you. SO many times I have found myself being comforted after a hard day. I cannot even count the number of times I have felt sudden comfort after a simple prayer to get through my day. I know I matter to him, and that everything I go through is so I can learn and become a better person.

Enduring to the end is the most important part of life. Knowing and understanding the gospel is true and dedicating your whole life to it. Following the prophet, keeping the commandments, sharing the gospel, and trying your true hardest is what will take you to the Celestial Kingdom.

I know the gospel is true. This is only a small glimpse of what I know in my testimony. The gospel is important to me, and makes up my life. Without it, I would be completely lost. Everything I have gone through in my life would be complex and weigh on me, but through the Savior that burden becomes light. I know the prophet is real. I know the Savior lives. I know I can live with him again someday.
I say this in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.