i attended the fast & testimony meeting yesterday. this time my brother was there. my brother has been through a similar experience to mine, perhaps not as extreme, but i know that he struggled for years to sort out some spiritual problems which had bugged him.

i had the humbling experience of listening to him bear his testimony directly to me. he spoke of how his heart was filled with joy, that after so many years i have finally returned. he told me, with tears in his eyes, how much he loved me and how much he missed me. he continued to bear a powerful testimony to me about the truthfulness of this Gospel. he told me that it would be very difficult for me, but that he would be standing beside me the whole way.

in my heart i was reminded of what i knew to be true when i was younger, before the temptations of the world becam appealing to me and i strayed from everything that i knew to be true. i have never truly doubted the teachings or precepts of the Gospel of Christ. for many years i guess i simply chose NOT to follow.

i don't think i truly realised, until yesterday, how much i have missed my family.

last week, my sister-in-law enquired about my girlfriend/fianceé. she wanted to know if she ahd expressed any interest in exploring the church together with me. i told her that there was no real interest and was assured that if i am faithful and attend church each week, she would eventually become curious.

well, as i have already said, until last week she had expressed no interest. yesterday, upon my return from the Sacrament metting, she asked if i would mind if she came along next week. she wanted to know what the "sermon" was about, do we have "communion", is the service "old-fashioned" or is it like one of these "happy-clappy kinda churches", cos she really doesn't enjoy tha kinda service, etc.

haha.

do you believe in miracles?