The Greatest Gift!!

The other day during a lesson we were talking about God's Plan for us:  The Plan of Salvation.  And at the end of the lesson I remembered something that I had studied long, long ago! (That's a tender mercy that I remembered! haha)

But I remembered reading about the word "Earnest" in the Bible Dictionary. Random thought, but I promise it makes a lot of sense. 

This is what it says...

"As used by Paul (2 Cor. 1:22; 5:5; Eph. 1:14) it means that the Lord gives us His Holy Spirit in this life as a foretaste of the joy of eternal life. The Spirit is also the Lord’s surety that He will fulfill His promise to give eternal life to the faithful."

So I realized that Heavenly Father gave us the Holy Ghost so that we could feel a tiny little part of what eternal life  and living with God would feel like!  That is so merciful and so sweet!

I know that one place where I feel that joy is in the Temple, the house of God. 

I cherish the Holy Ghost as a precious gift from God. It is what he has given us to feel comfort and peace. It is what we feel to keep us moving forward during those hard times.  This gift can be with us daily!!

The next time you feel God's love for you, remember that he is reminding you of the eternal joy we will have someday!!

SPRING!

I just think this is the greatest picture ever! So springy and happy!!

My miracle for the day is that no matter how long or cold the winter
has been...SPRING COMES.
And it is finally here in Northern Virginia!

Surprise!!

We had a nice little surprise waiting for us the other night! Sticky
notes on our door saying that we were loved! Nice words go a long
way!!!