Things I know for sure...

I am truly grateful for the knowledge and peace that comes into my life by being a member of the church. I know that Heavenly Father is a loving God that cares for all of his children and loves them individually. I know that because He loves us He sent his son to suffer and die for our sins. He did this so that we could be clean and resurrected and live with our Heavenly Father again. I know that one of the blessings of attending the temple is to come closer to our Heavenly Father and feel the spirit there. I also know that because of the blessings of the temple we can live as families forever. I know that Heavenly Father wants us to try to be better people every day. We are supposed to look for ways to improve and live a more Christlike life and when we make mistakes or fall short He is there to make up the difference. I know that when we pray He hears and answers them. I know that sometimes we have to endure trials and hardships, because sometimes that is God's will. I know that Heavenly Father has the power to perform miracles. I know that he still speaks to His children on earth today. He does this through modern prophets. I know that Thomas S. Monson is the current prophet. I know that we were given the Book of Mormon to be a second testimony of Jesus Christ.

There are many things I don't know and many that I am coming to know and understand, but I am thankful to know about these things.

Miracles

In primary this month we have been talking about how Jesus Christ performed miracles. When I think of the miracles performed by Christ I automaticallly think of the raising of the dead, making the blind see, feeding the 5000, calming the storms and helping the lame to walk. Today I realized his greatest miracle of all when I was reading in Luke 5.

18 ¶ And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was ^ataken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are ^aforgiven thee.

21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh ^ablasphemies? Who can ^bforgive sins, but God alone?

22 But when Jesus ^aperceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

23 ^aWhether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to ^aforgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, ^aglorifying God.

After thinking about that story I realized what an incredible miracle forgiveness of sins is. It is more difficult to comprehend or measure than some of these other tangible miracles, but it is the greatest of all his miracles. We are made whole and our sins our washed away. It doesn't matter who you are or what you have done, the Savior has atoned for your sins. Nobody is beyond help. We can ask him for this atonement in our lives constantly. It is never ending. That IS a miracle!!