We Trust God the Eternal Father

We had a mini miracle last week! So this is a testimony to me about planning by the Spirit. Every night when we get back to the apartment we always set goals and make plans, as guided by the Spirit, for the next days activities. Wednesday night as we were planning we were going to try to see a member of our church later in the day, because we knew she worked, but we felt prompted to try to see her earlier in the day. So thats what we planned. On our way to see this member, up ahead on the road we saw what looked like a pickup with a trailer and a bunch of big barrels all over the road. As we got closer we noticed a car parked behind it. As we got even closer we saw that the car parked behind it was other members of our ward here in Branford. We pulled up to the scene and parked the car than got out to offer our assistance. Apparently the guy driving the truck took a turn a little to fast and 8 out of 12 barrels fell off the trailer. The barrels were full of horse feed and each one weighed 220 pounds. The man had been trying for an hour to put the 8 barrels back on the trailer, but wasn't able to. Then, about 5 min before we came, the members of our church came upon the scene and tried to help as well, but they too were not able to do it. Two of the members of our church went off to pray for more help, and as soon as they ended their prayer guess who showed up? Us! Thats when we pulled up and offered our assistance. We were than able to put all the barrels back on the trailer. Its amazing to see how God orchestrated that whole ordeal! He made sure people were placed right where the needed to be to help another one of His children who was in need. 

I know God the Father is the Supreme Being in whom I believe and whom I worship. He is the ultimate Creator, Ruler, and Preserver of all things. He is perfect, has all power, and knows all things. He “has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man's” (D&C 130:22). I know we are all literally children of God, spiritually begotten in the premortal life. As His children, we can be assured that we have divine, eternal potential and that He will help us in our sincere efforts to reach that potential (see lds.org to learn more).  I know God loves each of us personally. He has a plan for each of us! I've seen how much trusting in God can bless our lives. The mini miracle that I shared above is one example. I have also seen it in making difficult decisions in life. Elder Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, was faced with a financial challenge that wasn’t resolved for years. “The fact that I was forced to turn to God for help almost daily over an extended period of years, taught me truly how to pray and get answers to prayer, and taught me in a very practical way to have faith in God,” he said. “I came to know my Savior and my Heavenly Father in a way and to a degree that might not have happened otherwise or that might have taken me much longer to achieve.” In making decisions day by day, we can slowly but surely draw closer to the Lord and avoid distasteful influences from becoming a part of our lives. Being consistent in seemingly small, daily steps is a key principle in achieving any great work, including faith in and obedience to the Lord. “And out of small things proceedeth that which is great” (D&C 64:33).