My parents used to say things that made me do a double take. "Oh Lands!" was common fodder for Granny. And in strenuous circumstances, Grandpa would succumb to "Nuts!" Another favorite word of theirs during my early years was "evidently." We don't hear that one used too much nowadays, but it went something like this "Evidently, Mable won't be singing in tonight's program."
Synonymns include obviously, clearly, unmistakably, and other declarations.
This last Fast and Testimony meeting, we heard beautiful witnesses that demonstrated God's grace. A couple significant thoughts which struck me that morning follow:
- Murmuring blinds us of Heavenly Father's tender mercies in our behalf. Don't say "why is this happening to me," but instead ask "what can I learn from this?"
- Suffering let's us better know, appreciate, and love the Savior for the suffering He wrought in our stead to bring about our salvation in the Great Plan of Happiness
- Our challenges are blessings in disguise. Did you ever think of Castle Valley as our wilderness? It occurred to me that the similarities are remarkable between the events surrounding Lehi leaving his riches and leading his family into the wilderness and our family following Mom and Dad after they received inspiration to take our family to Castle Valley (the wilderness). In both cases, difficult obstacles were overcome and resulted in many, many blessings (the promised land).
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ won't forsake us. He is anxious to bless us if we will but follow him.
Grandpa has said so well what is in my heart today: Grandpa's testimony
Evidently, that's a sentiment we both share.
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