For about 30 years I've hoped to visit Palmyra, New York. Finally, this past weekend, that dream was fulfilled. Being in the grove where I believe God and Jesus appeared to Joseph Smith as he prayed strengthened that belief.
I loved the climb up the steep Hill Cumorah...the feeling of peace while I thought about all the things that have taken place there.
The Book of Mormon is God's word to us at a time we need it desperately. That book coupled with the Bible outlines God's plan of happiness for us.
All the world has to offer...wealth, power, etc. will never provide the peace we each seek. That peace comes only from living God's plan for us.
We can all know for ourselves. In fact, that's what our prophet, Thomas S. Monson asks us to do. Ask God. He answers quietly, with that peaceful feeling beyond description. He answered me, and I am forever grateful.
Would LOVE to go there someday. Reminds me of a talk given in our Stake Conference. The speaker said, "Just as Moses had Mt. Sinai and Joseph Smith had the Sacred Grove, we each need a place that we regularly visit to meditate and commune with the Lord." Haven't found my place yet (unless the bathroom counts- that's about all the privacy my kids give me), but I loved the idea and am working on it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and a beautiful testimony! Thank you!
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