A Tender Mercy

Today I was thinking all day that I really needed a spiritual moment in my life. Sacrament is great, but most of you know as much as we do you kind of throw the spiritual experience out the door with two kids under two! then we have two hours of Nursery that I love, but then again a little hard to have a spiritual experience! But tonight I had to write some of my feelings down for my children. My Dad gave a little background about one of my Great Great.... Grandfathers. His name was John Fullmer and I never had heard about him before tonight but he was an amazing man. He was actually Baptized by Joseph and spent the night before and morning of Joseph's death with the Prophet in Carthage Jail. He was a very good friend of the Prophet Joseph. To listen to my Father the Grandfather of my children stand up and bear testimony of the Prophet and express his deep admoration for his Great Great...Grandfather John Fullmer was a great spiritual experience to me. There are so many thoughts that are going through my mind and I can't express all my feelings, but I do want to write a special message to my children. I first want them to know my love for them. Everything that I have done is for them. I have always known that I want to be a mother and raise a family in the church and teach them about the Gospel so that they can teach others and their families and so on. I am so greatful for ancestors that have also had this goal in mind. They made it possible for me to be apart of this great lineage. I will also reiderate my dads words. How greatful I am for an ancestor who NEVER left the Prophet's side! the only reason he left Carthage was becasue he was sent on an errand by the Prophet and he tried to come back to the Jail the next morning and the guards would not let him upstairs. He stayed true to the Prophet till the end! and his Faith and sacrifice is a testimony to me that I always want to stay true to the Prophet till the end! and not only to the Prophet but to my Savior. I know that this church is true. I know that Jospeh Smith told the truth! I am so greatful that I made a choice to get married to a wonderful man in the Temple and to start a family right away because I know that in the end our Family and Salvation is the only thing that matters! I love this Gospel I am so greatful to be apart of this magnificent church and I recommit myself to my Husband, Family, the Church, and my Savior to be better, to do more to serve and become closer to my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ. I know that I am not perfect FAR FAR from perfection, but I also know that I don't need to be I will always try though, and have faith that with the Lord I can do anything. In the name of my Savior Jesus Christ Amen.