The Letter

I haven't been to Church in a while and Last week I got a very strong feeling of Embarrassment. I was feeling very embarrassed for not going. I just couldn't face my class in Primary. I prayed a lot about this and asked Heavenly Father for a comfort. In that same week I got a Letter from one of my sweet student's telling me she missed me. Her mom put in a separate note telling me that her daughter thinks of me every Sunday.
My answer from Heavenly Father.
My sweet student wants me to come back.
My embarrassment left me at that moment.
Heavenly Father Loves me and hears me.
I'm so grateful to the love I feel from My Heavenly Father and the sweet little girl who followed a prompting.
Delia Hardy

For the past few weeks I have been having trouble with my car overheating, so last week on Thursday, on my way to work I was stuck in rush hour and of course right when things could get worse it did. My car started to overheat and I could see some white smoke coming out from the side of my car so that's when I started to panic, and while I was panicking I started to feel peace and comfort and I noticed that I was two cars way from a parking lot where I could pull over and let my car cool down. After it had cooled down I still was worried that I would not make it to work, so I said a little prayer in my heart that I would make it and that everything will be OK. I got to work just fine and I felt so grateful that it did not happen on the highway because of the crazy rush hour. I know that after that had happened that the lord was watching over me and my silly car so that I would be out of harms way.

Kaitlynn Jackman

This is a broad tender mercy, but I feel that it is from the Lord. In my twelve years of marriage my husband and I have never lived close to either one of our families. This year was a time of change and transition for our family. And this year the Lord saw fit that we should be by our family. This year I have been especially blessed to develop deeper relationships with four sisters-in-law and my mother-in-law. I have known them and have loved them, but now I feel like I really KNOW them and LOVE them. They also provided strength and comfort that I needed. I am thankful that the Lord has given me this experience to create special bonds with extended family members.

Jennifer Redfearn

Friends,

I've always believed in the importance and joy that comes in keeping healthy, loving family relationships. I love

the special bond we all feel when we are together.

I believe that occasionally we need gentle and maybe not-so-gentle reminders of just how precious moments of

being together are. They are gems of time, never to be taken for granted, but to etch and savor in our memory.

Reminders to often express our love and appreciation, even in what seems small ways.

Events of the past twelve months have personally given me reason to pause and reflect on loving family support.

We advise, encourage, laugh and as most recently, cry together as we mourn the loss and celebrate the life of our

sweet Britney.

Her time with us was but a moment in the Lord's time but long enough to accomplish her mortal purpose.

We laid her to rest, grateful for her near-perfect life, her example of righteous living, and especially for the sure

knowledge that we will again see her beautiful smile and open arms.

Thank you, friends, for reaching out to me and my family with your kind expressions of love and support. It has touched us greatly.

Sincerely,

Maurine Rowley

My mother-in-law came to visit us this past week. During that week my daughter's acid reflux had worsened and as a result a lot of my time was spent trying to comfort her. It was a tender mercy in my life to have my mother-in-law here to be with my boys and give them the attention that I couldn't.

Natalie Backus

Service from Others

I'm so grateful for the service of my sweet sisters in the Relief Society! I was able to go to the temple last week because a very kind lady offered to watch my kids for me. I had a very sweet experience at the temple and I feel the Lord gave me a tender mercy in the service of this woman.

Katie Riggs

Protection from the weather

I was at Karen Robinson's house ready to go home when it started to rain cats and dogs. It started to pour down hard. Karen escorted each sister out with her one umbrella. It was almost my turn to go outside and I just said a little prayer, "God, would you hold up the rain just enough to let me get home?" Just then it stopped raining for just a few minutes--enough time to get out into my car and home and into my house.

A second time I went grocery shopping and had my car packed with groceries. It threatened to rain and I prayed that it wouldn't rain until after I got my groceries in. I went home, parked, got my groceries in and then it started to pour for the rest of the evening. I knew it was God watching over me.

Tender Mercies!
What a wonderful thing to share.
So many...I'll start with recent.
This week I went on a bike ride with my 7 year old daughter. She rides her bike and I ride mine pulling my youngest three in the trailer. This is a special gift because I work 6 days of the week babysitting extra children and so to have off and be with just my own 4 is a precious event. We rode to the play group gathering at the splash pad. On the return trip my 9 month old starts to get grumpy from being squished in the bike trailer with her brothers (it really only holds two) and needing a nap, truth be told I get a little grumpy too... it's a warm day...my leg muscles are weak;)
We arrive home and rush inside. I put my baby down for her nap and immediately my daughter wants to ride her bike out front.
More? I am surprised. Outside we go, she goes to the left one house and than my 4 year old leaves his trike and comes running to tell me she needs my help.
Her chain has broken/come undone. (not something I know how to fix)
I take the moment to share with my children what a blessing this was that Heavenly Father kept her bike protected until we were home. What a rotten afternoon it would have been if we had had to walk with our bikes all the way back with screaming baby! We remembered in our evening prayers to thanks our father above for remembering us with his tender mercies!

Jean Heath
www.dandelionfluffoflife.blogspot.com
princess.talk.a.lot@gmail.com

A son's inspiration

After one very hard parenting day, I went to my email and found my son had emailed me a beautiful quote that was an answer to my heart's needs. I felt as if God was symbolically patting my back and saying, "Things will be fine." Lisa Sabey