Let it Kindle a Blazing Fire of Holiness and Righteousness

This is the Part 1 of the testimony of my face to face encounter with Jesus Christ and the conversion of my soul from Islam to Christianity by ~BROTHER MUHAMMAD . J . S .
PREFACE AND PRAYER .
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, the saviour of mankind, the truth of grace, the light of the world and the glory of God, I give this testimony on the 22nd day of the 3rd Month in the year 2020.
Let it be light, and enlighten those in darkness, that they might see the grace, and truth of God.
Let it be an encouragement to those who are already in light, that they should not divert to darkness .
Let it be fire, and burn up every falsehood that glorifies itself in the heart of men above the throne of yaweh.
Let it Kindle a blazing fire of Holiness and righteousness, and refine the life of every Luke-warm men and women who hears from it, that they might become living sacrifices unto God .
Let it be wisdom and confound everything that men called wisdom which are not of God.
Let it be an inspiration, and inspire every man unto good works, not for their glory, but for the glory of Christ who is the Glory of God.
Let it direct men who are in sin to life in Christ.
Let it shut every lips that seeketh to make it a lie.
And let it be truth to everyone who seeketh after truth.
amen , amen , amen .
TITLE OF DISCUSSION .
My face to face encounter with Jesus Christ and the conversion of my soul from Islam to Christianity ~by Brother Muhammad. J. S.
MY BACKGROUND AND DETAILS OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION .
Hello everyone.
I would like to remain anonymous (not stating the new name I am bearing now) for security reasons.
This is the testimony of my encounters with Jesus Christ and the conversion of my soul from Islam to Christianity.
It all started between the year 2014 or 2015, I forgot the exact date because I thought it wasn't necessary to note down the date by then, for I haven't understood what was going on then.
Before I had the encounter with Christ, I was a devout Muslim and part of my first name was "Muhammad ". When I was a kid, my parents enrolled me and my siblings into an Islamic school to study the Qur'an and Islam .
I studied the Qur'an to some level but never knew the meaning or interpretation of the Arabic words in a language I could understand.
We "the Islamic studies students"
were taught that 'there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is his prophet.
We were told that " Adam, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, lot ,Ismael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Jonah, Moses, Aron ,job, Elias, Elisha,Jonah, David, Solomon,Zachariah, John and Jesus Christ, were all prophets and Holy servants of Allah.
and that "Muhammad is the greatest and the last prophet of Allah, that Islam is a religion of peace, that Christians and jews are enemies of Muslims, that they hate Islam and that the Christians are not worshipping Allah but Jesus who is one of the prophets of Allah.
We were taught that the prophet of Islam "Muhammad" was a good man, that he is the most precious of all the creation of God and most noble and revered before God.
I believed these things even though it is apparent that the image of Islam is bad before the outside world.
some of us believed that the bad image and the tag of terrorism on Islam is a conspiracy by the enemies of Islam in a bid to tarnish the legacy of the prophet Muhammad.
We pray five times in a day fast during the month of Ramadan, goes to hajj if one has the means, and try to do a lot of good works.
We believe by doing so is the only way one could be saved, and no any other way or means one could make it to paradise.
We believed that by the good works of our hands, and submission to the will of Allah is the only guarantee to heaven, and not faith in :Krishna, Buddha, Diana, Dagon, Osiris, Olympia, ogun, amadioha, or any other so-called gods, can get one to heaven. Not even as a christian or Jew .
This beliefs do we held with no thought of questioning the authenticity of such, because we were indoctrinated from childhood to believe in such theories and philosophies even though many doctrines, believes ,and philosophies of Islam are irrational, ridiculous , shameful and inhumane.
We thought there was no need to question the things we were taught , since they were the orders of Allah, whom we were told was "the maker of the heavens, and the earth."
APOSTASY IN ISLAM .
It was written in some hadith that apostasy in Islam is forbidden, and he or she that revert from Islam should be eliminated.
In a Sahih al-Bukhari hadith ~
Allah's Apostle said, "the blood of a muslim who confesses that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that I am His Apostle, cannot be shed except in three cases: In Qisas for murder, a married person who commits illegal sexual intercourse and the one who reverts from islam (apostate) and leaves the muslims ."
Quoted from — Sahih al-Bukhari ,
9:83:17 , see also
Sahih Muslim ,
16:4152.
It is also the path of Islam that a Muslim community shouldn't be govern by the unbelievers , thus the need for Islamic state where the people shall be govern by the sharia law and only by the Muslims .
Frankly speaking, Islam is against anything that is not Islam, and against every ideology that aren't Muhammad's.
So I grew up with these as a way of life.
I never knew God had a different plan for me.
I never knew I would become a paul.
FAST FORWARD TO THE YEAR 2014 OR 2015 .
I could remember Before my encounter with Christ,
my mum had some problem, and she was invited to a Christian prayer mountain, for nigh vigil prayers, and she thought I needed prayers too, so she ask me to go with her, but I was reluctant ; she insisted, then I followed her unhappily, while we were almost close to the mountain ;I turned back and fled, saying "I am a Muslim and had nothing to do with Christianity ;I was very angry about what she did being that she is a Muslim and shouldn't have anything to do with Christian meetings or churches .
MY ENCOUNTER WITH THE GOSPEL .
I was a hater of Christianity, a persecutor of Christ, and unknowingly "an enemy of God."
I thought I was on the right way until God arises, and took me with his Wright hand from darkness and brought me into light.
As it is written in
Matthew 4:-16 KJV 16. The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung.
Colossians 1:13-14
13. He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
14. in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
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I could remember the first time I felt the power of the gospel, was while I was an apprentice.
It happens that there was a day my boss and I went to carry out some job at the house of a catholic father, while we were done with the job, we went to meet him in one of the rooms , and we met him watching a Christian music video, in the video, some Christian brethren came together and sang to heavens with great joy and power, that you could fill the atmosphere was filled with a divine energy and power.
my boss was overwhelmed like he has never seen anything like that before, and I, "a Muslim" was touched at heart, so much that I didn't know when tears began to ran down from my eyes.
The power of the word they were singing penetrated into my heart and I most confess I felt a kind of joy I have never felt before.
We both left the father's house perplexed and happy.
But I Still held my belief as a Muslim, and never believed I could be saved by Christ, who according to the Christians "was condemned on the cross". but believed that I could only be saved as a Muslim whose good works are greater than his bad works..
yes ! as one who is righteous by his own effort ;is own works.
yes ! I still held on to the shahada, which is the confession of believe in Allah, and his apostle .
WHO HAS THE POWER TO FORGIVE SIN ?.
There was a day I went to the mosque to pray.
after praying, I decided to ask Allah for forgiveness of my sin, so I recited the Arabic words " Astagafir'ulla " which is translated in English - "I seek forgiveness from Allah . "
I recite that more than " 90 "
times.
'then I had a dream, and in that dream, I saw myself wearing a white robe, and some of my school friends burning in hell.
then I woke up, but I couldn't understand the meaning of the dream, and I was confused because I couldn't understand why I should burn in hell even after asking Allah for forgiveness.
But later on as I came to walk in Christ, then the Holy Spirit revealed the meaning of the dream to me.
he said "you were in hell because you were on the wrong path.
the white robe signifies self-righteousness , and you had the dream so that you could know that the one whom you were seeking forgiveness from can not save you, neither has the power to forgive sin.
But the one who have the power to forgive sin is the son of man .
As it is written in Luke 5:17-25
17. Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18. Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before Him.
19. And when they could not find how they might bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the housetop and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before Jesus.
20. When He saw their faith, He said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”
21. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
22. But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
23. Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you,’ or to say, ‘Rise up and walk’?
24.But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins”He said to the man who was paralyzed, “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
25. Immediately he rose up before them, took up what he had been lying on, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.
A BIBLE GIFT FROM GIDEON INTERNATIONAL .
When I was in primary school,I think around the year 2005, there was a day a Christian organization came to my school and share copies of the new testament from Gideon-international which is a association of Christian business and professional men .
And I was among the students that were given the Bible gift, but then I was a muslin, so I never bothered myself to read it thoroughly. I went home with it, and kept it somewhere.
And Since then, I never bothered to take or read it again.
THE SPIRIT OF ISLAM , AND MY DELIVERANCE FROM IT .
There was a day I had a dream, and in that dream "It happens that: I was possessed by a demon, and was in need of deliverance.
so my mum and sister came to me with a bible in their hands and asked me to kneel down so they could pray for me, but I refused, and rebuked them. saying" you people are Muslim, and supposed not to have anything to do with the Bible," and I was angry with them, so they left me at the parlour, and went to the bedroom, and immediately they started praying for my deliverance.
So I said to myself "I am a Muslim so I would pray for myself the Islamic way.
" then I took my Qu'ran, went to the back of the door and open the Qu'ran to start praying for my deliverance.
I haven't said anything when the demon came out of my body and varnished out of sight.
then something told me that the demon that possessed me came out of my body because of the prayer my mother and sister rendered on my behalf,
And it entered into the Qur'an I was holding which I wanted to use to deliver myself,
because that was were it came from.
Yes! The demon came from the Qu'ran and after my deliverance it went back to the Qu'ran which is where it came from.
But the irony of it is that "outside the dream my mother and sister were still Muslims, and never for once thought I was possessed by a demon, and never prayed for my deliverance.
Neither do they have faith in Christ at any point of their lives."
But when I met a pastor, and narrated the dream to him, he told me that "the two people I saw as my mother and sister in the dream, were not really the mother and sister I have outside the dream, but were actually angels, who came to deliver me from the bondage of Islam."
Thus ~ this means that there is actually a demonic Spirit called "Islam" in the Spiritual realm,
That possess every Muslim and keeps them in great darkness .
MYSELF , A DONKEY, AND THE LORD .
I had another dream, and I dreamt that : I was holding a donkey while walking with Jesus
Christ,
and their was a great crowd behind us, which were following after us while myself and the Lord were at the front leading the people, then suddenly the donkey turned to attack me, then I started running, and it ran after me with great speed, and as I was running, the people were shouting my name and saying run! run! Run! .
And I ran, and ran, and ran till I reached a place where there was no longer a way to follow but only a wall in front of me, as the donkey was almost close to me, the the Lord Jesus CHRIST came to my rescue and took hold of the donkey, then I woke up,
But I don't know the meaning of that dream.
THE FACE TO FACE ENCOUNTER .
So I had a vision and in that vision I saw Jesus Christ face to face 'standing before me wearing a white robe.
Then I bowed my head with my face touching the surface of the ground, in worship to him, then he said something but I couldn't hear what he said,
Then My heart was filled with joy and I said to myself "so even I could worship God?.
Then it ended.
And that vision declared to me that Jesus Christ is more than a prophet more than a Lord but also the God and creator of the heavens and the earth.
As it is written in - Isaiah 9:6
6. For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
And as it was also written in John 1:1~5
1. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2. He was in the beginning with God.
3. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
4. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
And by speaking those words I couldn't hear,
He spiritually created hunger for the gospel in my heart, but I didn't know that, until the time I was noting down some part of this testimony on the "29th day of the 2nd month in the year 2020" that the Holy Spirit gave me the revelation that he created a hunger for his words in my heart that was why I couldn't hear him,
As it is written in Matthew 4:4
4. But He (JESUS CHRIST) answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
'and in search for those words that proceeds from his mouth which I was unable to hear, I began to search for the gospel so I could read from it, and hear from it what I couldn't hear in the vision.
I began to search for where to get a bible.
I was hungry for the bread of life.
Then one day, while searching the bedroom I stumbled upon a
"New testament Bible which is a New king James version" I then took it only to discover that it was the same Bible that was distributed by a Christian business and professional men association called Gideon which is an international Bible distribution association, to students in the year 2005 while I was in class five in my primary school days, only to discover it in year 2015, that is "10 years later."
'One might thought that Gideon only distributed the Bible to students and only that couldn't make any significant change in the lives of the receivers,
But this has proven that wrong.
The Bible I received in the year 2005 and dumped at home without reading it thoroughly, neither with any hope of finding it again.
was the same Bible I stumbled upon in the year 2015 which became one of the major instruments that shapes my faith in Christ.
You can see that the Labour of Gideon never went in vain.
This should be an encouragement to those who are evangelizing and thought they haven't won a soul to God not to be discourage , for you can't tell how far the effect of your evangelism could go or the number of lives your preaching to one person might save if the Holy spirit gives that person understanding and brings him or her to God.
I would also like to admonish those who are not evangelizing to have a pity on the lost soul and preach to them the words, light and the life of Christ who is the only saviour of their SOULS.
Remember it is written :Mark 16:1515. And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.
Please arise from your sleep and slumber no more for there are millions upon millions who do not know the truth of the gospel of Christ.
And if you are a Christian then you should know that you are called to harvest souls for Zion not to harvest grains for yourselves.
SPREAD THE TESTIMONY , SPREAD THE GOSPEL .
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Please do not reproduce, edit, or modify this testimony for " profit making or for any personal gain" that can not benefit any part of the church of Christ or be giving to charity .
As it is written in Matthew 10:7-8
7. And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’
8. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
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Anonymous (for security reasons)

Nigeria

Pai Celestial Que Está Acima de Tudo e de Todos

Bom, primeiramente, eu quero agradecer pelos ensinamento e lições que tive em 2020, sei que O Senhor e O Pai Celestial sempre estiveram e estão conosco em todos os momentos, e que temos um Pai Celestial que está acima de tudo e de todos e que nos ama incondicionalmente.

E eu presto meu testemunho dessas coisas em nome de Jesus Cristo, amém.

Iohanna

São Paulo, Brazil

Well, first of all, I want to thank you for the teaching and lessons I had in 2020, I know that You and Heavenly Father have always been and are with us at all times, and that we have a Heavenly Father who is above everything and everyone and who loves us unconditionally. And I bear my testimony of these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

A Heavenly Father Who Gently Guides Me

I know that my Heavenly Father lives and guides my life. I have had many turning points in my life, and I have made many decisions based on promptings that are the opposite of what I would have decided on my own. Some decisions have been made for me (things that didn't work out) because God knew I wouldn't go down the path I needed to be on. I have watched God help me shape my life over the past several years, and today I am in an infinitely better place than I ever imagined I'd be. I met some of my best friends and grew spiritually, emotionally, and professionally through a program I never wanted to work for. I am now in my dream job, which I would never have known I wanted nor been qualified for without that program which I quickly fell in love with. I am engaged to the best person I know. I am in grad school in a program that I wouldn't have picked without guidance but that fits me perfectly. I am happy and progressing and surrounded by loving, supportive people. There are many specific decisions that I can pinpoint that would have led me in other directions had I gotten what I wanted at the time. I am so grateful for a Heavenly Father who knows better than I do and gently guides me to a more full, joyful life. I still face difficult moments and days, but through my Savior I am able to find peace and healing. If you are looking for peace and guidance, turn to Him. He is waiting to help you!

Kalen

Sandy, Utah

Life is So Much Easier!

This is super cool! Thanks for asking me to share!
I know that Jesus Christ lives and that He loves me more than I can ever imagine. I know that He loves every single person and He is ALWAYS there for each one of us. We just have to reach up for Him. I know that God is a loving Father in Heaven. I love this gospel with all my heart! I know that by following the prophets and the commandments, Life is so much easier! They are there to protect us and keep us safe. The gospel gives me true joy and I am so thankful I have it in my life.

Bailee

Rexburg, Idaho

Witness of Miracles

I believe in God and I know he lives. I know Joseph Smith was called by Him to restore his Gospel. I know God loves us so much he sent his Son to this earth to save His children from the arms of mortality and spiritual death. I know that the priesthood is the power of God by which we can receive blessings and be witness of miracles perform through the faith of those who receive it. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior. I know that families can be sealed for eternity and death is not the end. I know that because of temple work we can receive eternal blessings and make eternal promises with God. I know this to be true. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Sonia

Dallas, Texas

You'll Find if You Ask God -- 11 Years Now and It's Been So Amazing!

When my mother died, we kinda stopped going to church as a family. Each child would go to whatever church they wanted. Over my teenage church I moved churches but I never quite felt at home. I remember saying to myself, 'I want a church I can belong to. I want people to know that I belong to that particular church and I don't care if the church is wrong or right.' I just wanted to belong. And I will never forget how I felt the first time I attended the lds church. I immediately had the feeling of belonging that I was looking for! 11 years now and it's been so amazing! I know without a doubt that this is the Lord's church. I know the prophet joseph smith was called of God and that he translated the book of mormon, which is another testament of Jesus Christ. I know we are led by a living prophet. And I testify that whatever you are looking for, you'll find if you ask of God. This is my testimony in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Deborah

Jinja, Uganda

Loving, Powerful, and Wonderful Work!

I think that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is the supreme act of love! Our Heavenly Father and His Son have done all what is in their reach to help us progress and be happy. Our Heavenly Father has magnified His name in His Only Begotten Son. The Lord's Atonement and His Church enable us to be perfected in Him. Through The Lord's Atonement, I have received peace and strength, I have felt God's love and mercy! Through the Lord's Church, I have received more light than never before, I have felt as a true instrument in the Lord's hands. I have felt that I can really be a disciple of Jesus Christ. What the Savior has done for Our Heavenly Father and us is truly a loving, powerful, and wonderful work!

Gessica

Columbia

Joseph Smith Received His Answer

I know that Joseph Smith went into the woods and that Heavenly father and Jesus Christ came down and spoke to him. I know that through his faith and prayer Joseph Smith received his answer, (and the answer was not to join any church's right now) he went into the grove and when he came out the restoration had begun. I know that on April 6 1836 Jesus, Moses, Elijah, and Elisha came to the temple and spoke to Joseph Smith and gave restored the sealing power, the gathering of Israel. I know that the book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ .and I know that Jesus is the Christ, he suffered and died for me and for you and then rose again the third day. I bear my testimony that I know that the church of Jesus Christ of latter day Saints is the true church here on the earth and that Heavenly father and his son Jesus Christ love me and you. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

Arianna Nace

Dimmitt, Texas

Strength Through Our Trials

I have a very strong testimony of the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ in giving us strength through our trials. I have had many difficult challenges throughout my life. Most of them are probably going to be with me for a long time, so I haven’t quite gotten over them yet. But because of these trials, I have found that with Christ at my side I can have peace and joy no matter what I’m going through. Because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, I can know that even though we will have tribulations in this life, we can also be of good cheer because Christ has overcome the world (paraphrase of John 16:33). And because Christ has overcome the world, through him, we can as well! I know that if we walk with Christ and live by his gospel, we will someday conquer this world and our trials, become a better person, and eventually live with God again.

Katelyn

Farmington, Utah

A Grand Testimony

Joseph asked me to share my testimony months ago. I was trying to think of a great testimony I had or waiting until my testimony was put through something to grow. I kept putting off sharing my testimony. It made me realize recently that my testimony doesn't have to be grand. It doesn't have to be impacted by an event of growth to be shared. I leave today a simple testimony. A testimony of knowing this gospel is true. A testimony of knowing Christ died for each and every one of us and through His Atonement, we all can find peace through our day to day, and through our trial to trial. A testimony that Joseph Smith was called of God and restored the true church with the proper authority. A testimony of the Book of Mormon and it's truth. A testimony that God loves us. He loves each and every one of us. I know that, and all these other things I've shared to be true. This church is a wonderful place full of people trying to become more like Christ. Sometimes we offend, sometimes we hurt others, but that is the people, not the gospel. I hope that today if you are struggling with your testimony you remember that people are imperfect, but God isn't. Sometimes sitting and being in church is a hard place to be, but remember that God is happy you are there. He is glad to see you want to build a stronger relationship with Him. May your testimony be reliant on God and the Gospel. These things I humbly share with you, in the sacred and holy name, Jesus Christ, Amen.

Julia

Utah

They are the Strength of My Feet

God is a loving Father, I know that He loves me and has never forgotten me. He gives me strength every day to move on. I am so imperfect and yet I feel His love in my life. Always giving me reasons to never give up on my great purposes, He gave strength to my legs during my time as a missionary. I know that God lives, because I feel His merciful hand in my life. I don't understand many things in my life, but I know that everything has a purpose that He gives us. I am happy to know that I have God and Jesus Christ, I have found the way to peace and They are the strength of my feet.

Alana

Curitiba Brazil

"Quarter-Life Crisis," the Lord Provides

I’m Ghabbie. I’m 28 years old and I have a degree in psychology.

Most people my age are already married, have invested in something, received a promotion, or became successful in their business. I felt that I was in a “quarter-life crisis” because I have reached this age and I have worked in a bank for 7 years without any accomplishment. I really wanted to do something that will make me happy and I want to make my life meaningful. I prayed about it and I have decided to get a master’s degree in special education. I was excited to go back to school and meet new people. I want a change of career and do something that I love. I even applied to teach arts to exceptional children.

But this pandemic happened. All my dreams became impossible to achieve. I could say that Covid19 ruined everyone’s lives. I lost hope. I feel like I have nothing to look forward to anymore. But I’m trying my best to be strong for me and my family. Every time I pray, I ask Heavenly Father to give me strength to endure. This pandemic made me appreciate more the little things in life. And every day that I wake up, I am very grateful that I am with my family and the Lord provides us what we need to survive. I couldn’t ask for anything more. I know Heavenly Father hears our prayers. I am so blessed with everything I have in life right now. I have hope now, and I know that God is always there with us.

I know that we are all children of God and despite of everything that is happening around us, He will never leave our side. I testify that if we do our part and if we have faith, we will be blessed. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Ghabbie

Bacoor City, Philippines

It Will Not Only Change Their Lives, But Ours as Well

I know that God loves each and every one of us. He knows the good and the bad, the trials and triumphs, and everything in between about us and loves us infinitely and unconditionally. He sent His Son to suffer the Atonement so that we could live with Him again and gave us everything, just so that we, in our imperfections, could see Him again. The words in the scriptures are His words and not only invite the spirit, but are His spirit. He communicates through us through them and although the words don’t change, His spirit will communicate and lead us to personal and specific answers we need. I know that the gospel has been restored upon the earth today and that living prophets today continue to restore the church. I am so grateful to be a part of the living and true gospel and know that becoming a disciple of Christ and inviting others to do the same in the most important mission and that by bringing others unto the infinite and unconditional love that God has for them, it will not only change their lives, but ours as well.

Robin

Hampton, California

Comfort, Assurance, and Testifies the Truth of All Things

I testify that we have a loving Heavenly Father and we are all His children. We may not understand why certain things happen to us but I know that His love for us is enough to continue our journey here in mortality. I know that He sent His Only Begotten Son, even Jesus Christ, to atone for our sins as well as for all the sicknesses, pains and struggles of the world. I testify that because of His Atonement, we had a chance to repent of our sins and change to be better. If we sincerely and faithfully repent, the Lord will forgive us and we will be clean again. I know that the Book of Mormon is true. It is the word of God and it testifies of Jesus Christ. I testify that the fullness of the gospel was restored again here on earth which was once taken away from the world and it is through Joseph Smith that it was restored. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church here on earth for it has the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I believe that through that gospel, families can be together forever so long as we keep our covenants. I so testify that we are led by a living prophet today in the name of President Russell M. Nelson, who receives revelations and instructions from the Lord. Lastly, I want to testify that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ live. He knows us personally and listens to our prayers. If we are faithful and if we put our trust in Him, we can feel His hands working in our lives and it is by the power of the Holy Ghost which gives comfort, assurance, and testifies the truth of all things.

Erma

Philippines

Stay Close to the Savior and Love Often

One of my favorite scriptures in Alma is through small and simple things great things come to pass. Sometimes I forget that's so true. Faith is a small and simple concept but we forget it's also the blue prints of a might foundation. I can testify that faith can act as light in hour of darkness. Our savior and heavenly had mighty faith in the plan of salvation. He is a beacon of hope. He is our friend and we can his love through the holy spirit. I can't tell you countless of times I have forgotten that one truth. Prayer is a small and simple step but it is one that is very important. I can testify through the power of prayer you can do anything. It is putting the armor of God and being ready to fight satan for the rest of the day. There will be times when faith will be tested that's when you rely on the spirit the most. The spirit acts as. Carole and a life line. I can testify there are times I haven't followed the spirit and regret not listening to that still small voice. Do not disregard the spirit. It is our guide and friend and companion. Pray always and review the simple steps of the gospel. Pray always, read scriptures often, and have faith. It is with these simple steps we can overcome the mountains of sin and the valleys of self doubt . Stay close to savior and love often. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ amen.

Sariah

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma

Podemos Volver a Nuestro Hogar Celestial

Me gustaria compartir mi Testimonio de que se que Jesucristo y Tenemos u n Padre Amoroso que nos Ama y nos demuestra en cada dia que tenemos aqui en la tierra, Que el evangelio que Jesucristo establecio due Restaurado y hoy dia tenemos la oportunidad de poder vivirlo y encontrar felicidad en nuestras vidas a medida que e orado al padre e podido ver su Amor infinito y como el a guido mi vida en cada paso en que la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los ultimos Dias es su iglesia aqui en la tierra donde podemos volver a nuestro Hogar Celestial, que Solo hay un camino para regresar y es este En el Nombre de Jesucristo ¡Amen!

Ashley

San Pedro Sula Cortes Honduras

I would like to share my testimony that I know that we have Jesus Christ and a Loving Father who loves us and shows us every day what we have here on earth, that the gospel that Jesus Christ established is restored and today we have the opportunity to live it and find happiness in our lives as I prayed to the father I was able to see his infinite love and how he has guided my life in each step in which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is his church here on earth where we can return to our Heavenly Home, that there is only one way to return and it is this In the Name of Jesus Christ Amen!

I Trust Him When He Says I'm Forgiven

I know my God lives. I didn’t always know this, but as I have tried His gospel and kept His commandments I have been so blessed.

For me, being grateful, prayer, study, and participating in temple ordinances is how I came to know God. I’m so grateful for a Heavenly Father and a Savior. I've also had long and hard trials in my life. In fact we've all had trials. Some would ask why these happen if God is so good. But, if I had not experienced the hard things, I’m not sure I could have realized my greater potential, and His love despite what happens.

I love my God. He have saved me in so many ways during my life, and I know my Savior will save me at the last day as I choose Him. He paid the price us. I trust Him when He says I'm forgiven. I trust Him when He asks me to be more. I love Him and His true church restored to the earth.

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Rachel

Provo, Utah

While the Spirit still strives with man, man must Strive to Share