A while ago, all the Laurels went to Relief Society instead of our laurel class. It was my very first time going and don't tell anyone, but I was secretly excited. The young women always groan and moan about going because everyone there is old but I love the so called "old" people. They have so much experience behind them and they give the best advice. The lesson was taught by a sister in our ward and she decided to teach about peace. She asked what our definitions of peace were. Most people said things like a clean house and a book to read. Others said reading the scriptures and going to the temple. Personally, peace to me is a summer morning in a clean room with the windows open. Or it could be sleep... But anyways, this lady told us about how she had twins a while after she was married but she wanted more kids. She and her husband waited years and years but they couldn't ever have any more. She prayed and fasted for more kids. Then one day, someone knocked on the door, handed her a baby and then walked away. It was a baby girl and she instantly fell in love with her. They took this new baby through the adoption services and adopted her. Conveniently, her husband was a lawyer and he sped up that process. They took her to the temple to get sealed and five minutes after they were sealed, that precious little baby died. This sent the mother through a spiral of depression during which, she believed that her Heavenly Father didn't love her anymore. After years of hurt, she finally realized that she didn't need to feel so bad about this and that it wasn't her fault. And most importantly, she realized that her Heavenly Father loved her. It took a while but she felt that inner peace and knew that she would see her baby again.
This story really touched me. I hope that someday, I can have that much faith and trust in Heavenly Father's plan for me.
A little note: I'm going to only post spiritual posts on Sundays because that's when i usually feel the Spirit the most. I just really wanted to post this today though :)
Marlie
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