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Hello Brother or Sister. I have a desire to speak to you this point and time. Not because I seek to lecture, nor is it that I wish to prove anything. I speak out of the Love of my Heart for you, it bring me much joy to be your Friend, your Brother. I Love you so much, oh how my Heart sings Love and care for you all.~

I speak this moment unto you being filled with The Spirit of The Lord God Almighty, May you use your Agency (Freedom to choose) to take this as you will blessed Daughter/ Son of God. I first speak to you of a Testimony of what my Life has become within this great blessing, gift and act of pure Love and Mercy from our Father in Heaven. I'll tell you of the story of my Birth.~

It was 3:33 AM on January 7th 1989, in the area of Farifax Virginia that I was born in Farifax Hospital. I was an Early delivery at 3 Months Pre-mature and the chances of life were very slim due to me being a Bi-Racial Child (African American and Caucasian) . Not only that, I had Pneumonia in my Left lung and my Right Lung had collapsed and I was riddled with all manner if infectious diseases.

My Grandparent's had been called by the Hospital due to my Heath issues, they not being sure if I would make it through the Night had made a Phone call to the Pastor of their Church. The whole group had made their way to the Hospital, My Mother and Father, both Grandparents and the Pastor Himself stood around me as I was inside an Incubator.

The Doctor had told the Pastor, because of my Infections if He were to touch me without using the Protective Gloves of the Incubator that. "It was His funeral.." The Pastor refused to do the work with the gloves declaring. "That is not how this work is done, I'll use my Hands, thank you." He then proceeded to open the lid. Dabbing Holy Water upon his Fingers he wiped my forehead in the shape of a Cross and it glowed a bight Golden color. Immediately after doing so, both my Grandparents and the Doctor became astounded at what they had seen.

"Did you see that?" My Grandfather spoke to the Pastor. "Yes." He said nodding His head. "My Work is finished here." And with that He left the Room. My Father had been Praying the whole time while this had happened and He was engaged in a mighty Prayer of Faith to God. He knew that I would live, his Faith and the Faith of my Grandparents along with the Work of God allowed me to be given the Gift of Life rather than Perish.

(My father passed away 2 years later due to Heart Failure at the age of 33. Gone back to that God who created Him!~<3 I Love you Dad~ Thank you for your great Faith and positive nature, I am truly your Son! We will see each other again at the Great Judgement Bar of God to stand before Him! Oh how we will stand together with confidence! I Love You.<3)

It was the Will of Heavenly Father that I should live, I was told many times by my Grandparents and Mother growing up as a Child that there was a special reason I was here. This wasn't something I reflected upon greatly until after both of my Grandparents had passed on through the Vale, and gone the way of the all the Earth to lie down in their Graves.

All through High School even after I graduated from it, every Morning I awoke with a feeling that I was missing something, that there was something I needed to do...Years passed and in the year 2009 I became to be very worried for the sake of my Soul. Never before truly did I pray to God but would repeat the same Prayer over and over again, after one night of study upon Heaven and Hell I was shaken by the things I had read. I knew I had always believed in God though I never obeyed His commandments. This spoke to me, "How could I expect to return to a God I never knew? How could I return to someone who gave and gave to me and i not do a thing for them, then, expect to live within His presence in happiness?" I couldn't do any of that, it's true Brother, Sister. We cannot!

James tells us in The Bible, [James 1:5-6] "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." So, what does this mean? it means, That We should ask God for that which we lack, asking in Faith, doubting nothing. For He is our Father who gives to all His Children and is not a respecter of Persons. This means it doesn't matter who you are, what you do, or have done. God Loves you and treats you just as good, Loves you just as much, even as He did His Son Jesus Christ, Yes, even as all of His other Children! (and we are many!)

Someone who wavers in faith, they are so easily turned around and in circles, driven into confusion and become lost eventually. So, here's what I decided to do..After my study was done and I had been awoken to a sense of my situation. I'll admit I was scared but i knew that He could help me! That whatever the situation there WAS a way to Him, he would forgive me of my Sins and I could be made right through His Son Jesus Christ.~ There I was, alone in the Bathroom. Really the only place I could be alone and not bothered by my Family. I decided to take a shower to relax and calm down, (bear with me here)

After that I offered up my first REAL Prayer to Heavenly Father in my whole life, I spoke to Him like this. " God, I know that you Love Me and that I am your Child. Yes, I also know that I have not followed your commandments too, this is not how it's supposed to be Father. I need structure, I need truth, send me some truth so I can follow you. I know you saved me in my infancy for a real purpose. Please show me this purpose and I will follow You .Amen." Now, I had felt different. I knew He could here me and my feelings at the time were better. I was comforted, I had Faith that He would answer me so i decided to wait and be on the lookout for anything I could catch. This was on a Wednesday. Two Days later there was a knock at my Door, not in this time I had still somewhat been on the lookout but was more relaxed after being under the influence of a certain Substance I will not mention here.

Yes, I am truthful to admit that I had picked up some bad habits after graduating from High School and doing the routine party scene. Though it wasn't going to be happening for too much longer. See that I am human and I made mistakes and bad choices just like You Friend. I wasn't perfect at all and I barely had a particle of Faith..Now, Thee was a knock at my Door. Going down the Stairs I'd open it and in front of me stood two Young Sister Missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Never in the whole 10 Years i had lived in that House did I ever see two such bright and Happy people. Nor had I ever even heard of their Church! Still though, me being the nice person I was decided to hear them out and as I listened to their words something had struck me. I felt peace unlike that which I ever felt before, my Soul was comforted just as I was when I had prayed to Heavenly Father 2 days prior.

"What do you got for me?" I said with an eye focused on a Book that one of the Missionaries was holding in Her hands as She waved to me. What have we got for you?" She said with a warm and loving smile. "We have this!" She extender Her hand to me and I took the Book from Her. "That is the Book of Momon, and it gives an account of of the account and dealings with God and His People in this the american continent." I was shocked, interested and very surprised to hear what She said. Quickly I invited them in being highly intrigued. We sat down and discussed The Book and more of Heavenly Father and His great Son Jesus Christ. I knew then and there in my heart THAT was my answer to my Prayers Bothers and Sisters. I refused to deny it, It stood out to me so differently.~

These Brave Young Women and Men give 2 years of their Lives to come a spread the Word of God to strangers who would hear them as they went about Door to Door. You might have seen some, riding bikes, driving on the road. Maybe even out for dinner~ White Shirts and black Name Tags. Missionaries. biggrin

(this was in the end of the month of August) So, after that Lesson we had I decided to invite them over, and on September 26th 2009 I was Baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! I am the only member in my entire Family that is a part of this Truth. We are God's True Church restored upon the Earth once more. I am living this Gospel, putting off the natural man and striving to become clean and pure by living the teachings of Jesus Christ!~ My soul sings such redeeming Love and happiness! What Peace i feel separating myself from this world and clinging to the Word of God. Resting in him, Walking in Him, talking by Him and doing as much as I can in His Name! Striving to do goodness, to Love and to show that God is not an angry God, He is a God of Love. I try to explain much to those who will listen to my testimony.

Blessed are you for reading this right now and if you can, Think of how you feel at this moment. Do not my words bring a smile upon your face? Does not my testimony of the goodness of God strike you with a interest in what your purpose here on earth is too? I say if you can even but hold a desire to wonder and to ponder upon these my words to you here. Than from the lowest depth of my Heart and to the heights height I invite you to do as James the Apostle of The Lord God has spoken. To "Ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not." And it shall be given you. My Brothers and Sisters, My Life has been changed. I crawled from a hole of misery and shame, guilt and filth. Drugs, alcohol, lies, theft, sorrow, and other nasty and horrid things and into the Arms of a Loving Savior who knows me, who guides me and who chose me. He chose me, to do come to this earth in this very time. In these last days to take up my cross! Yes, to hold strong to His Word! Oh how I have never seen such Joy and Peace in my life than ever before!~

This is my Testimony unto you Brothers and Sisters, Jesus Christ Lives! The Truth and FULLNESS of His everlasting Gospel is not lost, but once again Restored to the Earth! God Lives, his Spirit is all around us! The Truth of why we are here, where we go and how we live in this life can be explained in this blessing, this great act of Mercy and Love unto us His Children. We have The Savior Jesus Christ as our example, Scripture to be used as tools to help us here and show us guidelines of which we can follow that will NOT BIND us down, but FREE us! I testify to you and theses word come from my Heart and very soul, I Love You, I am blessed to know you, to hold you in my Heart My Friend, for we are all together Here on this Earth to help one another. Love is the Key Brothers and Sisters. God needs you, you have a purpose here on Earth and none of you are excluded from this.

Of this I testify in the Name of the Only Begotten of The Holy Father, He who took our Sins upon Himself out of Love and Mercy that we would follow Him. Even Jesus Christ The Lord and Redeemer of this Earth and all that God created upon it. Amen.~