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Deonna Burnett - Diamond Valley 1 Ward  

I have been working on learning how to be more worshipful of our Lord now, for almost 3 months.  Not every Sunday has been a perfect time of worship.  There are many distractions on some Sundays.  But I am doing better than I have ever done before.  I am discovering that my heart is more tender and loving, not only towards our Savior, but towards other people as well.  I have found that when I am reading scriptures that describes what my Savior went through for me, as in Mosiah 14, my heart is filled with more and more gratitude, which brings the spirit even more.  These are special times for me.  The scripture that really hit me this time was in Mosiah 14 verse 12 “because he hath poured out his soul unto death.”  That line in that verse brought into my mind a strong visual of what happened for me in the Garden of Gethsemane.  My desire then, was to praise Him and try to show my gratitude in some meaningful way, which then causes me to be more worshipful of Him as I go to church or the temple. 

Elder Holland described the cycle more perfectly on his recent Face to Face with the youth.  During this Face to Face time they talked about the Atonement and Elder Holland read the scripture Moroni 8: 26, which says And the remission of sins (or the Atonement) bringeth meekness, and lowliness of heart (or gratitude), and because of meekness and lowliness of heart cometh the visitation of the Holy Ghost, which Comforter filleth with hope and perfect love… 

I love my Savior, and I am so grateful for what he did for me.  The more I feel the cleansing effect of the Holy Ghost, the more I want.

 I am thankful for the wonderful sisters who have shared their testimonies of light and truth.  They have lifted me.  I can see Zion growing as each one of us shares our light of testimony with one another.