Good morning everyone, I can’t remember that last time I was asked to speak not that I am complaining. Most of you know my family and I. For those of you that don’t I will give you a brief background. My name is Cassandra im 24 and the second to the oldest out of my siblings. I am currently in my second to last semester of my nursing program and on May 28, 2014 I will graduate with my bachelors in this field. So I can honestly say that I am blessed to have made it this far. I was asked to speak on strong impressions of the spirit. Henry B. Eyring stated, "A seed of faith is already planted in your heart. ... But, like a growing plant, it must be nurtured or it will wither. Frequent and heartfelt prayers of faith are crucial and need nutrients. Obedience to the truth you have received will keep the testimony alive and strengthen it. If you exercise faith, with the gift of the Holy Ghost, you will find that memories of other blessings will flood into your mind. If you begin to express gratitude for each of them, your prayer may take a little longer than usual. It is easy for us to become mechanical in our prayers of gratitude, often repeating the same words but without the intent to give our thanks as a gift of the heart to God." I find that as your testimony grows throughout the years you tend to have a glow about yourself and other people tend to notice it. As children and young adults we are exposed to numerous types of environments in which are very spiritual and help build our testimony. For example the young woman’s and the young means program teach us as young adults the paths that we can take to help us grow spiritually. Youth conference is a great experience I can remember countless number of times I told my parents that I didn’t want to go home because I had such a great time around kids my age that shared the same beliefs as me. I learned that God’s love is for everyone, and it is infinite. He knows how to communicate
Good morning everyone, I can’t remember that last time I was asked to speak not that I am complaining. Most of you know my family and I. For those of you that don’t I will give you a brief background. My name is Cassandra im 24 and the second to the oldest out of my siblings. I am currently in my second to last semester of my nursing program and on May 28, 2014 I will graduate with my bachelors in this field. So I can honestly say that I am blessed to have made it this far. I was asked to speak on strong impressions of the spirit. Henry B. Eyring stated, "A seed of faith is already planted in your heart. ... But, like a growing plant, it must be nurtured or it will wither. Frequent and heartfelt prayers of faith are crucial and need nutrients. Obedience to the truth you have received will keep the testimony alive and strengthen it. If you exercise faith, with the gift of the Holy Ghost, you will find that memories of other blessings will flood into your mind. If you begin to express gratitude for each of them, your prayer may take a little longer than usual. It is easy for us to become mechanical in our prayers of gratitude, often repeating the same words but without the intent to give our thanks as a gift of the heart to God." I find that as your testimony grows throughout the years you tend to have a glow about yourself and other people tend to notice it. As children and young adults we are exposed to numerous types of environments in which are very spiritual and help build our testimony. For example the young woman’s and the young means program teach us as young adults the paths that we can take to help us grow spiritually. Youth conference is a great experience I can remember countless number of times I told my parents that I didn’t want to go home because I had such a great time around kids my age that shared the same beliefs as me. I learned that God’s love is for everyone, and it is infinite. He knows how to communicate