I know that this church is true. I know this because of the many proofs in my life that are too numerous to mention. Like many others I went through a time in my life where I had doubts. Looking back I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I can’t imagine not having that time in my life to make it very clear to me that the church is true. Now there is no doubt in my mind. Everything makes since logically and in my heart. Every aspect of the gospel makes you a better person and leads you to the ultimate goal of returning to our Father in Heaven. I know that the Lord gives us trials for a reason. My favorite scripture over this last semester has become 2 Nephi 2:11-13. It occurred to me this semester that there really does have to be an opposition in all things. As much as I don’t like opposition without it we would have never existed in the first place and if evil were to suddenly disappear…so would we. I know that God and Jesus Christ give us times of trial so that we can become more like them. Without failing we will never learn. I know that during these times of hardship the Lord will reach out to you, even if you don’t ask or reach up your hand. I have seen him reach out to others I love in their darkest hour and raise them to new heights. He loves us so much and he would never leave us alone in this world. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and every time I read it I gain more proofs that its true, witnesses of the Savior, and the truth that the church holds. I couldn’t begin to tell anyone how much the scriptures make me a better person but I will say that I would be horribly rotten without them. I know that the Lord blesses us with prophets on the earth. It doesn’t matter who it is at the time but it does matter if I choose to follow him or not. I believe that he is God’s mouthpiece and that when he and his counselors speak I am hearing the words that God and Jesus Christ would want me to hear. I know all these things to be true and they are the center of my life. Im so exctied at the fact that I can learn more and more and then even more. Every time I learn my testimony will grow bigger and bigger and it will never burst because...it wont! I couldn’t more grateful to my parents who have raised me in the way that I know that the Lord would approve of and I hope that I can be like them someday in raising righteousness.
Malissa Martinez
