Hold To The Rod ...

So today the whole of my sabbath day was centered around The Iron Rod and also oppersition that is around us that could be creating a barrier between us holding strongly onto the rod. So for all use that may not know what The Iron Rod is, in our religion we believe that the rod is the word of God and that we should strive to keep hold of this rod throughout our lives and continue to stay faithful so that one day we will be worthy to reunited with our Heavenly Father.

Its amazing how Heavenly Father works, I can admit I sit there sometimes and I think to myself how strongly am I holding onto the rod. Well honestly sometimes its not as strong as I would like it to be. The Iron Rod for me isnt a perfect straight line, infact for me it has lots of twists and turns and cracks, whenever I get to any of these I know that im going to have to face a trial in my life and that at that time I need to hold onto the rod as strongly as I can. I can admit that at some of those times my hand slips off the Rod, I feel defeated and tired but listening to my lessons and talks today in church it has helped me to realise that no matter what I go through Heavenly Father will always be there to guide me through, all I need is the faith and the determination to overcome what Satan throws at me. Easier said then done eh? But believe me its so worth it in the end because I know that I have a constant companion in the Lord, he will never leave me. I always refer to the footprints in the sand poem. Whenever you feel low or feel as if youve been beaten remember that you do not walk alone, Heavenly Father is with you all the way, he is carrying you through all the dark times.


I have an amazing oppertunity in 2 weeks to give my first talk in my new ward, well I say new .. Ive been there nearly 2 years. My talk will be on testimony, what a great subject that can help me to remember why I need to hold onto the rod strongly. Testimoy is a very important factor in my life, even during the days when I was inactive at church I still new in my heart that I had a testimony of the gospel. Having a testmony, my own testimony is a great gift. I feel so warm and tingly when I bare my testimony each month. For me my testimony is a reminder that I am a daughter of God and that my Saviour loves me and why I chose to become a member of the church. For so long I have been bothered about what people think about me but when you look at the bigger picture it doesnt matter what anybody thinks about you as long as you are true to yourself and you trust in the Lord. My testimony really helps me to remember that and im so excited to give a talk on testimony because you never know what effect a talk may have on a person. We are all examples to each other and we need to remember that, we could change peoples lives without even realising it. Trust me I know, Ive had my life changed so many times after hearing talks and testimonies in church. I have a great love for my friends both in and out of church, they are such examples to me and im so grateful for all that they do in my life. You make me the person I am today .. Im not perfect, I make mistakes but Im trying to put things right.

We are all so blessed and have so much potential in life, stay strong and remember that Heavenly Father is always there all we need to do is hold on to that Rod, pray and read scriptures on a regular basis.

Hold to the rod, the iron rod ...

God bless you x