Preface

How can anyone that believes in God NOT believe in miracles and the other ways in which God works with mortals in their lives?   It seems a dichotomy to me that there appear to be so many that profess to believe in Him yet do not believe that He will perform miracles in their behalf or in behalf of others. 

            Some time ago, I shared a circumstance with a friend and associate in which I had been guided—miraculously—by the Hand of God in making a decision.  My friend told me that I should share my story with others because we all needed to hear and be reminded of God’s hand in our lives.  She further stated that many people fear sharing their experiences because they don’t feel that others will believe what they are told.  These kinds of people are not the ones that we should be concerned with.  Faith building experiences should be shared in order to strengthen those who want to believe or those who already do believe.

            By a servant of God, I have been told that the reason I have been given the “miraculous” experiences that I’ve had in my life is so that I can assist in contributing to the “Work and Glory of God.”  The “Work and Glory of God” as defined in the scriptures is “bringing to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”   [Definitions:  Immortality-the reuniting of the body and spirit at resurrection (a free gift to all); Eternal life- living with God eternally as He is.(must be earned)]

            My life has been filled to overflowing by the hand of the Lord within it.  He has often guided my course, shown me things, and aided me in ways that would have been impossible for me to do on my own.  Some of the things which He has shown me have been very sacred to me and I share them only on occasion as I feel prompted to do so.

            Of late, the spirit has constantly bombarded my mind with the thought that this was not enough.  I have felt compelled with the idea that I must do more for the many faithful souls who hunger for the reassurance that God really is watching over them and those around them that they love and care for.  We all have times when it feels as though our prayers don’t get past the ceiling.

            This site is not intended to convert non-believers into believers.  It is meant to reaffirm and strengthen those who already have a belief and foundation in God and Jesus Christ.  This includes those who may only be able to hope to believe.

            I am now a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  I have chosen to adhere to the sage counsel to write about what I know.  I know what it is to be a member of this church.  For this reason, I have focused this material upon the experiences of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (a.k.a.: Mormons).  One point should be made though—“Miracles” can and do happen elsewhere within the world and are not restricted to one church or one people.  Miracles can and often do occur wherever God and His son need to:  testify of truth, lead the people to Them, or fulfill the purposes of God’s Kingdom.  God is bound by His own laws and by His promises to men.

            I have found this to be true even at the time in my life when I did not affiliate with “Mormons” because I fervently believed that their church could not be what it claimed to be—the one and only church with the authority to act in God’s name.  By the Hand of God, I have been shown the fallacy of my belief.  I would not have accepted it from any other source than from God nor should any mortal do any less. 

            You can know from the heavens that God and Jesus Christ live.  But that is not all, you can and should know His nature, feel His love and find your purpose in His plan for His children (us).   This site cannot show you your purpose because each person’s path through this life is as unique as his/her fingerprints.**  This site only attempts to show you how the Lord has expedited others on their way.   It is intended to act solely as a testimony of His Divinity, His loving care for all of His children, and indeed for the veracity of His very existence.

            I hope that you will find from it some insight, some seed to encourage you in your pursuit of who you are and what your relationship to your God is or ought to be.  My prayers go with you for strength for though the way is not an easy one—it will be eternally more rewarding than it is difficult.  “For since the beginning of the world have not men heard nor perceived by the ear, neither hath any eye seen, O God, besides Thee, how great things thou has prepared for him that waiteth for thee.”  (Doctrine and Covenants 133:45)

 

 

**For more information on finding your purpose in life, see “Life Planning” by Paul H. Dunn.