I am a Daughter of God!

Today in Relief Society we were asked to close our eyes and think of a specific time when we have felt the love of our Heavenly Father very strongly. I was immediately reminded of last November when I was sitting in a hospital room..... with fear of the unknown and what my future was to entail. When I first walked into the ER I didnt think that I was going to be there more than a hour or so. I thought they would prescribe some medication, get a few tests taken and I would be on my way.... But 12 hours later, after lots of weird sensory and vision tests.... I was still in the ER waiting for a MRI machine to open up. At this point I began to get a little more aprehensive and nervous about what was going on. Noone seemed to have an answer for me about anything.... Well I ended up getting the MRI.... a spinal tap... some other tests.... and then was immediately checked into a room. This was quite the experience for me. I had never been a patient at a hospital before... I was always the strong healthy one. Well this first night was basically a whirlwind of thoughts going through my head and emotions going every which way. That first day was hard.... I was in a strange place, didnt know anyone, my family was thousands of miles away, and really my future was in question? These are the times when you realize how amazing the gospel of Jesus Christ is, how the scriptures have meanings that they have never had before, and how great the power of the priesthood is. I was able to do lots of scripture study with prayer and was overcome with this overwhelming feeling of love from my Savior Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father. I knew that I was a Daughter of God. With all that was going on... I was able to feel at Peace that the future would be bright... and that no matter what was to come my way... it was all part of the plan that had been designed specifically for me. I gained a great testimony that trials really do make you stronger. If it wasn't for the Love of God I would not have been able to handle this situation as calmly and great as I feel I did. The rest of the week stay in the hospital I was able to remain positive and have Hope for the future. After my diagnosis, I could have had the "woe is me attitude" but I still felt like I was blessed in so many other ways that I had no room to complain or feel sorry for my self. I was asked many times by the Doctors if I wanted someone to come in and help me deal with the situation... or really just have someone to talk to about it all. This made me realize that I HAD been talking to someone about it and I will ALWAYS have someone there to talk about it with me. Heavenly Father always has a listening ear and doesnt care how big or little the concern is. His LOVE for us is greater than anything else. With that I know that no matter what happens in my future, I will always have hope that things will turn out great and that I am LOVED!! Oh ya one last thing.... I want to thank all my amazing friends that supported me during this time..... I know that sitting next to a hospital bed just hanging out isnt always the most fun.. It really did mean the world to me to have you there next to me. Thanks for the love and support! I cant ask for better friends.