tonight is a night i don't want to forget. it was lori's birthday and her gift from lydia and i was playing the piano and singing songs for her, which she often requests from us. lydia ended up getting out her box of music and we started playing everything we knew, mostly church songs. i enjoyed this immensely.
but what i don't want to forget is this:
lydia sitting in the middle of the piano bench reading and playing notes, lori on the left, and me on the right side of the bench singing along together to these songs.
the spirit touched me in a way it hasn't touched me in a while. so gentle and pure and sweet. my love for my Savior, my merciful Redeemer, my glorious King, grew so much as we sang songs about him. it is so true the music invited the spirit and i felt that we were putting a smile on the Lord's face and delighting him (D&C 25:11-12). i felt His love for us as we sat and sang together. i just want to record a simple testimony that i know Jesus Christ is the Savior of the many, many worlds created. i know he loves every single person that has lived, lives, or will ever live. i know He hears when i pray, and He grants me so many blessings every single day. i feel His guidance in my life. i feel His protection, and His sweet influence. i want to always strive more and more every day to follow His example, and to learn more of His acts while on earth. i want to invite the spirit into my home with music within my own family and children one day. i want to play the piano while they sing along beside me. i want to have my husband join in every once in a while :) i want my children to learn from my example, and fill the spirit inside their own young, innocent hearts. i want their testimonies to grow, feeding off of their parent's.
nights like this should be recorded more often, but at least this one will never be forgotten.
No comments:
Post a Comment