My Testimony

Best Book of Mormon Class EVER!!!

At the beginning of the semester, we were asked to pick one area of our spiritual lives that we wanted to improve, and we've been working personally on them all semester. Today, we spent the period sharing our experiences.

And I have to say, my project has changed my life. It's silly. But it's true. My project was to be more vocal at sharing my beliefs, and not be so... reserved about them. Back in middle/high school, the few times I tried to invite someone to church or tried to say something simple about how I thought God had had a hand in something, I got shot down really hard a few times, got sent some really mean anti-mormon stuff, and it mortified me. Therefore, I seperated my church life from my personal life, because I didn't want to offend anybody. That's been my biggest regret in life.

Now, you might ask, "Holly, how the heck did you work on your project? EVERYONE at BYUI is Mormon! How in the world did you have missionary opportunties?" And you would be partially right. I didn't really get to share the gospel with anybody new. But I am so... edified... because of it. I changed small things. I no longer worry about posting a Facebook status about something I did at Church, or that I had a spiritual experience. I'm proud to say that God had a hand in my life, even if it was something small, and I'm thankful for it. And because I'm not hiding the fact that God has a big part of my life, He's blessing me more. I feel happier, I feel closer to God, and my life is just overall better. I made the effort to make small changes, and my life has changed a lot. Proof that God wants to bless you, but you just have to make the effort and show Him that you want His help. He loves me, and I love Him. And I'm not afraid to say it. I know He lives, I know He cares about us all, and I know that we can live with Him again.

BYU Idaho is an amazing place. :D