The Warmth of the Spirit

From 2013-2017 when we moved 7 times, got my MBA, had Matheson, and started working at Chevron, I think I fell into living the gospel by rote, not intentionally. I think I was also living below my privileges by not attending the temple very often. I did not feel joy from daily gospel living. and there were several years where I don’t remember feeling the spirit strongly at all. Once we were settled in Houston I started to be more intentional about living the gospel and began to attend the temple regularly, but became frustrated for a time because I still was not feeling the spirit like I had during other periods in my life.

Then last December I had the special opportunity to confirm a girl from our ward after she was baptized. It was the daughter of a single sister that I home taught for a while (before the change to ministering). It was a great experience for me. I fasted that day to know what to bless her with and I felt the spirit very strongly during and after the blessing. It was warmth, peace, joy, and an affirmation from Heavenly Father that I’m on the right track. I continued to feel that warmth and comfort all day, especially when I took time to record the event in my journal.

It happened again with Joshua’s confirmation. Another very strong impression from from the spirit about being on the right track and a warm comfortable feeling that lasted all day and came back quite strongly when I wrote about it in my journal a few days later. These were tender mercies for me because it had been missing from my life for some time!