Message from Him

Dear Family

  The past week has been such a blessing to me. With the exciting news that Caleb and Christina will be married our family is expanding with one of Gods most beloved daughters. Congratulations to Caleb and Christina! 

This week’s message is about the unique guidance that Heavenly Father can give to each us.  When we are seeking spiritual support and comfort, tiny miracles can happen to give us the personal revelation we desire and more importantly need.  I know that God is aware of each of us.  He cares for you and loves you.

Love you all,

DaD

A Message Directed to Him 

I remember well the conversion of one family that had been seeking truth. The missionaries called and presented the teachings of the gospel. They studied. They loved what they learned. They were approaching the decision to be baptized.

One Sunday morning the family, by previous appointment, were preparing to attend the “Mormon” Sunday School. Mother and the children readied themselves but were disappointed when Dad concluded not to attend. They even argued somewhat about the decision. Then Mother and the children went to Sunday School, and Dad angrily stayed at home.

He first attempted to forget the misunderstanding by reading the newspaper, but to no avail. Then he went to his daughter’s room and turned on the radio that occupied her nightstand, hoping to hear the news. He didn’t hear the news. Rather, he heard the Tabernacle Choir. The message of Music and the Spoken Word that day, it seemed, was directed personally to him: “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” (Ephesians 4:26). This good brother realized the futility of his anger. He was now overpowered by a feeling of gratitude for the message he had just received. When his wife and family returned home, they found him pleasant and happy. His children asked how this change came about. He told them how he had turned to the radio, hoping to get the news, only to be humbled by the message of the Choir in word and song. His daughter said, “Which radio did you use, Dad?”

He answered, “The one on your nightstand.”

She replied, “That radio is broken. It hasn’t played for weeks.”

He led them to the room to prove that this radio did indeed function. Hadn’t he just heard the Choir and a message that had inspired and humbled him? He turned the proper dial. But that radio didn’t play. Yet when an honest seeker after truth needed the help of God, that radio did play. The message which led to conversion was received. Needless to say, the family became stalwart members of the Church.

Consider the Blessings by Thomas S. Monson