Experience or The Evidence I Found When I Went Asking.

I just stumbled upon an article that really got me thinking. The author had read an Ensign article, seemingly with the intent to bash the church, and all the good that lies therein. Reading the discussion in the comments feed surprised me and got me thinking a lot about things and religion, and the choices we make in general. After pondering on this topic for a while, surprised and a little hurt by the many angry voices combined against my core beliefs, I knelt in prayer, asking for guidance and clarification. I then decided to work on my Sharing Time lesson for Sunday, which is There is Safety in Following The Prophet. To prepare for this topic, I went to the Resources for Teaching Children section on LDS.org, looking for anything to help me with my lesson. While there, since the focus of this week's lesson is Moses, I looked for something about Moses.  I found this video:

While watching, a thought, reminiscent of my past ponderings, came into my head. Many people claimed atheism in the discussion. I thought, "If there is a God, how would he be able to get his word out to the people of the earth. How would he be able to convince people of his existence?" and then my thought was immediately answered.

"He would speak to prophets and then send them out to declare his word. They would have the duty to go out and share with all the people the glorious news that there is indeed a God, and that he loves us!"

I am so thankful that this is my topic that I get to teach this week.  I am so grateful that there is a living prophet on the earth today. I am so grateful that I am aware of this fact, and that I have the unique privilege of being able to follow him. And I am so grateful for this experience which taught me about the necessity and importance of prophets.  Their job, as we learned last week in primary, is to testify of him!

There is indeed safety in following the prophets!