Today Michael, Kailye, and I had the opportunity to attend the morning session of conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It is the first time any of us have been able to attend. I love to hear the words from the Lord through his servants. I love talking with Kk about her feelings about it and to hear her perspective and how different the things are that we each take from the messages. The Lord truly knows us all and knows what we need to hear.
During conference the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs much of the music. I love to hear the messages that music brings to my heart, but today was something different. Today as they sang the songs my heart ached to sing along. Not just in a way that I felt out of habit that I should be singing the words of the hymns but my heart physically ached to let the spirit flow through my voice.
This past fall my husband's Aunt Valerie passed away and during the few precious days we had to be around her and tell her our feelings of the things she had done for us, many shared their memories and testimonies. I talked Michael after and told him that I'm not very good at sharing my testimony. He interrupted me and said something to me I'll never forget and hold dear to my heart. "Yes, you are! When you sing people can feel the spirit and know your testimony. Your testimony comes through your voice."
I have taken every opportunity I have had to sing since then. I know that my talents are a gift from God and that if I chose not to share them I may lose them. But also, I know that if I do not sing I physically ache to express what I know to be true. I know I am a daughter of God. I know Christ lives and that I have a purpose here I this life. I know that part of that purpose is to share my testimony through my voice.
