| Show THOUGHT FOR THE DAY DAYA A TESTIMONY Dear God In my humble way I want to thank you for the many blessings You have given me First of all I would like Ilke to tell you how haw happy I am to know that you are so very close to me just a simple little prayer away I would be bea a very lonely person now that my family has moved away if I couldn't talk with you of of- ten You always help me through each problem I ask You about Sometimes You dont don't answer me in hi the way I think you should but it always al always al al- ways turns out better for me mein mein mein in the long I remember the very first time You helped me with my earthly problems I was just justa a little red headed six year six year year- old boy I had a dog that I loved very much just a common common com com- mon brown sh sheep ep dog but tome tome to tome me he was the prettiest smartest and most loving dog in the whole world His name was was Teddy Well this one occasion oc oc- occasion casion caslon he followed my dad and some other men as they went by team and and- wagon to the mountains to shunt hunt deer After four days the hunters return return- returned ed but they didn't have Teddy with them My dad told me that when they began shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing Teddy was scared and arid ran away and got lost I missed Teddy so much and cried for two days over him Then that second night my mother told me she would help me pray to our Heavenly Father and if I I had faith and believed in Him He would answer my prayer So she knelt down by the side of my bed with me while I pleaded with You to find Teddy and sent him back to me All that night I had faith and hope that Teddy would be home by morning I Ire re remember remember re- re member the next morning I r Iwas Iwas was up before daylight to see if Teddy was home but he I felt awful and went to my mother crying that You hadn't answered by prayers She told me maybe You hadnot hadnot had hadnot not had time yet and that You had a great many little boys to help She said that we should pray again I wiped away the tears and prayed again Then I went and sat by the window looking looking look look- ing up up the street toward the mountains and there I saw Teddy walking slowly and foot footsore footsore footsore sore home to me Thanks again dear Lord for hearing a little boy AES If you have a drinking problem problem probe lem and are seeking help please call Manti ManU or orE E Ephraim |
