a season of miracles

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From Sydney Reynolds
A God of Miracles

'With Moroni of old, I believe in a God of miracles. Moroni wrote to the people of our dispensation, “Behold, I will show unto you a God of miracles, … and it is that same God who created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are” (Mormon 9:11). Moroni proclaimed that Jesus Christ did many mighty miracles, that many mighty miracles were wrought by the hands of the Apostles, and that a God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever must be a God of miracles today (see Mormon 9:18; Mormon 9:9).

Just as important as these “mighty miracles” are the smaller “private miracles” that teach each of us to have faith in the Lord. These come as we recognize and heed the promptings of the Spirit in our lives.

How do we access the quiet miracle that the Lord works as He transforms us, His children, into worthy heirs of the kingdom of God? I believe it is made possible because “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). I believe it comes as we yield to the enticings of the Spirit, put off the natural man, and are filled with the love of God (see Mosiah 3:19). “Through the Atonement of [Jesus] Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel” (A of F 1:3). All mankind—that includes me, that includes you—we can each have part in the Atonement, the greatest of all God’s miracles.'

I also add my witness that God blesses our lives with miracles every day. We've always said that every family needs an angel  like ours.  The experiences that we've had since she has been born have changed our family's perspective and strengthened our relationship with our Heavenly Father. You can't help but recognize the miracles and the small ones become just as important and appreciated as the mighty ones. 

It seems like during the Christmas season it's a little bit easier to recognize those miracles.  It also seems a little bit easier to be the miracle worker in someone else's life. I love to look back and reflect on the people that the Lord has blessed our life with to this point, the people who have been placed in just the right spot to be there when we were in desperate need, and sometimes even when we didn't even realize that we had a need.  It becomes a testimony that Someone always knows what we need and will bless us, and that with His help and guidance, we can and will make it together.

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