June 4th 2017

If you would have asked me exactly four weeks ago today if I thought I'd be happily enjoying a walk with my husband and pigs by now I most definitely would have answered with a resounding no. 

Four weeks ago today was the first time we held our precious angel in our arms. 

Through the gospel of Jesus Christ we have been able to learn, grow, grieve, and gain further understanding of the Plan of Salvation. 

On our walk we read a General Conference talk by Elder Weatherford T. Clayton. He said, "Even in our moments of deepest grief, in the moments when time stands still and life seems so unfair, we can find comfort in our Savior because He suffered as well." 
At the end of His mortal life he uttered...
“Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done. …
“And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” 

Because He has endured all, he can succor us in our own pain. I know He's done this for our family this past month. I can't explain exactly how, and I'm not sure He's so much as taken the pain, *because trust me, we still feel it* but He has given us immense peace. And for that I am truly grateful. It is a gift that only the Godhead can give. 

I wish SO badly that everyone had the knowledge of the gospel in their lives. Without it, I KNOW we wouldn't be strolling around our little town with smiles on our faces today.  #faithheals