David A. Bednar: The tender mercies of the Lord are real and they do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence. The Lord's tender mercies are the very personal and individualized blessings, strength, protection, assurances, guidance, loving-kindnesses, consolation, support, and spiritual gifts which we receive from and because of and though the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Angels

I remember a time when my family was together at my parent’s house. My niece, Hunter, was about 4 years old at the time. She was playing out in the yard with her cousin Elizabeth who was the same age. Elizabeth came running into the house saying, “Hunter fell in the ditch!” Panicking, Annika, Hunters mom, and the rest of us went running outside. On the way out, Hunter was already climbing out of the ditch soaking wet. We asked her how she got out. She said that a man had pulled her out. We questioned her as to who it was or what he looked like. She described the man and we thought it might have been her great grandpa Summers who had passed away about 3 years before. Annika showed her a picture of him and asked if that’s who it was. She didn’t confirm it. About 6 months later, Annika was taking the picture of Christ depicted at the Second Coming, coming down from Heaven in the clouds, out of a box. Hunter saw it, and exclaimed loudly, “Mom! That’s the man who pulled me out of the ditch!” I truly believe that the Lord will help us in times of need and that may be by sending Heavenly help. Jacob 7:5 “…for I truly had seen angels, and they had ministered unto me…” (Jan 2009)

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