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

Dirty Feet

I have a huge testimony of Priesthood Blessings. It was the summer of 1984 and I was just a few months shy of turning 4. We lived in a red brick house about 2 miles South of Ririe, ID. I remember having a barbeque one night and we roasted hotdogs and marshmallows. The next day I remember wanting to get my feet dirty so I was playing around near the fire pit in some fluffy dirt. I saw the ashes and they looked just as fluffy so in I went. The next thing I remember is sitting on our front steps with my feet in a large bowl of ice water waiting for my mom and dad to get home from the hospital from a surgery mom had. I remember them pulling into the driveway. Next I remember lying down on a hospital bed in the emergency room. I remember looking at my toes and not being able to see them because the blisters were so big. I had 2nd and 3rd degree burns on both feet. I remember that when I started to heal I had to wear slippers on my feet because it hurt to wear shoes. I was given a priesthood blessing from my dad and I know that it’s because of that that I don’t have a single scar. There are no signs that I was ever burned that bad. D&C 1:38 "...whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same."

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