Greg gave me a wonderful Christmas present this year. It was a CD with my favorite song of all time on it. It is this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUhU0HgTq94 This is my dad's favorite song, and he has passed on his love for it on to me.
If I had never read the bible,
If I had never read the book of Mormon,
If I had never heard of Jesus Christ,
If I had never been to church,
If I knew nothing at all
and I heard this song, I would believe. I would believe that the people who sang this song knew something- knew something so big and so wonderful, I would do anything to find out what it was.
When I listen to this song I can feel the truth of it in my heart, my stomach, all of the way down through my toes and all the way out of my fingers. My knees tremble a little bit, and I find it hard to breath. After hearing this song, I want to give all that I have up. I want to cross the plains in a hand cart; I want to sail across the ocean to a new world, I want to go serve a mission.
When I listen to this song, I can remember. I really think I can remember my Heavenly Father's hug. His face. His love. What it was like to be in Heaven with Him.
Then I wonder if it is just me. Do other people feel it too? Do other people feel like their heart is going to burst out of their skin when they listen to it? My mom told me once that other people don't. That they are too busy with T.V., work, activities, etc.. that it is too hard for them to feel it.
This is my plea to you. Forget everything else. Forget your anger. Forget questions. Forget your job. Forget T.V. Forget the craziness you call life. Forget everything else and remember why you believed. Life is hard sometimes and it doesn't all make sense. BUT it is still true.
This song is why I believe.
( if you listen- make sure you listen to the whole song. It is long, but worth every second. )
