Monica's Story

This is the story, and testimony of my friend Monica. She is such an inspiration to me, and I knew she'd have something good to say! This is worth your time.

I never really realized that one day this gospel would mean more to me than anything else on earth. I Honestly never saw myself coming back to the church, because at one time my heart was as hard as a rock, and I was as blind as a bat. How could I, at one time, not be able to see how much happiness this gospel brings into peoples lives? How, at one time, did I stop believing in something so true? I let the things of the world take something so amazing to me and make me think nothing of it. I began to sin and do things that completely sucked the happiness out of my life, and made the "light" in my eyes disappear. After three and a half years of being so unhappy, I began to pray daily to my heavenly father that I would find happiness again. After a year and four months of praying for happiness I had the strongest impression to go back to the church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints and repent to my bishop and then I would find happiness. Still being so stubborn I chose to ignore this feeling, but continued to pray for happiness. The answer I got from my heavenly father was only the same. I decided it was time to listen and to do as my heavenly father commanded. After going back to church and talking with my bishop I never felt such a relief. Why did something this easy to do, take me so long? I feel like I am living a whole new life. I have now remembered who I am and what I am supposed to do on this earth. We are not just here to experience worldly things. I was lost for 5 years, but now I am back. I have the light in my eyes once again. I am so grateful to have gone through what I did because now I know that there is NO OTHER way to live than to stay close to our Heavenly Father. I know that we all lived before we came to earth, to be tested, become stronger and return to our back to our heavenly father. I know that we can have eternal life. I know that we can live forever and ever with our families and our loved ones. As I started going back to church WITH AN OPEN HEART I felt and saw a change in my life completely. I became so much happier, so much more independent, so much more pleasant to be around. I know that life is not easy. I know that it is so easy to be tempted with the sinful things of this world, But you have to be strong. You have to remember who you are and what you stand for at all places at all times. Never lower your standards for anyone. I know that the atonement is real. I have experienced it and used it in my life. I am so thankful for it, If it was not for the atonement I would not be where I am today. I am so thankful for prayer, I know that with it you can communicate with our Heavenly Father. I know that he hears and answers. Please remember who you are. You are a child of God and Our heavenly father loves you. If you keep his commandments and do what is right I know that he will bless you. Do not allow the light in your eyes be burnt out, to realize how much this gospel means to you. Be a good example to those around you & stick up for what you believe in. People do watch you. After 5 months of coming back to the church a non member friend said to me "You are just so happy now." A month later he told me that seeing the changes in my life and watching others he started to study the Book of Mormon and that their was no doubt in his mind that it was true and that he wanted to be baptized. He started to meet with the missionaries and was baptized on Feb 4, 2012. This gospel WILL change a hardened heart. If you pray & read the Book of Mormon daily it will be harder to be tempted with the sinful things of this world!
REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU STAND FOR IN ALL PLACES, ALL TIMES AND ALL THINGS.
-Monica Millett

I went to high school with Monica, but I've never known her super well. She ended up in my college ward though, and her example has been so inspiring. Isn't it amazing that just her example led her friend to want to be baptized?

Thanks to everyone for reading, I hope you enjoyed it.
And thank you Monica, for sharing such an uplifting, inspiring message :)

Remember to smile, because you are a child of God.