My dear children, grand-children, and great grand-children. I am going to tell you all something very special. When dad died, I was so full of grief dat nobody will ever understand. I prayed day and night, please Father help me, keep me healthy to raise our children, if something would happen to me, what would happen to my sweet children in a strange land, no family. I was so helpless and alone, the big responsibility what was upon my shoulders. Please Father what should I do, return to Holland, stay in New Jersey or move close to the Church in Utah where they could get married in the Church in Gods Holy House?
I promised my Heavenly Father if I could raise our children I would go on a mission when they all got married and you all know I kept that promise to my Heavenly Father.
I served 18 months from July 1977 until January 1979. I went on a proselyting mission to my home land. It was in the summer of 1978. I was gone about 1 year and something happened to me that I want to tell you. We had some investigators who wanted to know about the Holy Ghost. My companion and I studied each morning one hour by ourselves. One morning when I was studying about the Holy Ghost and was finished, I stood up and suddenly something came upon me. It entered on the top of my head, it was a little shaky feeling a warm, wonderful peaceful feeling, a happy feeling, a humble feeling. It went through my whole body, my head, neck, breast, arms, fingers, but it was also a soft feeling of peace and tranquility. It went through my belly, back, legs and feet and then it left me. I was standing amazed, I didn’t want to move. Then did came into my mind, “I will be your constant companion.”
This knowledge have never left me. When I came home from my mission, I had a hard time to go back into normal life. Well on February 6, 1997 I was home alone I didn’t feel good. I was studying my Relief Society lesson. I went to the New Testament John 14:12-27. When I came to verse 16 it said: “and I will pray the Father and he shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you forever.”
Suddenly, when I read that, I got a personal witness from my Heavenly Father that in 1978, I had received that other comforter. After 19 years my understanding was opened up. I sat there by myself, crying and crying. I then understood why I must go through so much trials and tribulations and that I was tested over and over again - to see how faithful I would be. That day in 1978 it became clearer to me then ever before, with the knowledge that my Heavenly Father was pleased with me, that I kept my promise to go on a mission, and that He loves me. I am his daughter, even with all my faults and short comings. I have no matter what, have always been faithful never wavering. I am so blessed!
I want you all to know that God lives! His son atoned for our sins. I am so grateful for this knowledge. I thank my Heavenly Father each day for all my blessings that he brought us to America. Why, I understand better then ever before the reason. I am grateful to be a member of his Church on this earth. I want you all to know that I love you all so much this all have made me a better person. I know there are many things I still have to do and I hope and pray I will have the time to do so. I see things now differently then ever before. God bless you all.
Take care, with all my love always,
Your Mam and Grandma Boot
Ive never heard this. WHen did she write this one?
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