SAAW - Stand For Truth & Righteouness

When I decided to go back to school to get my degree, I knew it would cause a financial hardship on my family. But, we had prayed about it and knew it was right. So the decision was made. I tried to cut corners every way that I could. One of the ways that I did that was to take advantage of the many free luncheons at school. Usually these lunches were offered by different religious clubs or sororities that had a lecturer coming to speak. I found these lunches often interesting and fun to listen to. On one such occasion, however, I found myself very uncomfortable with the speaker. This luncheon took place at a non-denominational Christian club. The speaker began a very interesting talk about Christ but then he went on to say that several religions did not believe in Christ. One of those he named was the Mormon church.

I began to feel very uncomfortable. What should I do? I knew this wasn’t true for we are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I didn’t know what to do. I knew my Heavenly Father would not want me to create a spirit of contention. But, I also knew that this wasn’t the truth. At first I thought, let it lie. I can’t do anything about it anyway. But then the words of the Young Women’s theme came to me. "We will ’stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places..." I knew I had to correct this error as a witness of God. The speaker concluded as my wrestle with myself ended. I said a silent prayer to my Heavenly Father to have peace and love in my heart. Then, I went to talk to the speaker. I explained that he had made a grave error when he said the Mormon church did not believe in Christ. I told him the true name of our church and bore testimony of the divinity of Christ and of my great love for Him. Through it all I felt great peace and comfort. By the end of our conversation, I had seen this man go from a countenance of anger to one of respect. He turned to me and said, "You are right, I know now that I am mistaken. I will have to learn more about your church for I see you do believe in our Savior."

Often I have thought of this conversation. What great joy it has given me to know that I had the strength to stand as a witness of truth and righteousness.

Pam Reed

14 Day Walk With Christ

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