My Testimony of Christ

I bore my testimony of Jesus Christ in Fast and Testimony Meeting last Sunday, focusing mainly on my experience with memorizing "The Living Christ" document. A few days later, Sister Andrea Over - The Relief Society Secretary - asked me to send her a short paragraph summarizing my testimony so she can print it in the R.S. Newsletter next month. She is hoping that it will inspire other sisters in the Ward to memorize it. At this writing, I believe I am the only person to have memorized it so far. I am very surprised by that. I know, however, that Andrea is close to finishing it and others are working on it.

Here is the paragraph I produced for her that will appear in the September newsletter:

"I am so grateful that on May 20^th our Relief Society Presidency encouraged all sisters in our Ward to memorize “The Living Christ”.  I knew it would be hard, but I knew it would be worth it. Not only was it worth it, it has literally transformed my life. I tried to memorize it a few years ago but got discouraged after the first paragraph because I found it too difficult. I just simply wasn’t motivated enough. This time around, I was much more motivated. My motivation-- I didn’t want to be the only Relief Society sister to not memorize it nor be the last one to finish memorizing it. Because of that, I excitedly started to memorize it that very day after Relief Society. I was blessed to be able to memorize it in 6 days. In order to retain it in my memory, I recite it out loud at least once a day. Every Sunday during the sacrament, I recite it in my mind to keep my thoughts focused on Christ. I want to encourage everyone to accept the challenge. Don’t give up! You can do it! I testify that Jesus is the Living Christ. He is the immortal son of God and the redeemer of the world. He lived an exemplary life. If we want to live exemplary lives, we need to adopt His attributes and live as He did."

Since this is my third post about this memorization challenge, it must be plain and clear just how much it has meant to me. I'm so glad that I accepted the challenge and came off conqueror. It really gives me a great sense of accomplishment. It certainly was worth the time and effort I put into it. I want to be an advocate for Christ, for I know that He lives. I also know that He atoned for my sins. I appreciate His gift and accept it with open arms. It is worth more to me than all the riches of the world!