When I receive a priesthood blessing, I sit with a notepad and pen in my lap. When “Amen” is said, I’ll sit there and write down everything I remember. I started this back in 2010 and now have many years of counsel and blessings worded directly from my Father in Heaven for me specifically. This has proven to be one of my biggest treasures in my trials. How easy it is to let our clouds of trials block our sun. How easy it is to lose sight of what we need to be doing and what is waiting for us to receive. Oftentimes when things are really hard, I’ll lie on the floor, pull out this journal, and
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