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I remember being taught to be good and kind by the dear ladies of the Sunday School classes
in Joy, but it was when I began to study the pre-baptismal material that I realized that there was
more to following Christ and taking his name upon me. I realized my sin and had a great desire
to be clean, to be perfect in his sight as Jesus spoke in the New Testament. "Be ye, perfect
even as my father in heaven is perfect."
After baptism I realized how hard it was to stay sin free and always remember Christ that I may
have His spirit to be with me. It was in that period of my life that He gave me my first testimony.
I was sitting in church one Sunday morning. I believe that it was on the day we were partaking
of the Lord's Supper. As I thought on Him and the sacrifice that He made, my eyes were caught
by the picture of Christ that hung at the front of our sanctuary. Even though I had seen it many
times before today it seemed to be alive. Today it was not two dimensional any longer but a
living likeness of Jesus Christ. He did not turn and look at me but I knew that He was alive!! I
also knew that even If I were the only one in the world that had ever sinned that He would have
come and suffered the terrible pains of death just for me so that I could have a chance to
return home to Him and His Father in heaven.
I can not explain the joy and the feeling of unworthiness that flooded my soul. But, I knew with
out a doubt that He was alive, He loved me and He would have died for me alone. This became
a guidepost in my life at age 8.
in Joy, but it was when I began to study the pre-baptismal material that I realized that there was
more to following Christ and taking his name upon me. I realized my sin and had a great desire
to be clean, to be perfect in his sight as Jesus spoke in the New Testament. "Be ye, perfect
even as my father in heaven is perfect."
After baptism I realized how hard it was to stay sin free and always remember Christ that I may
have His spirit to be with me. It was in that period of my life that He gave me my first testimony.
I was sitting in church one Sunday morning. I believe that it was on the day we were partaking
of the Lord's Supper. As I thought on Him and the sacrifice that He made, my eyes were caught
by the picture of Christ that hung at the front of our sanctuary. Even though I had seen it many
times before today it seemed to be alive. Today it was not two dimensional any longer but a
living likeness of Jesus Christ. He did not turn and look at me but I knew that He was alive!! I
also knew that even If I were the only one in the world that had ever sinned that He would have
come and suffered the terrible pains of death just for me so that I could have a chance to
return home to Him and His Father in heaven.
I can not explain the joy and the feeling of unworthiness that flooded my soul. But, I knew with
out a doubt that He was alive, He loved me and He would have died for me alone. This became
a guidepost in my life at age 8.
