When I was a student teacher, my mentor teacher asked me: “What do you think your spiritual super power is?”
She was not a member of our church, but she was very spiritual and religious.
She had just shared what she felt her “spiritual strength” was:
She said she could sense other people’s emotions, even when they wanted to hide them.
I told her that I felt that the Spirit told me truths all the time, both eternal truths, and also about things that I needed to know would happen in the future.
We had an interesting discussion together about how we both felt that these “powers” were meant to be kept privately.
She totally believed the few sacred experiences I shared with her were true, and she shared some of her beautiful experiences, too.
I’ll never forget that conversation.
It was reverent, it was sacred, and it was respectful.
Although she used different vocabulary than I usually would, we really were just speaking freely about the powers of the Spirit that can make a real difference in our lives
The Spirit has told me the truth many times.
I’ve had pure gospel truths confirmed to me, like the validity of the Book of Mormon.
I’ve had truths revealed to me about my relationships, like who to become friends with or who to distance myself from.
And I’ve had truths about future events revealed to me, like whether or not I was getting a job or whether something I was worried about would actually happen.
And each time, the Spirit tells me truth in the most peaceful and meek way.
I don’t feel any pride. I don’t feel the need to tell others. I don’t boast.
I just know the Truth.
And I know that God knows that I know.
I think that the truth is quiet. It is powerful and confident, but it is quiet.
And I also think that the Spirit can bring that same truth to anyone who seeks.
I know that I can’t know the answer to every question. I can think of many times when I’ve asked, and NOT received truth. I’ve just received nothing.
But those moments are even still a little comforting. Because I know that if I’m not having the truth revealed to me, it means I’m not meant to know yet.
And then I feel peace.
We can seek for truth. God wants us to know truths, and He gives us His Spirit to let us hear the truths we need.
“And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.”
(Moroni 10:5)
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
