I walked in the temple doors with a heavy feeling in my chest:
This would be the day I finally got my answer.
My husband and I had been trying to make a decision about buying a home.
We had found a house…
But I had a lot of reasons for not wanting to move there.
A lot.
It was a great list that I kept repeating over and over in my head.
All the reasons NOT to move there.
As we sat in the temple, I silently told God that I was ready for an answer about the house.
I was surprised when the answer came immediately, quietly, and forcefully:
“I already told you. Trust what I told you before.”
My mind was brought back to the first time I had prayed about this house.
I really felt like we should move there.
But then I started coming up with my list of “why nots.”
I had already received my answer…
But I was trying to force an answer that He wasn’t going to give.
And He lovingly brought my mind back to the moment when He had already responded.
Oliver Cowdery wanted confirmation that he was doing the correct thing by helping Joseph Smith, who many seemed to think was delusional.
And the answer Oliver got?
“If you desire a further witness, cast your mind upon the night that you cried unto me in your heart, that you might know concerning the truth of these things.
“Did I not speak peace to your mind concerning the matter?
“What greater witness can you have than from God?” (D&C 6:22-23)
God answers prayers.
And He sometimes lovingly reminds us to trust the answers we’ve already received.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
