Miracles

When I was reading my scriptures yesterday, I came across a scripture that made me sit back and ponder.

"And as sure as the Lord liveth, so sure as many as believed, or as many as were brought to the knowledge of the truth... according to the spirit of revelation and of prophecy, and the power of God working miracles in them—yea, I say unto you, as the Lord liveth, as many... believed in their preaching, and were converted unto the Lord, never did fall away."

I've known all of my life that miracles don't convert. We are constantly reading about people in the scriptures who experience grandiose miracles, and yet, when the hard times come, they fall away from truth.  It's not the outward miracles that convert; it's the miracle that takes place within our hearts that brings conversion.  As the previous scripture states, when "the power of God work[ed] miracles in them ... [they] never did fall away."

I have experienced two miracles in the past week I feel strongly I need to record and pass down to my babies. Though the miracles were 'outward,' I strive everyday to be sure miracles take place within.  These experiences testified to me the great love my Father in Heaven has for me.

[ MIRACLE ONE ] One of my previous posts was about my sudden rush to the ER due to chest pain. A CT scan and many tears later we found out I had a condition called Costochondritis -- not that serious. Our non-serious visit ended with a $2200.00 bill that needed to be paid in full [no making payments] ... after insurance paid up. Honestly, our money is budgeted down to the coin until May ... when we won't have anything. $2200.00 wasn't money we had to spare.  Past experience has taught us not to worry about money.  As long as we are striving to be wise and paying our tithing, the Lord will intervene.  We were anxious to see how He would do this.

After our Christmas/New Year's travels, we came home to find a letter from St. Lukes Hospital. We had been qualified for full financial assistance from the hospital.  No reducations, no making payments, they paid the bill in full.

[ MIRACLE TWO ] After being diagnosed with stage 4 Colon Cancer, my dad's latest PET scan was clean! Tumor markers were 1.5.  He will have two months of 'clean up' chemotherapy along with a reversal of the colostomy and then we're done. This is a miracle.  Truly. His tumors still have an 80% - 90% chance of returning, but as of now, we are extremely optomistic.

It became very evident to me while attending the temple that his recovery is truly a miracle. I was overcome with gratitude and couldn't stop the tears from coming. 


I'm so thankful for a Heavenly Father who is mindful of me. I pray I will always strive to live my life in a way that shows Him how grateful I truly am. I know the best way to show my gratitude is by opening my heart and allowing the Lord to work miracles within me.