"Though we are imperfect, God loves us perfectly"

I have been meaning to write on this blog for quite some time! I always read the posts from others and I really enjoy them. I don't have any profound experiences to share, but I would like to add my testimony to the beautiful testimonies that have been given already.

Yesterday at church, someone made a comment that there was one thing you could always pray for that would be answered in the affirmative, and that is a request for strength. I love the idea that Heavenly Father will always give me strength to overcome obstacles and endure difficult periods of my life. This summer I have been really lonely because I've been living in Provo and I don't have any roommates or people to hang out with. I spend a lot of time working and I find myself either really overwhelmed with things I have to do or just completely bored because I don't have anyone to talk to. Today I decided to pray for strength just so that I could focus more at work and not be so stressed out and be able to enjoy my day no matter what happened. I didn't have a lot of specific requests but I just wanted to know that Heavenly Father was strengthening me throughout the day. I was surprised how strongly I felt the spirit. Little things kept happening that seemed like direct answers to my prayer: I got an assignment I liked at work, I got invited to a movie with some people in my ward, I got a letter from my brother on a mission. It wasn't the best day of my life, but I went to bed much happier than I had before.

I guess I learned two things from this experience: (1) is that if you ask Heavenly Father for strength, he will give it to you. Heavenly Father will always make you strong enough to handle whatever task he has given you. (2) is that Heavenly Father is ALWAYS there for you, you just have to look for it. He is always strengthening me, sometimes I just don't realize it.

As I've gone through the ups and downs of going to school and living away from my family and friends, I have felt so much love from my Heavenly Father. There have been so many times when I felt his love so strongly, and I hold to those feelings whenever I feel discouraged, overwhelmed, or upset.  I am learning to feel the spirit all the time and I love it. I don't ever want to be without it. And I can't think of a better way to strengthen my testimony than to share it. Thank you to the wonderful Peterson family for providing a way to increase my testimony and a means to share it with you!

Love,
Rebecca Pace