by Charity Higbee

What a privilege it is for me to be able to write my testimony for your web page. Let me first start out by giving you some background. I, like Nephi, was born of goodly parents. I was brought up in the church. I attended primary and Sunday school when I was young, and Mutual when I became a teenager. I was always pretty straight laced. I had my goals set and knew that someday I wanted to be married in the temple. The reason....My parents had told me that. That was all. I met a young man right after my 16th birthday and we began to go together. We really enjoyed each others company. However, he wasn't very active in the church. He had come from a part member family and though he had attended a little bit, church wasn't a priority in his life. As time went on, and it became very clear to me that this young man was very special, I had to go back to my goals. One of which was to only marry a returned missionary. He was of the age, but not one. I told him I could only marry him if he went on a mission. That was enough motivation for him and he made himself worthy and he went on a mission while I attended my senior year of High School. It was after he had been out about a year, that I began to feel that I needed to do something with my life. More than just attending college. At this time, I was preparing to marry this wonderful young man. Through letters I was serving his mission with him. Then through a series of very special events, I was called to serve a Stake Mission. One Sunday evening while studying the lessons, it occurred to me, that I didn't have my own testimony of our Savior Jesus Christ. I had relied on my parents testimony all these years. I was reading in the Book of Mormon, 3rd Nephi and 11th Chapter where it talks of Christ coming to the American Continent and I was filled with such a sweet spirit that bore witness to me that what I was reading was true.

Later, my missionary came home and we were married for time and all eternity in the temple of our God.

To this day, I have a strong testimony of my Savior Jesus Christ. I know that this is His church. He is at the head. I owe him my life. He died for me that I may return to live with he and my Heavenly Father again. I am so grateful for the atonement of Jesus Christ. I am so grateful that our Heavenly Father loves us so much that he allowed his only begotten son, even Jesus Christ to take upon himself our sins. I look forward to the day that I can sit at his feet. I don't believe I will know anymore then than I do know that he lives. The Spirit has testified this fact to me over and over. He lives. He loves me. Of this I Testify in the name of Jesus Christ...Amen.

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