26/03/2025
Meet Sarah! ❤️
"6 months ago I didn’t believe in God, I wasn’t following my purpose, I wasn’t striving to progress, I was alone … or so I thought.
Now, I believe in our loving, generous, caring, Heavenly Father, whose presence I always feel. I was baptized November 12th 2024, that day I took upon myself the name of Christ, I received the gift of the Holy Ghost, and now I work daily to remain worthy of having this constant blessing aware to me, so that I never have to feel alone again, because I know now that I am never alone. I know the blessing of the atonement and the sacrifice Jesus Christ made when he took that cup upon himself in gethsemane, so that we would be able to overcome death and overcome sin. I know my purpose, I know who I am, and I strive to grow a little more each day.
I’ve come to know God and Jesus Christ so much since that September afternoon when I was found by the missionaries. I was waiting to cross the street to head home but the light was red, that’s when I was found. The missionary who found me asked me what my relationship with God was like, I told him I didn’t have one, that God was not something I believed in. He asked why and I told him that I used to believe, but that there was too much suffering and contradiction for it to make sense to me any more, that the whole identity of God being our gracious, forgiving, loving, eternal, father didn’t make sense when there was an existence of hell, where people are sent to suffer for eternity over mistakes that they can easily overcome, and grow from. This missionary taught me that what I had learned was not the full story, he told me about the three kingdoms, the three degrees of heaven, where even the lowest level is more beautiful than being on earth. God sent that missionary to find me and to bring me home. I’ve learnt that falling into God, is falling into place. The path that he has prepared for us is for our highest good, for each of us to experience as much joy as we possibly can.
A great missionary taught me Roman’s 8 verse 31, « if god be for us, who can be against us » that progression is the name of the game, they inspired me to progress in my journey of faith, to continue to work hard, to use my god given talents, to share the joy that I have been taught with others, and to never forget that I am loved by our Heavenly Father. That even when there is 99, the 1 still matters, and always will.
I am so grateful for this journey I have begun, I am grateful for the missionaries who have been a part of it, for all of the wonderful people God has placed in my life. God loves me so much, and I know that he loves you too.
I testify to this, that no matter how lost you are, you can always be found, God will guide you home, he is always waiting there with open arms for you. You are loved, you are important, you are never alone, and you are seen."
- Sarah Porter
London, Ontario
