What a difference a week can make!  Last week I was laying around, sad, anxious and scared.  Today I tutored at the elementary, returned a couple of items I had borrowed, went to the store, planted pansies in the front flower bed and made dinner.  Wow!  The difference?  The atonement of Jesus Christ!

Two of the three sacrament meeting speakers yesterday talked about adversity.  The first was a youth speaker, and he did a good job, but the second spoke straight to me.  It was wonderful!  Then we sang 'Count Your Many Blessings' as the closing song.  I sung the chorus a couple of times, but could not get through any of the verses.  The tears were streaming down my face.  The Spirit stayed with me the rest of the day.  It was the best Sabbath I have had for quite a while.

I can't express my appreciation to the Lord for His help and guidance through the past two weeks.  They have been the hardest two weeks of my life.  I pray that I never have to feel like that again.  If any of you find yourself so depressed that Satan seems to be taking over your thoughts, I promise you that the Lord can and will see you through it.  Just as he did for me.