What Were You Thinking?

Austin conducted our January fast and testimony meeting today and bore his testimony. He told about how last week we went out sledding on our hill. Jill decided to jump on her horse with snowpants on bareback with only a halter. She started walking, then trotting, then a slow lope, and then a full-on run. As she rode past our sledding hill, Austin yelled, "What are you doing?" Jill yelled back, "I can't get him to stop."

The horse came to the next fence and turned and Jill fell off. She came walking back with a bruised shoulder. Austin said, "What were you thinking?" Jill said, "I've done it before."

Austin compared our lives and testimonies to this story. He said that sometimes we have challenges or make mistakes because we think we have done it before and been okay. Or that sometimes we have done things before and been fine, and other times things don't always go the right way and we have challenges.  But it is important to have a strong testimony and stay strong.

Then he bore his testimony.
I know this church is true.
I know that Joseph Smith is a true prophet and restored this gospel.
I know that President Monson is the living prophet today, and what he says goes.
I know that we receive blessings from going to the temple.
I know that Jesus is the Christ.