Old Phone Call (July 8, 2012)

Old Phone Call (July 4, 2012)

One Of My First Recorded Testimonies

Originally Written and Sent On November 17, 2003

Dear Family,

I finally decided to tell you guys my testimony. As you guys all know, this school year has been one of the hardest yet. (Matt working while I stay home and the kids at my school saying rude stuff about me and such.) When school first started, my acne really hit me hard. My friends from 4th, 5th and 6th grade stopped talking to me and kids would say rude comments about me and my face. I didn't know what to do so I decided to pray to the lord one night and asked him to help me get through my hard times. The next school day during First Period (P.E.), I made up a daily schedule called The LDS Daily Schedule. It says:

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LDS Daily Schedule

This daily schedule will help you prepare to serve a honorable full time mission. (One of the purposes of the Aaronic Priesthood.) It will also help you keep the body and the mind clean. It will surely also strengthen your spirit and Testimony. Put this schedule anywhere where you will see it when you wake up and when you go to bed. (For example, I hung mine up behind my computer, where I will see it every morning and every night.) Enjoy.

Morning

1.Pray as soon as you wake up.

2.Shower.

3.Read at least one chapter in your scriptures. If you have time, read more. Understand what you read.

4.Eat a healthy breakfast.

5.Brush Teeth.

Night

1.Eat a good dinner.

2.Shower. (If you don't take morning showers.)

3.Brush Teeth.

4.Read at least one chapter from your scriptures. If you have time, read more. Understand what you read. (HINT: If you have a younger or older brother or sister, ask them if they would like to join you in reading. Help them understand. (My brothers and I did this every night when I was in 4th grade. It is a great way to get closer to your family.) )

5.Keep a Journal. Write in it every night. Record what you do, learn, and what you would like to remember that day.

6.Don't stay up too late when it is not needed. The earlier you get to bed the earlier you awake.

7.Pray right before bed.

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After making this schedule, I put it above my computer and every night/morning I followed it. After using this schedule, I was able to do and get the following:

1.I got accutane 3 weeks early.
2.My pain disappeared.
3.I made 4 new friends at school.
4.I got all A's on my report cards.

After all these wonderful things happened I Know that God lives and I Know He loves me.

I love all of you guys!

Love,

Benjamin Nelson