203 Dollar Miracle

Last night our Stake had a great Enrichment. It was simple, but very powerful. We got there about 5 minutes late. The only open seats in the chapel were at the very front. It was a blessing in disguise because it put us so close to the speakers, it was though they were only talking to us. It allowed us to concentrate, listen and focus.


One story by Sister Winters touched me very much. Well, she had several stories, one about a Iranian girl named Mae that was heart wrenching. But anyhow, she told of one experience where the Lord answered her prayers with exactness (which she said happens all the time). She and her husband had decided that she needed to quit working and to stay at home to attend to the needs of their many children. That meant their household income would be cut by 1/3. During that week her parents, who were caring for her grandmother were out of town. She had recieved the final notice of some taxes that were due. The payment needed to be paid on Monday of the following week. So she had just quit her job, she was taking care of her ailing grandmother and tending to 9 children. They had no money to pay for the taxes that she had already put off as long as possible. She prayed everyday about her current situation. Finally on Sunday, the day before she needed the money, they decided to fast. I can't recall if it was on Sunday or Monday that she had a relative come by and thank her for taking care of their grandmother. The individual handed her an envelope with two 100 dollar bills in it. She said usually she would not accept that, but she knew it was the Lord answering her prayers. She went to go and thank the Lord and was interuppted by the door bell ringing again. She got up and answered the door. It was an individual representing Motorola and he asked if she could answer three questions for him. She said that was fine. Afterwards he handed her three 1 dollar bills. One dollar for each question she answered. The amount of money she needed to pay in taxes on Monday was $203.00.


There is a point in life where you have to turn your life, your problems, your questions and most importantly, your heart over to the Lord. These points often come when you are in a situation or a trial that is tearing at your soul. But what a blessing it is to have that tearing, because the result is the humbling of your heart and soul. To need our Savior so much because you know that is the only way you can endure the trial. To become dependent on Him and His mercy, grace and love. I know that we all can have a $203 dollar miracle in our lives. I pray that I will have the faith, humility, energy and work required to "yeild to the enitcings of the Spirit" so in turn I can have that glorious blessing of the spirit of the Lord in my life.