Justin's Testimony
I love church.
When I was younger I didn't put a lot of effort into learning the history of the church or anything about the scriptures. When I got to high school I didn't want to go to church. And for a while I was inactive. Through that time I saw what it was like without the church in my life and without the spirit as a constant companion. My life began to get dull and meaningless. I had a tree trimming job where I worked with people that didn't go to church and hadn't for years. I saw how sad their lives were without the church and made me want to try going back. I didn't want to live without it in my life.
One of my friends Shaun was attending BYU-Idaho and invited me up quite often to hang out. I couldn't deny the spirit of Rexburg or the awesome power the campus had. So I began going back to church. The difference it made in my life was noticable. I was even sleeping better.
Since then small things have gotten in my way of expanding my spiritual strength. I liken this to when I used to read electric meters in Michigan. I would wear shorts and ankle socks and be walking somewhere around 15 miles a day. Walking that much I would get things in my shoes like little twigs and pieces of sand. If I didn't get them out right away, they would eventually rub long enough to rub a hole right in my foot. Something as small as a piece of sand could destroy my heel for weeks afterward. Much like sand in your shoes, the small things we choose not to do in our spiritual lives can leave gaping holes that seem too hard to fix. That's why if we fix it fast, and keep it from happening all together, we will avoid these things and not hurt our spirits.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the one and only true church. Jesus died for our sins so that we could someday be with him. This is my testimony. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.