I went to Katanyoo's wedding in Palmyra last weekend. I stopped by the Sacred Grove afterward. Eloise was asleep in the car, and the other people with me (Debbie, Nad, and Phim) stayed with her in there. So I got to just go inside the Sacred Grove all by myself. It was a sacred place, and I felt reverent. It was so quiet and beautiful, and I really felt the Spirit. As I walked along the path into the grove, I was just thinking and praying. I have questions (see previous post). I had kind of prayed to receive some answers, or just some understanding. I need a little more than just peace. But I want that too.
While I was walking, though, it just seemed so clear. The purpose of the gospel, of the restoration. The world was finally ready. Joseph Smith was an imperfect person and had to work through a lot of kinks and mistakes, some of which we are still ironing out and all that (and that were added to by Brigham Young for sure), but the core of it is here (the priesthood, temple, ordinances, Book of Mormon). And why? Why is it all here? To make us happy. To prepare the world for Jesus. To allow us to overcome faults and weaknesses. What's the result? Goodness. And good.
It was like Heavenly Father was saying to me, "I know it was and is imperfect. You all are human! How could it be perfect! I had to work with what I had. But look at the results, despite the human imperfections that brought them about! Look at the happiness and joy you experience and others have experienced. That's what it's all about."
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