Last night, I gave my last spiritual thought at Ward Prayer. I gave the thought on the difference between believing in Christ and knowing Christ. I know without a doubt that I have a Savior who loves me. Who cares for me. I know that I have a Savior who carried out the Atonement for every sin, pain and sorrow that I would ever commit or feel. I know this. I don't just believe it. I am so grateful for that knowledge. That knowledge is what has lead me to stand up for Him, to live the standards of the gospel. I think of all that he has done for me and I cannot let that go to waste. I cannot let what others may think of me deter me from doing what I know to be true. I know that I have a redeemer because the Holy Ghost has left impressions on my heart that I cannot deny. I've felt the truthfulness of it, and I continue to feel the truthfulness of it everyday.
I know that anyone who wants to have this knowledge for themselves can come to have it. President Joseph Fielding Smith said that the knowledge of the redeemer is a gift of the spirit, and in D&C 46 vs 28 &30 it is promised that those who ask in the spirit will receive in the spirit. Ask for the knowledge. You'll receive it. It's true.
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