For the paste month, I have been having a little trouble sleeping. I think it is because my brain refuses to slow down. Anyway, one night, my mom gave me two New Eras and told me to read through them before I go to bed every night. I have to admit, it did help a little bit for a while.
As I was reading through the June 2015 New Era, something cause my eye. As I began to read it, the spirit swam peaceably through my body.
FOR SARINE
By Brittny M., 16, Hawaii, USA
I step into the font.
The warm water gently laps around me.
Sarine and I have not met,
But I know her; I feel her presence.
My mind and heart turn back
To the frustrations, the searching, the waiting
The jubilation of discovering.
It was all worth this moment for her.
A hand is raised, a prayer is said,
While she, behind the gate
Where she has been so long,
Still hopes.
Still prays.
Still waits.
My hands in hands of priesthood authority,
I am buried in the depths.
The water cascades around my face.
Finally, past the gate,
She smiles,
And I feel her elation,
In this place where
Earth and heaven meet.
Editor's Note:
His poem was written after the author researched an ancestor's name and ordinances were performed for her in the temple
This experience gave me the spirit and peace to fall right asleep...
