fast and testimony sunday

so during sacrament meeting today Jetta got up and bore her testimony about know that Heavenly Father is our Father. we are His children. He loves us individually and knows us individually. and then in Relief Society we talked about Prayer, and how important it is in our lives.

i came to this awesome realization that i was hoping i could bear in relief society, but i couldnt. so i'm gonna say it on here.

My dad and I are super close. i have spent literally thousands of hours with my dad. in the car, on the couches, on the phone. i mean... i spent 6 weeks in Alaska, just me and him. we have made so many trips together. all our drives to town in Hawaii, Wausau in Wisconsin, cross country drives, etc. it's never ending. Sometimes we'll talk on the phone and we'll talk sports, or whatnot. i love it. And we text. not often, it's not a daily occurrence or anything.. we're both busy people. But looking at this past week alone, it's amazed me, the times we've been texting each other aren't the nights i'm sitting at home by myself on the couch. It's the night i went to the Jazz game on a date, or when i was in Park City watching the Mogul Skiing freestyle championships, or when i was at a Super Bowl party. and it wasn't at all annoying to me. it actually made me really happy, that i could tell my daddy where i was, and the exciting thing i was doing. I don't see my dad everyday, i haven't seen him since Christmas break. But for the most part, he knows what is happening in my life. because we talk or text.

i thought about the timing of my dads texts this week. they came the few times i was out of the house doing something. but i was still able to pause and respond to his texts. to find out what he was doing at that time, see how he was feeling.

do i have the time to talk to my Heavenly Father the way i pause from my busy times to talk to my earthly father? or do i just assume, He knows what's going on so i don't need to tell him. He still wants to hear it from me. He needs to hear it from me. There are blessings and guidance He is itching to give me, but i have to ask for it. If i can pause from my activities to talk to my dad, i should be able to take a few of my quiet moments and talk to my Heavenly Father.

i know that was random, and i dont know if it fully made sense. but i just wanted to share that with you.

we need to take time out of our busy lives to communicate with our Heavenly Father. He is patiently waiting.