Friday, May 2, 2008

Contact lens...

You've all heard stories of faith and contact lenses but I have to tell you just one more.
It's 9:30 pm and we're heading home from a play rehearsal which was at the Lee Auditorium. I was driving with mom riding shotgun and Tia and Elliot in the back seat. I had turned off the a/c because I was freezing. All the windows were up and just as we got into the "twisties" mom's contact popped out. As I drove, mom slowly and methodially searched her dress and lab coat and around her seat but no contact was found. Because it was late and kids were hungry, we stopped at Carls Jr. for burgers and continued the search. Nothing. We got home and with two powerful flashlights, we spend an hour searching the car. We finally gave up and prepared for bed. Mom was quite disturbed because she had a very very busy week and needed her contact to be able to survive her schedule. (This week, she was leaving home every morning at 6am and we didn't see her until 6 or 7 in the evening.) As we were getting into bed, I suggested that we drive back to Carls Jr and search the parking lot one more time. Elliot, Mom and I did and as we were searching, Nicholas and the boys drove by and stopped to help. It was now about 11pm. No luck.
The next day, mom got up to go to work and searched her truck again but still no contact. Last night, as mom, oliver and I were coming home from taking waqa to her cousin's house, mom suggested we search one more time. We did and after about half an hour of fruitless searching we decided it was gone. We had prayed and asked Heavenly Father to please help us find the contact. We've done this before and He has always shown us where to look. As we were closing up the truck, I said to mom, let me look once more under the seat and when I shined the light under the seat, there was the contact!! We had looked at the same spot a hundred times and there it was. Our prayers had been answered. We just needed to do our part. Yes, faith without works is Dead!
I bear you my testimony that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is true! Please don't ever doubt that. I love each and everyone of you....Take care and be safe...your Dad