If you could.....

I was reading about Nephi, Helaman's son that is, and thought, I'd love to have seen peoples faces when he disappeared out of that crowd of people trying to cause him bodily harm, and I'd loved to have seen the faces of those unbelievers when he predicted not only that the chief judge had been slain but that it was the chief judge's brother, what his exact reactions, words, expressions and coloring would be when confronted. That got me thinking about a few things. If I could meet anyone in history or witness any event what would that be? It's such a given. Could there be anything more magnificent? No, I don't think so.


Wouldn't it have been awesome to see the star in the sky, hear angels singing, and know that the savior was here? I decided I'd love to be there for that night, to meet Mary and Joseph, people worthy enough to raise the Son of God, perhaps I'd even hold that perfect baby that would eventually make everything possible. My next question was, Who would I like to have had for a friend?



I'd like to have been friends with Emma Smith. I think things were probably hard for her friends in some ways, constantly comforting her for her losses and the many times she missed Joseph but the kind of lessons to be learned, the example set, the love felt in return would be so grand in comparison. Emma's friends were truly blessed just for knowing her. Last question. When/where would I have liked to have lived?

The Garden of Eden would have been quite peaceful, but possibly lonely. I'd love to cultivate that garden but I'd tire of it after a while. Maybe the America's just after the Savior came to visit. That would have been a very happy, peaceful time but, honestly, I keep coming back to here and now. I love my life. I love that I have access to a warm shower, air conditioning, an electric stove, washer, dryer, lawn mower, cars, this computer, (I'm a little spoiled)the list goes on... and what a privilege to live when we have access to awesome prophets and church leaders that we hear often, I don't even have to walk or take a wagon miles and miles away to hear them. I don't have to wait until they make it to our part of the land. It's awesome to live while the church is growing so much, we have blessings of liberty and religious freedom, while I don't personally have to worry about a bomb landing on our home, when my kids get to experience sports and music lessons, they get to go to church each week and people support Kevin and I by teaching them things that we may miss at home, or that back up the things that we don't miss. Yes, I'm fortunate, me living here and now is a huge blessing. But....When I'm gone, after I see my mom and other loved ones, I'm going to hunt down Emma Smith.

Now it's your turn. Who would you like to meet? Where would you visit? Who'd you want for a friend? When would you want to live? Please respond, I'd love to hear.