Tender Mercies

Since losing my childhood dog, it upsets me to see an animal killed on the road. I still have a wave of chills and if its a dog or pet like animal I sometimes have tears in my eyes.

Today on the way to church, I looked out the side window to get a better look at a few ponds. They looked like there was something in there moving, so it caught my eye. Then on the way home I noticed smoke from a house we were passing and it looked like the smoke was coming from the pool that I could only see half of as we passed. This being strange it caught my eye as well. So I watched as we passed the other side of the house and the fire was a pile they were burning on the other side of the pool. The wind was blowing in just the right way to make it look as if the smoke was coming from within the pool.

When I turned around again, my husband was laughing. I knew he didn't see the smoke or anything I had been watching because he was driving. So I asked what was funny. He said,"On the way to church this morning there was an animal killed on the road. I was worried about you and when I looked over at you, you were looking the other way. Then just now I knew it was still there and again looked over at you. Again you were looking the other way. I guess Heavenly Father didn't want you to see that today."

Instantly I knew that indeed was the case. I felt it confirmed in my heart. To know that He cares enough for me to protect me from something so small is such a wonderful thing. His tender mercies are great to each and every one of us. He knows us individually and cares for us.

"I testify that the tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and that the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us." "We should not underestimate or overlook the power of the Lord’s tender mercies. The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet live." Elder David A. Bednar
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles