A Testimony Lesson

When my husband and I first got married, I was worried that family home evening with just the two of us would be awkward or would become repetitive. I thought we would run out of things to teach each other. But my husband surprised me on our first Monday night by saying, "I want to bear my testimony." He proceeded to share his testimony of the Savior and of marriage. After his testimony, I shared mine. It was an evening I will always treasure. Though he had not known of my concern about family home evening, he answered it, and I found that each family home evening was a spiritual experience to look forward to.

Since then testimony sharing has remained a tradition in our family home evenings. Though we now have a toddler and we tailor lessons to her, we also don't go without bearing our testimonies. I am excited for the day when I will be able to hear my children's testimonies and when I can teach them why testimonies matter.

Heidi Icleanu, Kentucky, USA

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