Welcome to This is the Gospel, an LDS living podcast where we feature real stories from

real people who are practicing and living their faith every day.

I'm your host, Corinne Lay.

For today's episode, we've gathered three stories that illustrate the different ways we receive

answers and guidance from God directly and personally.

And maybe more importantly, how those moments of revelation can remind us that we're known

and loved even in hard times.

Our first story comes from Danielle.

Danielle originally shared this story on LDSliving.com and we loved it so much that we asked her

to tell it to us live in our studio.

Here's Danielle.

I'm the kind of person who does not receive lightning bolt revelation.

I wish that I did.

I wish I had amazing dreams that told me where to go and for college and who to marry.

That's just not the way God works in my life.

I've never heard of voice in my mind except twice in my life.

In both times, the Savior said the same exact six words to me.

And those words have come to embody my entire testimony.

The first time I heard those words, when I was receiving my patriarchal blessing at 16.

The patriarch was telling me about the premortal life and that I knew my Savior and I had

felt his love for me.

And all of a sudden, I heard these words in my mind.

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