Why I Stayed
Remember in May, when I took the kids on a last minute trip to Utah because I felt the spirit compelling me to do so? Literally last minute. The baptism was the next morning and we didn't start driving until the afternoon before. Going to Utah wasn't even a thought in my mind until the last minute. It was definitely a rare spiritual prompting that urged me to do something that didn't really make sense. The whole time I was in Utah, however, the spirit whispered to me on numerous occasions, " This would not have happened had you not been here. " The spirit confirmed to me that my decision to follow the prompting to go to Utah was the right thing to do. After Grandpa Turley died, I had the opposite experience. I did not feel compelled to go to Utah to attend his funeral. In fact, it was just the opposite. I felt anxious and was repelled at the thought of me going to the funeral. Jon was ready to support me in whatever I wan...