Jacob 5 A testimony of our own

Jacob 5
When we lived in Tucson, I taught seminary, for a time, at Santa Rita High. I had a student there named Clint Whetton. Clint was a likeable young man but very distracted and often out-of-turn in his comments and behavior. We endured each other in a friendly but often frustrated way. When Clint was a senior, having struggled to understand the “why” of many of the things we had studied the past 3 years, I showed a video for Jacob 5 regarding the Allegory of the Olive Tree. Somewhere during the movie, Clint had a moment of clarity! He stood up and shouted, “It’s true, this is true, the Church is true! I know it! This could not have been created by Joseph Smith. It’s true! It’s true.” Of all things Clint had felt the Spirit while studying the Allegory of the Olive Tree. I’ve never forgotten his joy. I do remember he was a changed kid. We don’t know the moment or moments when we will have the word of God sink deep into our hearts. When we do, we feel his love. We feel a sense of belonging. Our lives take on new meaning and clarity. We have a testimony of our own.