Church at Home

Today is the third week in a row that we have held church at home.  With the quarantine restrictions, we can't meet in large groups, and the Church has cancelled church for the time being.  It is certainly usual to have church at home, but it has been sweet, too.  I have been so touched watching my husband and son prepare and administer the sacrament to us.  Kent has done the sacrament for Saneh Echols and Rosemary Wilson, too, utilizing his priesthood to bless others.  I have felt the spirit in our home as we've read and prayed together, and every week it has gotten a bit easier and better.  I wish I played the piano better so that we could sing the songs of Zion with piano accompaniment, but I suppose that ship has sailed and I shouldn't fret over it.  We have been doing Come, Follow Me study, and today read a talk from General Conference about listening to a living prophet.

At President Nelson's request, we have also joined with saints throughout the world to fast and pray for relief in the current situation.  He invited us with the following statement:

As a physician and surgeon, I have great admiration for medical professionals, scientists, and all who are working around the clock to curb the spread of COVID-19.  I am also a man of faith, and I know that during these challenging times, we can be strengthened and lifted as we call upon God and His Son, Jesus Christ—the Master Healer.  I invite you to join with me in a worldwide fast—for all whose health permits—to pray for relief from the physical, emotional and economic effects of this global pandemic. I invite members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints everywhere, along with our many friends, to fast and pray this Sunday, March 29. Let us unite our faith to plead for physical, spiritual, and other healing throughout the entire world.  The Lord understands the feelings you are experiencing. He loves and cares for you, as I do, too.

We have fasted today, uniting our faith and prayers with others, pleading for the Lord's mercy and preservation.  We sang We Thank Thee, O God, For a Prophet for our closing song.  We are, indeed, thankful to have a living prophet.