Today is September 21. It marks the day that Joseph Smith had an angel visit him, annually for 4 years, the day he received the gold plates, the day coincides with Jewish fall festivals, the prophetic unfulfilled feasts symbolizing Christ. The 10 day period between Rosh Shashana and Yom Kippor that Jewish tradition holds is the time when the window of heaven is open and the power of Christ descends.

Today is Constitution Day, the day the U.S. Constitution was ratified by the states.

Today is the day I had an answer to prayer as I was driving through town. God, I have asked, help me be bold in my testimony. And so here it is:

I, LHB, love the Lord with all of my might, mind, and soul. I desire to serve Him at all cost. He is the light and source of all truth. I believe in the fruits of Joseph Smith, the fruits that he gave to be examined and certified by each individual through faith - the fruits of his visions, testimonies, seeings, living words of salvation, and an exemplary life free of the accusations and claims slung his way.

I believe all that Joseph restored and all that he revealed. All that he translated and all that he saw (seership).

I believe that the heavens are open today. That the signs given by God are a testimony of Christ. That I have a surety that I can come to the Savior of this world and seek His face. He seeks mine.

No man can destroy my testimony, or tell me what I believe, or judge me by his own standards. Christ is the keeper of the gate and there is no servant there.