Sister Jo Nielson

So about a week into my mission, my companion and I were walking home late at night. The street was not well lit and I noticed that there was a guy who was walking behind us. My mind is quite imaginative, so it came up with many reasons why he was following us. We walked down a different road. He still followed. In my mind, I was getting really scared! I was trying to remember any defense stuff I could remember. Then a thought came to my head: The Lord has promised to hear and answer my prayers. So I decided to say a little prayer.

"Dear Father, please keep me safe and calm my fears."

We came at the end of the road. My attention was caught by a rustling across the street. Out of the bush, popped out a skunk! The skunk, the man, my companion, and I all crossed the road. Both us and the man avoided the skunk. The skunk lumbered on its way. The man went the opposite direction of the skunk. We went in the opposite direction of the man. So that night, the Lord heard and answered my prayer for relief and comfort. This experience taught me that the Lord doesn't always answer you in the way you expect it. It taught me that He loves me and He knows how to answer my prayers in way that will erase any shadow of doubt.

This is the same for each of us. He answers old and young regard less of age, race, and type. He also listened to the prayer of a 14 year old boy named Joseph Smith in 1820. This answer to prayer changed my life just as my skunk story did.

-Sister Jo Nielson