In my home ward is a little boy that has Autism. Every Fast Sunday, he bears his testimony. I'm sure to some, he is annoying because he's loud and slightly awkward and sometimes stays up for a long time. To me, though, he has one of the purest testimonies I've ever heard. He says things completely off topic, but what he says comes from his heart.
Today, after running up to be the first person and then waiting to let someone else take their turn first, he jumped down the steps to the podium and just stood there. Then he started talking about how he loves his family and his brother and said his brother is his "BFF". Then he said he was thankful for the zoo and being able to go every day and night and how he doesn't know why his brother's mom picks him up from the bowling ally (he's in a yours-mine family). But, in the middle of his testimony, the purity of his testimony came out. He said "I know that Jesus Christ died on the cross for me," and that he knew the scriptures were real. Even though he didn't say anything profound, the Spirit was so strong and tears came to my eyes. The testimony in his heart is one of the strongest and deepest I have ever seen or heard.
I think that's pretty special.
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The kids that I work with have disabilities of all different sorts. However, every day I'm amazed at their testimonies in their every day lives. They aren't afraid to tell you what they believe. I wish I was more like them in that way.
I feel the same Brooke...he's pretty special!
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