Miracle 5: Inspired Dreams

This lovely miracle was actually written by my darling mother living in California. She's the mother of 5 children and is everything I want to be in life.

In April 1991 I had a dream about a baby girl.  At the time I was pregnant and I wondered if this new baby would be a girl.  Moving to Glenwillow Lane, closing the deal on the house which was a long story in and of itself, unpacking boxes, I forgot about the significance of the dream.  Still, I kept having a feeling that my last baby would be a girl.  On May 13, however, I delivered a healthy, bouncing baby boy whom we named Cameron Russell Hutchins.  As the weeks followed his birth, I felt strongly that he was certainly my last, especially since Ryan and Cameron were only one year and one week apart. But, what of this little girl in my dream?

As my mind turns towards the face and hair of the little girl, I can still see my dream.  I had been sleeping before waking up.  My eyes opened and I was on my side facing the mirrored closet doors.  In the reflection I thought I saw Juliann in the door frame of our bathroom walking across wearing a blue nightgown which had come with a matching doll nightgown.  I called out her name and got up to see why she was in our room, thinking all the while she was lost in our new house.  When I walked into the bathroom, she was not there.  Knowing there was only one way in, I knew she could not have slipped by me.  I walked down the hall into Juliann's room and she was sound asleep in a different nightgown.  Who was this other little girl I had seen?  

I know how important dreams are for I had seen my first baby girl before she was born wearing a white dress with red swiss dots.  Her face was not clear, but I knew she would be a girl though our doctor said we would a boy. Rick and I began to talk and pray about having more children as we carried on with our four at home. We were feeling we were done but the dream was always in the background.  We decided to go to the temple with our thoughts and prayers.  After an endowment session, we were asked to do sealings.  We were told to wait in a room and someone would come for us.  Another couple joined us.  As we were waiting we began talking with them.  They told us of their struggle to have children, how they sought a blessing to have children, and then how she was able to have many children.  No one ever came to get us to do sealings, but we know that we were in that room with that other couple to hear their story which allowed us to see Dad needed to give me a blessing and how in that blessing we knew then our family was not complete.

We again had a little baby coming and we felt certain it would be the little girl in my dream. How grateful we are to have been given all of our five children.

There can be miracles when you believe in God.

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Miracle 4: God is Way Beyond Awesome!

This short and sweet miracle is from the life of a darling angel living in Georgia.

The miracle just happened when the sisters missionaries and I were over at someone's home teaching them more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We sat in the living room and one of the missionaries asked how my autistic son, Gerald, was. I told her that I tried to bring Gerald on base and was told that I can't escort him anymore since my status is now changed to "RETIRED". This means that I can't bring him in for a haircut at the Navy Exchange anymore. The woman we were teaching more of the gospel to came out of her room and as we got talking about her boyfriend, she said that he cuts hair! Wow!!!! To me that is a simple miracle and God really answered my prayer. Now Gerald has a private barber who will know how to work with him specifically. How awesome is that???? God is way beyond awesome!!! Praise him in the dark and praise him in the brightest of days...

There can be miracles when you believe in God.

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Miracle 3: Heavenly Peace

This darling miracle is from a 20-year-old college student attending Brigham Young University.

Last year was probably a year full of the most pain and confusion I had ever felt in my life. I couldn't understand why I was going through the things I was going through. And one night, as I prayed, brokenly, sadly, asking God what He wanted from me, asking Him to heal me, Elder Bednar's CES Fireside came on. And he asked me, "Do you have the faith NOT to be healed?" That question pierced my soul as I realized I had only trusted in God to make things go my way, not in God to do things for our good. And at that moment, I felt The Lord asking me the question, "Do you have the faith not to be healed?" And the answer, I found, was very simple. Yes. And in that instant, I felt peace radiate throughout my body. And I thought of two scriptures: D&C 78:18, and Isaiah 55:8-9. God is in the details of our lives. He loves us more than we can imagine. He has not forgotten us. And He gives us trials so that we will seek Him, and seek the miracles. And as He has said many times, "Seek and ye shall find." How true that is. I testify of that, and that God loves us. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

There can be miracles when you believe in God.

Have a miracle to share? Find me on Facebook: Sister-Jenessa Hutchins. I would love nothing more than to share your miracles with the world.

Miracle 2: Battling Cancer with God

3 weeks ago, I was approached by Sister Hutchins and her colleague. We talk about many topic related to God and different faith. But the one that will stick with me the rest of my life was my battle with Prostate and Colon cancer in 2007. Today, 6 years later, I am alive with no sign of cancer and enjoy what God have done for me so many time in my life. Below you see where I share a little about my family of 14 kids and both parent with not one day of education.

I was born and raised in a very small place call South Hill Virginia. There was a total of 14 kids, 13 of us live until we got grown. I was number 13 of the 14 kids and number 7 of the 8 boys and 6 sisters. Neither of my parents ever attended school a day in the life. My baby sister went to the 7 grade and my baby brother attend the 11^th grade. My mother told me in my later years that I was not expecting to live until I got grown. I was born with a serious medical condition but back then no one made no diagnose as to what type of medical condition you had as long as you was living when the doctor leave your house. So you see God bless me early in life with a gift of life and love. While God paved my way of life for me, he also help me by given me the courage to go out and seek help from friends to help me with the things I needed.

In September 11, 2001 I came to Jacksonville Florida which we all will never forget the tragedy that struck the U.S. in New York and Washington DC. I retired in December 01, 2006 and a manager of the Postal Service. I had come to work every day as usual with no medical problems. I had went 15 years without calling in sick. I love what I was doing and I love the individuals that work under my direct supervisions. I had been going to the Veteran Hospital just for routine checkup as all other veterans do. On December 12, I received a very important call from the VA in Gainesville, Florida they told me I need to come and see my Doctor. Well I did as I was told so when I arrive his nurse took me into his office and the Doctor ask me how was I feeling. I said fine. He went straight to the point and said Mr. Thorne did you know that you have cancer? I said no, no one never told he said the bad part is that you have 2 types of cancers Prostate and Colon cancer. We are going to do all we can not having to do any surgery. We are going to treat you with Chemo-Therapy and Radiation. It is not an easy treatment but it is much better than surgery. Do you have any questions? I said no Sir. He said your primary Doctor there in Jacksonville will set all your treatment. So I leave and as I was driving I received a call from my use to be Secretary at the post office. She said Mr. Thorne what did the doctor say? I told her and she said O my God are you crying? I said no I will tell you more when I get back to Jacksonville. I am jumping ahead just a little I received call saying Mr. Thorne you are not going to be able to make those appointments alone, I said  yes I will saying to myself I am not alone God will be with me all the way. My first day at the Dr. Office for radiations I said these peoples look like they are in morgue. But I had my big smile as always and I said what wrong in here not very loud so the nurse smile and said Mr. Thorne the doctor is ready for you now. As I go into the Doctor office his nurse said do you always keep a smile on your face? I said yes unless I am angry. I went through my first radiations treatment right away. I started feeling weak but I never let it be known. The weakness  and no energy got worse as the radiation continue but I never stop. On Friday I would leave Radiations and drive to Gainesville VA hospital which is about 65 miles one way just me and God.  

Again I am moving forward just a little this one particular day was very special as I was about 30 miles this side of Gainesville. I stop my car on the side of the road and sat there all of sudden I started crying like a baby. Asking God why me why haven’t my brothers or sisters never went through this. Not that I wish this on no one it was just whenever I would visit them which is not often it appear to me they was enjoy life as they would call it. I cried and cried at one time it was so hard to stop crying. At the same time I ask God why did you allow this to happen to me God. I have brothers and sisters God that lives there life one day at a time some of them they drank, they fight, they know nothing about the word of God. They care nothing about helping the less fortunate who don’t have much. I have always kept spiritual CDs in my car. So I put the one in by Ravened Kirk Franklin and Bishop Jake, as I was still crying the song came up where Ravened Kirk Franklin says to Bishop Jake when will it stop and Bishop Jake came back and said son God told me to tell you the storm won't last always. I stop crying right then and I never look back. Because I truly believe the storm will not last always. I am what they call today old traditional Baptist by faith, and I guess one could say I am old fashion because I don’t believe in jumping from church to church just mainly to gossip and spread rumors.

I may not had any family member by my side, but I had someone by my side who promise me he would never leave me and he was by my side before then. God told me he would stay by my side during cancer treatment and forever. 

There can be miracles when you believe in God.

Junius T. Thorne

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Miracle 1: Let the Challenge Begin.

I am a firm believer in miracles. For a year now I have been filling my journals with the moments where God's hand has been oh so present in my life just as the apostle, Henry B. Eyring, challenges us to do. I have learned over and over that miracles are real. God is there and is mindful of you.

And it's about time we all started appreciating and noticing these miracles in our lives and those surrounding us. So here's the plan...I am going to start us off on this miracle challenge and from there I am going to be collecting miracles written by anyone and everyone, no matter their religion, age, or nationality. One year from now on October 25, 2014, we are going to have 1000 miracles posted for the world to see. Miracles are abounding-God is there. Now open you eyes and "doubt not, but be believing (Mormon 9:27)." And start collecting miracles.

Miracle #1

My name is Jenessa Hutchins. I am currently serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Jacksonville, Florida. And my recent miracle has everything to do with my calling as a missionary.

Often we see miracles as a one-time occurrence, but at this time in my life, I've been able to appreciate this particular miracle over and over again.

As a missionary and representative of Christ, I have been awed day after day at the Lord's ability to use my twenty-year-old self to serve and love His children. I may be young and I may not know very much, but the power of God goes with me in my work everyday. He's there while I'm teaching a room full of people older and wiser than me and we all come out learning something new. He's there when a woman doesn't understand her purpose in life anymore and the Spirit whispers what I need to share with her from the scriptures. He's there when I'm pushed outside my comfort zone and talking to strangers about our Savior.

The beautiful and constant miracle in my life is that God has been able to use me as a tool to bring happiness to His precious children.

It's oh so simple: There can be miracles when you believe in God.

Have a miracle to share? Find me on Facebook: Sister-Jenessa Hutchins. I would love nothing more than to share your miracles with the world.