When E're My Troubles Pile

When e're my troubles pile
I should think on Heavenly grace
For He brings to me a smile
That brightens up my face

Oft times I need to rise
In my thoughts before I pray
As ever Satan tries
To keep me sad all day

If I look beyond the present
I might see what's best to do
For oft as I dream of what is pleasant
I feel the spirit inviting too

There I ponder blessing, of grace to overcome
And of all that makes my heart rejoice
I think of love ever so delightsome
That in thanks- a prayer I want to voice

I am thankful He knows my needs
As new burdens press each day
Oft I'm driven to fall upon my knees
There to be assured- all will be okay

I started writing this on the back of a random piece of paper in my scriptures and ran out of room and found the other side was a quote I had been asked to read at some point in Relief Society or Sunday school. It says:
"I have seen the remorse and despair in the lives of men who, in the hour of trial, have cursed God and died spiritually. And I have seen people rise to great heights from what seemed to be unbearable burdens. Finally, I have sought the Lord in my own extremities and learned for myself that my soul has made its greatest growth as I have been driven o my knees by adversity and affliction" Elder Marion G. Romney in Conference Report, Oct. 1969, 60; or Improvement Era, Dec. 1969, 69.

I think of how touching it is to feel the spirit while watching someone else. What if we recorded our own testimony- as an account to draw from for strength in times we are down and also to deposit more to as we grow in the gospel. Not just a written- but to actually look into your own eyes...

I get too excited and don't let a poem "rest"
so in a day or two this good will be its best