The evening of Tuesday, July 25, 2024, around 9:30 pm, Adam, Audrey, Scott and I were gathered in the master's bedroom to read the come follow me study for the week. In the midst of our study, I got a text from a strange phone number which said, "Mom, this is Elias, I got locked out of the car."
Scott recently got a new to us commuter car, 2015 Chevy Sonic. We called it, the 007 (double O 7 car, like James Bond). It made noises like a machine gun is about to come up, and it will lock you out of the car as soon as the driver's door is opened and shut. Three weeks before, we ordered a spare key, and today, we could not find it.
We spent half hour looking for the key. We checked my office, the garage, coat and pant pockets in the closet, backpack, purse, kitchen. We looked everywhere including the attic. Scott went into Adam's room and pleaded with him to pray that we might find the key. Afterwards, Scott left for Rocky Mount, it is half hour away. It would be almost an hour by the time he gets to Elias' location, and he did not want him to worry, it is now past 10 pm.
When Scott left, I continued to look. I searched the same areas over and over, again even going to the attic and checking the coats that I recently put up in the attic even though I know that it was unlikely that Scott would have worn a coat in May in NC when the weather was already hot.
I searched the garage again twice and looked everywhere. As I come up the garage steps, I said a prayer in my heart. "Heavenly Father, I have looked everywhere, where else would you have me look." Almost as if an auto reply was sent back. A thought came to me, "check the couch." As I came into the living room, I stood in one of our couch and thought to myself, there is going to be quite a bit of pop corn under there I am sure. I proceed to put my hand under the cushion to search and immediately I felt something hard, and oval shape, "Could it be?" I was so humbled when I pulled my hand out, and sure enough it was the missing key.
My heart rejoiced and immediately called Scott to let him know, who by now would almost be at Rocky Mount. I proceed to get ready to drive up to Rocky Mount in my PJ's when Scott reminded me to go over to Adam's room and tell him what happened. I did. I told Adam how thankful I was for his faith. Because of his faith and doing our part to look, we found the missing spare key.
By the time we got home, it was almost midnight. My heart was full, once again the Lord showed us his tender mercies. We are so grateful. I am grateful for the Holy Ghost. President Bednar in his devotional talk on the Holy Ghost, he said that if you are trying to be a good boy, and a good girl, and you are living your covenants, the Lord will direct you and guide you through the Holy Ghost. It may seem like a prompting is just your own thought, know that the spirit speaks with our own spirit, just act on it, as you move, the Lord will not let you go far without letting you know it is not the right course. You will be guided. I truly believe that.
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