Tender Mercies Again

As today has been a day of tender mercies I feel a need to write.
First one of the best tender mercies the Lord has given us today upon the earth is the Book of Mormon. This is the most true books of all books upon the earth. When I am having a hard day all I have to do is pick it up and find a verse and reflect on it. No it doesn't make my day perfect, but it does improve my spirits. I love that book and I know it is true without a doubt. I feel as though Nephi, Jacob, Mosiah, Alma, Helaman, Mormon, and Moroni are old friends - friends who never leave me hanging. I am eternally grateful to them that they took the time to write things down, something I need to be better about. I am also grateful for Joseph Smith who had the faith necessary to translate the Book of Mormon so we could have it today. Of these things I know. If you would like to learn more about the Book of Mormon or obtain a copy for yourself please click here.
The second tender mercy of the day is that the Lord knows the desires of our heart. In recent years I have been pining to learn how to sing. I mean in college my roommates and I struggled to sing hymns on tune and as far as I know I was always the one the worst off key. Since that time I have worked to listen to the melody of the hymns we sing in church and try to match the piano, I felt I had improved, but had no confidence in my ability to join a choir until today. In my ward (congregation) is a retired music teacher and today she offered to give me music lessons for free because my voice has high potential. That made my week. Here I hadn't even prayed to get this, but yet the Lord has seen fit to give me this opportunity to develop a talent that I wanted to have, but wasn't sure I had. Thank you Heavenly Father.
The final tender mercy is that my friend Sheri Pendleton invited me over to her house for a game night. I have been wanting to interact with more people my age, as opposed to those quite a bit younger than me, and I knew this invite was the chance. I am not saying there is anything wrong with those quite a bit younger than me, but it is nice to be around those at a similar phase in life. I also have been wanting to do something for New Years Eve and knew there was a dance in Fullerton, but didn't want to go by myself or even drive by myself and meet a friend there. Well tonight the problem is solved, I am going with a group of girls who are at a similar stage of life as me and I am very excited. The Lord has truly seen fit to bless me this day.