Personal Narrative: Prayers And Answers

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Prayers and Answers My sisters and I had just finished unloading the garbage out of the back of the pickup and it was time to drive back to the house to fill it up again. I had backed up just a little too far this time and the pickup was sitting on a steep slope. At eleven years old, I was not strong enough to hold the brake and push in the clutch to start the engine. As I struggled to hold them both and turn the key, the pickup rolled backward and up over the top of some straw bales we had just unloaded. As much as I tried I could not get the pickup to move. I climbed out to see what was going on and found the bales under the pickup and holding the tires off of the ground. One of them was directly under the muffler and as I was looking at it, the straw burst into flames, directly under the gas tank.
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I spent some time there on my knees and asked the Lord to let me know before the interview was over with the stake president if Laura was the one that I should marry. I waited anxiously during the interview for that confirmation of yes or no. The stake president got up and was shaking my hand at the door and I was about to leave when he stopped me. He said, “Brother Hansen, I understand that there is a young lady that is very excited to see you return. I look forward to meeting with you in the coming months for a temple interview.” That was enough for me. I knew right then and there that I had received the answer that I was looking for.
Those three experiences were the ones that really provided me with a strong testimony of prayer. These also taught me that my Heavenly Father really knows me and is willing to communicate with me, if I will open the line and seek out his guidance. I know that I have been blessed many times over because of this and it is still part of the firm foundation for my

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