My thoughts on Elder Holland's talk "The Ministry of Angels"

"God has used angels is His emissaries in conveying love and concern for His children."
"Usually such being are not seen. Sometimes they are. But seen or unseen they are always near."
"…most often it is to comfort, to provide some form of merciful attention guidance in difficult times."
"I testify that angels are still sent to help us."
"Not all angels are from the other side of the veil."

Who are your angels?
What have they done for you?

I have had angels both heavenly and earthly touch my life. The most glaring example was in my auto accident six years ago. I should have not made it out of the car alive. My mother said that six little guardian angels were there to protect me, but my husband disagrees. (I have six children.) My husband said it was one big guardian angels. Both of them may have their tongues in their cheeks when they said this, but I have done the research about being broadsided by a car doing over 45 (the other car was doing 60+). The occupant on the side of impact has her insides all mixed up. The spleen separates and the lungs are usually punctured by a broken rib. I was home within five hours of being transported to the hospital. Yes, it helped that I was in a very well built car and had the latest safety technology, but there was still someone watching out for me. I truly believe it was from Heaven.

The angels then turned earthly as the ward rallied around my family. Because of a head injury I will never know who they all were, but I know Heaven recorded their acts of service.

I have felt other angels in my life. In those quiet hours when you are so distraught and don't know how to even pick yourself up off the floor, somehow you have the strength to continue. I wish I could share all of them instead they are forever stored in my heart.

"Indeed heaven never seems closer than when we see the love of God manifested in the kindness and devotion of people so good and so pure that angelic is the only word that comes to mine."