Hear Him Heal You
This podcast is for those who are looking to experience the Savior more in their lives because of the peace and healing that only He can offer through revelation. Come unto Christ to get out of the mental mire, find meaning in emotion, leave bad behind, and finally, be whole. This is where we hear Him to be healed.
Hear Him Heal You
A Morgan Message: Let God Handle your Housing Crisis
Have you ever wondered why we often look to the distant past for examples of God's miraculous power instead of recognizing it in our own lives? This deeply personal episode explores how modern miracles unfold when we have eyes to see them.
Morgan shares the unexpected journey of finding housing as his lease deadline approached with alarming speed. Between juggling two jobs and church responsibilities, discovering he had mere weeks to find a new apartment seemed overwhelming. Then came a distinct spiritual prompting to remain within his ward boundaries—a challenging request that required turning down suitable options with no alternatives in sight.
What follows is a remarkable sequence of events that showcases divine timing and intervention. After weeks of disappointments, Morgan discovers the perfect apartment within his ward boundaries that accepts his dog Biscuit. Despite competing against twelve other applicants, he receives the offer. Simultaneously, he experiences unprecedented success at work, closing his monthly sales quota eleven days early—providing crucial time to focus on moving. The final surprise? The rent turns out to be $150 less than initially advertised.
This experience illuminates a powerful truth about how God works in our lives: "Don't rely on old miracles of the scriptures. Those miracles are not dead and gone. They will happen today, in your life, in your lifetime, because God loves you, he's mindful of you." Through Elder Bednar's teaching that "tender mercies do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence," Morgan reminds us that God cares about the details—even the seemingly small ones like finding an apartment or managing a stressful move. What miracles might you be missing in your own life? Listen, reflect, and then start looking for divine fingerprints in your daily journey.
Welcome to Hear Him Heal you with Morgan and Joel. This podcast is for those that are imperfect, rough around the edges but are still wanting to come unto Christ. Join us to get out of the mental mire, find meaning in emotion and leave bad behind. This is where we hear Him to be healed. All right, we are back with another Morgan message. So I'm excited to do this one.
Speaker 1:I've actually been thinking about doing this one for a couple of weeks. I had the thought I was like, ah, maybe I won't do this one, and then it just kind of kept popping back up in my mind, you know, and so obviously when you know you get the thought over and over again. You're like, well, maybe I should do it right. So, funny enough, the kind of the thing that finally pushed me to do it was last or yesterday I went out to lunch with some friends and we were kind of just somehow went down a rabbit hole and we were talking about, like certain things in the church that are like kind of culturally funny, and someone brought up the fact that like have listened to a testimony, usually from someone from an older generation, where they talk about a miracle that happened to one of their ancestors and how it has been something that has been very pivotal for their testimony, and I'm all for us doing genealogy work and knowing who our ancestors were and really doing temple work and all that. But one thing that came to mind while we were having that conversation is why is it that when we want to talk about miracles or we want to reference something that has happened that was great and miraculous, we always refer back to the scriptures or back to something that happened to one of our ancestors and I think that's great. But I also think it means we're not trying to look for miracles in our own life and look for the evidence for God working within our lives. Because, I will say this, I really do think God is always constantly working within our lives. Because, I will say this, I really do think God is always constantly working within our lives, whether we see it or not. And the reason I bring this up is because a few weeks ago well, this actually had been happening over the course of a month I feel like I've had a miracle happen in my own life and call it a miracle, call it a tender mercy, whatever, it was still something that made me realize that God is in the works.
Speaker 1:So it kind of started at the beginning of June. At the time I was living with my younger brother and I was like I knew our lease was ending, but I remembered we had signed our lease for our current apartment or at our last apartment time between July and August. So I was like, okay, we got some time, but I just want to make sure that I know the exact date when it ends. And so I went and found the lease and it turned out that the lease was ending July 30. And it was like or not July 30, june 30. And it the day I was looking at it was like June 3rd or something like that.
Speaker 1:So me and my brother kind of had like a freak out session. We're like wait, are you serious? Like we got to be finding a place, yeah, and I was just like was actually kind of alarmed because I had a lot of stuff going on. Work is always busy for me. I had actually started a contracting position as well, so I was kind of doing two jobs at the time. And then I was also like currently I'm the ward mission leader in my ward and there's a lot of things I have to do for that. And so I was like how am I going to find time to look for an apartment and get everything else done I need? And this is where I've like I think God entered the equation right, because the way this worked out was actually amazing to me.
Speaker 1:So immediately over the next couple days, I started looking at apartments, going to showings, and I decided to go up and look at a showing in Draper. The apartment was great. The guy offered me the apartment on the spot. I thought it was gonna be really good. But on my way home I was like I'm gonna like think this over. I want to kind of just sleep on this decision before I actually jump into it. And so I did just that.
Speaker 1:And I went to church the next morning because I looked at it on Saturday. And then I went to church on Sunday and I told the guy I would give him an answer by the end of Sunday. So I was sitting at church and, funny enough, I got this. Really, I can't say anything else besides. It was an impression or a prompting from the spirit of like don't leave the ward.
Speaker 1:And I was like and what's really funny is like like it's hard to find a place inside your same ward because the ward boundaries are so small in Utah, so you're like if you move across the street, you're pretty much guaranteed to be in a different ward. It seems like some days and I was like, and I was like I do really love my ward, I do really want to stay here, but I'm like I don't know how that's going to happen. Like there is like literally nothing around here. And on top of that, what makes it hard is I also have a dog. I talk about Biscuit a lot on this podcast. Maybe so hard is I also have a dog. I talk about biscuit a lot on this podcast. Maybe not a lot, but at least consistently enough that you guys probably know that I have a dog. And when you're trying to find an apartment and a dog, it really limits your options.
Speaker 1:And so I was trying to like find a place that allowed for animals, and the one I was looking at a Draper did allow for dogs. I was like, okay, well, I'm gonna have to take that, because I don't think I find it. But once again, that prompting just kept coming Don't move out of the ward. So finally I was like, ok, father, I'm not going to move it. I'm going to not take this apartment. I don't know. I don't have any other options, so I'll guess you're going to have to make it happen.
Speaker 1:So I turned down the apartment and continue looking for apartments and I go look at apartment after apartment after apartment and just striking out left and right, like none of them I liked. Some of them were out of the price range I wanted, some were yeah, it just wasn't working out. And finally, after a few weeks of looking, I found one. I was like, okay, I'm going to go look at this one, I think this one's the one and I show up to the apartment showing and right before I get there, someone had actually signed the lease for that one, so it was no longer on the market. So, feeling somewhat dejected, I went to my car and I was like, well, I have plenty of time right now.
Speaker 1:I took like an hour off of work to look at apartments and I was like I guess I'll just use this hour to look for something. And someone had mentioned that, hey, maybe you should look for a tworoom apartment, because I was looking for a studio, one bedroom for myself. And so I was like, okay, well, I'll switch the filters and see if there's a two-bedroom, that's the price of a one bed or a studio. And so I did that and the very first one that popped up I was like, wow, this actually looks great. It's like the same price as what I would have been paying if I would have gotten a studio. And I called the guy or I'll text him, and he responds right back and he's like yeah, you can come look at it tonight. I was like, okay, perfect, I'll be there at six.
Speaker 1:So I go to this apartment showing and it's everything I want. They allow dogs, it has a lot of space, it's inside my ward boundaries. It just seemed like the perfect scenario, honestly. And then he tells me like, hey, we have 12 other applicants. I was like, great, he's like and we're deciding tonight who we want to take it. I was like, okay, cool, well, hopefully the odds are in my favor and they, I guess, hopefully I get it right.
Speaker 1:And throughout the course of the whole thing, I'm like trying to like chard my way into this apartment, telling him how much I love the place, telling him how much I love the area, and I'm and I'm just saying everything I can like I have a great dog. He's well behaved, which he is. I didn't say anything, I wasn't lying about anything, but I was trying my best because I'm like I need this apartment, I don't have any other options and I gotta move in in like a week. Uh, I leave. They're like, hey, yeah, we'll, we'll give you a call, we'll text you if you guys want it, if you want it. So I go on my way and I'm like, well, I'll keep looking for places because I like one in 12 chance the odds really aren't that great that I'm get it.
Speaker 1:And it seemed like the couple was actually really looking for like a young family to take the place. They seem like that's who they were trying to cater toward with this apartment. And I forget about it because I honestly was like I'm not going to get my hopes up. And so I go about my business. A few days go by and I get a text and the guy, the landlord, text me and he was like, hey, we would want you to take it. And it was in that moment I had a very distinct impression, when it finally, when it was offered to me and they told me I could take the place, that I was like, man, this truly is a tender mercy, because I had looked at like 11, 12 other apartments before this place and didn't like them. I had this distinct impression to not move out of the ward or accept any apartments that were outside my ward boundaries. And, funny enough, I really feel like God opened the door for me to find this. But the story doesn't end there. You would think like, yeah, god helped you find an apartment. Wonderful, that's awesome.
Speaker 1:However, there's a few other things that were happening in the background too that made me moving really easy and really stress-free. So, as I mentioned at the beginning, I also work in sales. Sales is a busy job. It's a grind. You have to make sure you're kind of like all in at work, don't have your attention divided, and I do fairly well at work.
Speaker 1:But the month I was moving, I was doing phenomenal at work, so we carried a quota and last month it just felt like everything was in my, like I could do no wrong, and it turns out that I had actually closed my quota, meaning I had sold everything I was supposed to that month, like 11 days before the month ended, which is unheard of, like it doesn't happen all that often, if ever, to hit your quota 11 days early, especially on a monthly quota, because it almost feels like you have to use every single day to get it right. But in June I was either firing on all cylinders or what I suspect is I had some divine help. So what that meant for me hitting my quota 11 days early it meant that I could pack up my whole apartment, clean my apartment and get moved without having the stress of work, meaning I could take work off and if anybody that knows me any of my friends, they know that I don't take work off, I'm always working. I take a lot of pride in being a hardworking individual, and so I just felt like God once again opened the door for me to have a straight path to moving, to making this a very stress free time in my life, even though moving itself is not fun, it's a whole lot of work, but trying to balance like work calling moving other things as well like is so difficult sometimes.
Speaker 1:But once again it didn't stop there. So once again, god helped me find an apartment, helped me hit my quota early, and then the funniest thing happened when I went to go sign the lease for this apartment. So I was expecting a certain amount because that's what it was said on the app that I had gotten, that it would cost this much. And when he goes to send me the lease, it turns out the rent that I had gotten, that it would cost this much. And when he goes to send me the lease, it turns out the rent that I thought I was going to be paying wasn't actually right and I was actually paying like 150 bucks cheaper. And I get I like, look at the lease and it's. And I was like, hey, is everything right on this? Because I wanted to confirm. And he's like, yeah, I had my son write up the lease, it's great, it's perfect. And I was like all right, well, I mean, once again, I was like like, because no one's going to complain about cheaper rent, right, especially in this economy.
Speaker 1:But once again I was like this is no coincidence. There is no way that I receive a prompting to turn down an apartment to move into and try to find an apartment within my award boundaries, then to find an apartment that I thought I was going to be paying X amount and I actually am paying $150 cheaper than I thought and then, on top of that, to hit quota, exceed it, make the most money I ever have in sales and have a stress-free move. Make the most money I ever have in sales and have a stress-free move, like one of those things I feel like would be a coincidence. I feel like one of those things would be a miracle or a tender mercy, but to have all three happen there's like, seriously, there is no way that the stars aligned for that to coincidentally happen in my opinion.
Speaker 1:And that's why I kind of wanted to tell you guys this story, because I want all of us to open up our eyes, pray for miracles, ask for miracles and expect miracles, because we believe in a God of miracles. It doesn't have to be a miracle of riches every time. It can be a miracle of forgiveness, a miracle of healing. It can be a miracle to gain a greater testimony. I am never surprised by the things that have happened in my life because I believe in God and Jesus Christ and in following the Holy Ghost. I think there's no other way that things this great could happen and I believe they happen to everyone. And I think that's the moral of the story, that I want everyone to walk away.
Speaker 1:Don't rely on the old miracles of the scriptures. Those miracles are not dead and gone. They will happen today, in your life, in your lifetime, because God loves you, he's mindful of you, he knows the details of your life so well and he wants to be involved in those details. He wants to know you, he wants you to be happy, he doesn't want you to be overly stressed about moving, even though that seems like a very like, seemingly small thing for him to care about. I realized that I am so grateful he cares about something like that.
Speaker 1:And I just want to wrap this up with a quote by Elder David A Bednar about tender mercies, because I think this really wraps up everything I'm trying to say. And he says the tender mercies of the Lord are real and they do not occur randomly or merely by coincidence. Often the Lord's timing of his tender mercies helps us to both discern and acknowledge them. And I would add to that, to acknowledge him. He wants us to know he is real, he wants us to believe in him, but it really just takes a matter of looking for him. With that said, remember, little flock, despair not build upon the rock. Do good and always hear him. Hey, little flock. If you felt this episode was helpful for your testimony, please like, leave a review, share with a friend and follow for more.