Life is a Sea

"Life is a sea upon which the proud are humbled, the shirker is exposed, and the leader is revealed."

-Thomas S. Monson

I don't really have any words to go along with this quote, I think it says everything its self. Just something for you to think about, which one are you? The proud one, the shirker, or the leader? Which one do you want to be?

Dayton's Leg's

The church website, lds.org, is absolutely amazing! If you have yet to check it out, you have to. The videos and messages they have just touch your heart. There is another video I would like to share with you all today called Dayton's Legs. I don't think words are needed to explain it, just watch it with an open heart.

http://www.lds.org/pages/mormon-messages?lang=eng&query=dayton's+legs#daytons-legs

Wow, has it really been that long...

Hello Everyone!

I don't even know how many people even read this, but I am so sorry for the huge break from by posts!  I have been extremely busy, which is nothing new to many of you I'm sure. But still just the same, I am very sorry. I am going to get caught up on all of the days I missed and keep up much better from this time on.

Thanks for your patience!

Trust in the Lord

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths."

-Proverbs 3:5-6

This is one of my absolute favorite scriptures and I turn to it often to receive comfort and reassurance. I don't have much to say about this scripture because it feels to me that every time I read it, I get something different out of it. So I will leave it up to you to read it for yourself and take from it what you need at this time and I promise that you will receive the guidance and comfort that you need if you read it will an open, humble heart.

There is a Way Back

"If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. If you are discouraged, please know you can find hope. If you are poor in spirit, please know you can be strengthened. If you feel you are broken, please know you can be mended."

-Jeffrey R. Holland

There is no sin, no trial, no mistake that you can not move on from and be whole once again. We all make mistakes, we all feel down, and we all have bad times. There is no reason to stay that way though. Even though we may feel there is no going back, there always is. Satan is telling you that you cannot get back because he does not want you to be happy, he wants you to be miserable like he is.

Heavenly Father has created an amazing plan that allows us to come back to him and be whole again. He sent His son, Jesus Christ, to die for each of us so that we could repent, be forgiven of our sins and be able to live with Heavenly Father again someday. There is no reason why we need to be carrying our burdens around with us. Christ has already taken care of us mistakes, all we need to do is repent and come back to Him.

Celestial Goal

"For a celestial reward, it is absolutely essential that we remain faithful to the end. There is nothing in the Church that is directed toward the telestial or terrestrial kingdoms. For us it is a celestial goal every step of the way."

-Jeffrey R. Holland

The whole purpose of our lives here is to become more like our Savior Jesus Christ and eventually get back to him and be able to live with our Heavenly Father again. If that is our goal, then we should settle for nothing less than celestial things. We should not spend our time doing things that will not help us get to our eternal home. We need to remain focused every second of the day and be constantly moving forward towards our goal. The church is one amazing way that will help keep us moving forward.

Just like Elder Holland said, the Church is only directed us towards the celestial kingdom, so if we stay with the Church there is no way that we can get anywhere, but the celestial kingdom, our eternal home.

Adversity

"Adversity helps to develop a depth of character that comes in no other way. Our loving Heavenly Father has set us in a world filled with challenges and trials as that we, through opposition, can learn wisdom, become stronger, and experience joy."

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Just like is says in 2 Nephi 2:11, we need to have opposition in all things. That can sound a little disheartening, but if you think about it, how are we suppose to know what happiness is if we have never felt sad? How are we suppose to know what's good, if we have never seen bad?

I know in my own life that the things I grow and learn the most from are my trials and opposition. If you really have gone to the bottom or seen the bad, then you know and appreciate the good and joy so much more. I don't mean that we have to hit rock bottom in order to be happy, but I do believe that we need to feel some pain before we can be truly happy and feeling true joy, in my opinion, makes the pain all worth it.