He Loves Each of Us

"Even if you cannot always see that silver lining on your clouds, God can, for He is the very source of the light you seek. He does love you, and He knows your fears. He heard your prayers. He is your Heavenly Father, and surely He matches with His own the tears His children shed."

-Jeffrey R. Holland

I know that Heavenly Father is always there for each of His children. Even if we don't always feel His presence or know He is there, I know He is. He loves each of His children so much and He wants more than anything for us to come back to Him. He wants us to be comforted and cared for. Just like any earthly parent, He does not want to see any of His children suffering and He is going to do anything in His power to ease our burdens and make our lives happier and more joyful.

He is All-Knowing

"God doesn't care nearly as much about where you have been as he does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go."

-Jeffrey R. Holland

Heavenly Father has the power to see past what we are now and into what we can become if we stay with Him and listen and obey to His commands. He is all-knowing and knows the best way to help us through our trials and tribulations. If we just stick with Him through all of our stresses and heartache I knows that Heavenly Father will take care of you. He will never give up on any of His children. He wants us all to come back home to Him.

He is Cheering Us On

"No one of us is less treasured or cherished of God than another. I testify that He loves each of us- insecurities, anxieties, poor self-image, and all. He doesn't measure our talents or our looks; He doesn't measure our professions or our possessions. He cheers on every runner, calling out that the race is against sin, not against each other."

-Jeffrey R. Holland

Heavenly Father loves all of us equally and unconditionally. He truly does cheer on each of us in running our race to get back home to Him. He does not want to leave any of His children behind in this world. He loves us each perfectly despite all of the imperfections that the worlds looks at and judges. He has the power to look beyond what we were before and what we are now and see what we can become. He wants us each to succeed and He will be there with us each step of the was cheering us on.

Enjoy the Little Things

"If we constantly focus on the stones in our mortal path, we will almost surely miss the beautiful flower or cool stream provided by a loving Father who outlined our journey."

-Jeffrey R. Holland

We cannot always be thinking about our path and what we are suppose to be doing so much that we miss the little things that are put there for us. We are here for a purpose and to do a great work, but we also are here for ourselves and to enjoy this adventure so we cannot take for granted the little things that Heavenly Father has placed in our lives for us. We need to take advantage of this great blessing we have to be living on this earth at this time and enjoy the life that we have been given.

You Were Preserved for this Time

"One of the greatest challenges is to overcome the feeling that we are unimportant, that we are not special and unique. Do you think for a moment that Heavenly Father would have sent one of His children to this earth by accident, without the possibility of a significant work to perform?... My dear friends, you are a royal generation. You were preserved to come to the earth in this time for a special purpose. Not just a few of you, but all of you. There are things for each of you to do that no one else can do as well as you. If you will let Him, I testify that our Father in Heaven will walk with you through the journey of life and inspire you to know your special purpose here."

-Bishop H. Burke Peterson

I don't really know what else I can add to this already wonderful, amazing quote, but I know this is all true. I know that we are all here each with a specific purpose that only we ourselves can do. Isn't that amazing to think? We each have a mission here on earth, a specific task that only we can accomplish.

We each have a purpose and a reason for being here now on earth, so never let anyone tell you otherwise or make yourself believe that you are not. You are a choice spirit reserved for this time and you are going to accomplish great things.

The Lord is My Light

"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"

-Psalms 27:1

This is one my favorite verses in the Old Testament. I go back to this versus often when I need comfort. It gives me strength when I am going through a hard time to know that there really is nothing to fear. The Lord is always there so there is nothing to be afraid of.

I worry alot about so many different things, but this gives me the knowledge that I don't need to worry about anything. If I am keeping the commandments and doing what the Lord wants then I know that he will always be with me and if the Lord is with me, then nothing can go wrong.

This is not always an easy thing to accept, but I know that if we live with the Lord by our side we really do have nothing to fear and if you do feel like you do have something to fear, just pray to the Lord and I know that he will take that fear from you and leave you with a peace that you cannot receive from anywhere else.

The One

He can make the ocean dry
He can stay the setting sun
Creator of the earth and sky
He is the One

He can tame the raging wind
Make the mountains tremble
Master of miracles
He is the One

Chorus:
He is the One who carves my heart
Into a smoother stone
He is the One who gives me strength
When I am too weak to move on
He's everything I need
Mighty power and holy peace
He is the One

He can calm a restless soul
He will save a fallen stranger
A refuge where my heart can go
He is the One

He offers me saving grace
In a world that offers none
And I will live to sing His praise
He sees me for what I can become

Chorus

This song is from the 2011 efy Believe Hope Endure program. I absolutely love this song and it always brings me strength and comfort when I am going through a hard time. Heavenly Father is always there for all of us and He is waiting to reach out to us. When we have trials and tribulations and feel like we can do nothing else He has the power to reach down to us and pick up the pieces and make everything okay. He has that amazing power and He is willing to share that with us if we let Him. If we let Him into our lives I know that our lives will change for the better and that we will be better people. There is no better place to be in life than with the Lord by our side.