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.

Service

Here is another little video. This is so cute, but I also feel like it has such a great and important message that we all can work at being a little better at. Enjoy!

http://www.lds.org/media-library/video/christmas?lang=eng&id=2011-12-001-the-coat#2011-12-001-the-coat

"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
-Matthew 25:40

Who We Really Are Becoming

"The Lord know who we really are, what we really think, what we really do, and who we are really becoming."

-David A. Bednar

Heavenly Father knows everything about us. He is just like any other father. He knows what we like, what our favorite food is and what our favorite thing to do is. Heavenly Father is no different, except that He has the power to look beyond the present moment. He can see where we came from, how we have grown and how far we will continue to grow. Ultimately, He knows what we can become so He is helping guide our choices to help us become what we what to be and what He knows we can be.

The Little Things

"Give me a young women who loves home and family, who reads and ponders the scriptures daily, who has a burning testimony of the Book of Mormon... Give me a young women who has maintained her personal purity, who will not settle for less than a temple marriage, and I will give you a young women who will perform miracles for the Lord now and throughout eternity."

-Ezra Taft Benson

I feel this is not just for young women, but young men as well. I know that if we do the little things like praying, reading the scriptures and keep strengthening our testimony that we will be able to be instruments in the Lord hands to help people who may have gotten a little lost in their crazy world. If we stay on the path ourselves and are constantly moving forward and doing what's right, I know that we can have a huge impact on others for good.

That is one of my goals for this life besides getting married and having a family, is to know that I helped someone else and made an impact on their life in helping them get back to their heavenly home. If I knew that I helped someone and made a difference in their life, I would be one happy girl.

"You Were Born to Be a Queen"

https://lds.org/youth/video/deep-beauty?lang=eng

I could not figure out how to directly get the video on my blog, but the link should hopefully work.

I don't have a whole lot to say about this video because I feel the Spirit will tell you what you need to hear much better than I could ever say in words, so enjoy!