Happy Monday Everyone!

Hey guys! I hope you all had an awesome weekend. I just wanted to share what I learned in Seminary today that I think is really important. So we were discussing our next Scripture Mastery. For those of you who don't know what Scripture Mastery is it's just specific scriptures found in the Bible or the Book of Mormon that we try to memorize so that if we are ever struggling in life we can think back on a scripture mastery that uplifts us and makes us feel better. The Scripture Mastery verses are chosen by the Prophet and his apostles. It's super awesome. Anyway so we were talking about D&C 18:10-11 which says "Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God; For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him." This scripture is spectacular and I love it. There are many different lessons you could get from this scripture, but I think the most important lesson is that God loves us. Jesus Christ is our Savior and KNOWS us and LOVES us. He wants us to be safe. Our Heavenly Father loves us too. They both watch over us and protect us everyday. In Seminary we try to look for little mercy moments in our everyday lives. I challenge everyone to look for little mercy moments in your lives. You can find so many. I know that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is true. One night I prayed to know if everything I had learned in my life about the gospel was true and I got this amazing feeling. All I can remember is just knowing that there is a Heavenly Father up in Heaven who is watching us and a Savior, even Jesus Christ, who suffered for all of us so that we could repents of our sins. Please don't ever think it's too late to repent. It's never too late. I really want people to know that there is a God up in Heaven that loves us and cares about us. Ever since I've made this blog more viral I've thought a lot about what I want to say to people who are reading this blog. I just want to say NEVER GIVE UP! YOU CAN DO IT! Life is so hard. It is. I mean I have school, church, family, and friend responsibilities. I know that there are those of you out there who are dealing with parents getting divorced, siblings leaving the church, loved ones going on missions, loved ones dying, losing your job, loved ones committing suicide, and loved ones abused. The list could go on and on. I just want to tell you DON'T GIVE UP! PLEASE DON'T! You are so strong. You can make it. If you need to talk to someone talk to a friend, counselor, sibling, children, etc. But always remember that your Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, be there for YOU. Never think that he will ever leave you because he won't. He is ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU! Pray to him and he will help you. The answer may not always come immediately, but you WILL be helped. I promise you. Just remember God LOVES you. He wants to bless you. If you are trying so hard keep trying. Just keep climbing. KEEP THE FAITH! NEVER GIVE UP! Life is so worth it. Be nice to everyone you meet. I know if we do these things we can be blessed and be happier which is exactly what Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ want. I hope you guys have a FANTASTIC week. And don't forget to look for those little Mercy Moments! :)

Positive Attitude

Hey guys! So I just think we should make today a great day. I know that it's already 1:00, but we can change our day around no matter what. As Thanksgiving is getting closer I think we should think about the things that we are grateful. I'm so grateful for my amazing family. We are all going to be together again at Christmastime and I can't wait. I have such amazing parents that help me out everyday. I have the best siblings ever. We always have so much fun together. I have so many great friends. We sometimes just sit and talk and get to know each other better. I'm so grateful for good friends. There are so many other things that I'm grateful for, but it's not about me. Think of some things that you are grateful for today and it will change your attitude. I hope everyone has an awesome day. Don't let anything get you down.

Putting our Mortal Lives into Real Perspective

Hey. So today I was just watching TV after school and just kind of relaxing after a long week of school. My dad came home and we talked a little bit about our lives. My dad was telling me how it's not the mortal consequences that matter, but the eternal consequences that matter. It really made me evaluate my life and to focus on the more important things. I mean I think I watched about 4 or 5 hours of TV today when I could have been studying for the ACT which is tomorrow or mowing the lawn which I now have to do tomorrow after I'm exhausted from the ACT. I think we all need to evaluate our lives and to see maybe where we could work better in some areas. Nobody's Perfect. I don't expect everyone to completely change their lives. It's just that the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes me happy. Life is good. Sometimes it can be hard, but with Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, my Family and my Friends I can do hard things. We all can do hard things. We should never give up because life is too hard. We were meant to be down on this earth so that we could face challenges and overcome them and become more like our Heavenly Father. So please don't give up. You can do it. Life is short and we need to realize that Keeping the Commandments is the right thing to do. It will lead us to happiness. Let's just try to evaluate our lives a little bit. Who's up for the challenge? We can do it. :)