Well,
This is technical my second posting due to the fact that I can not find my original blog I created only like a week or two ago! I'm a little nervous! I am only 21 and my memory is almost failing me! Pretty soon I'll have people coming up and telling me they are a relative who's fallen on hard times over and over and because I don't remember them I will keep giving them money until I am completely broke!
Anyway, the reason for this blog was to express my gratitude and my recent discovery. Today has been a wonderful day full of new growth and discovery! I love it when that happens! I love to get little impressions and thoughts from the spirit. I really agree that the spirit can be the best teacher and companion. I always feel more optimistic about life when I am able to slow down and hear the spirit. Today in institute he had alot to say and I ate it up. Surprisingly it wasn't all lovie dovie things! I was called to repentance but I also was given the comfort and the guidance I had been praying for about a recent break in my life.
One of the things I learned was that sacrifice is so essential and important to the lord and the Gospel. The second thing was about the comfort. I have recently felt rejected by a very close friend and it has hit me VERY hard. Why? Ha! That is a whole other story for another time! But But through it I have been able to draw close to my savior. It has been wonderful! I have been comforted and strengthened.
Life is wonderful! I am so grateful for my savior and for the power of the atonement! I have had the wonderful opportunity to learn so much about it over the last few years of my life and i have realized that it is so much more then forgiveness of our sins! Its great and amazing and inspiring! Well that's enough for tonight. I have to run and go pick up my sister and her husband! I am so excited to see them! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
