Stay Close

I have been thinking a lot about how I can improve myself and how to stay close to the Lord in this time that Satan wants me to fall away... I feel at times I fall into the trap of falling away from what I need most. It is a  common occurrence for this to happen to the natural man. But what we do not realize is that we are falling into the trap Satan wants us in. We are putting on chains ourselves, and he makes us think we cannot get out and there is no point to try. I have been here many times in my life but what we too often forget, is that Our Heavenly Father loves us so much and will do anything in his power to help us get out of the snare we are in. That is what I love most about this gospel, He knows we will make mistakes and because of that he has created a plan for us to be able to return to him. He sent His son to walk on this Earth, to be mocked, and persecuted. We have no idea at all how much we are loved. It is such an awesome feeling to know He is always right there cheering you on. I can not, nor do I want to, imagine my life without this truth. It has saved me from myself more than once. I think one of the biggest things is knowing that it is pure laziness to let Satan win. We have the tools needed on this earth to be able to stay strong and fight for truth and righteousness.

I WILL NOT LET HIM WIN! I WILL STAY STRONG AND TRUE TO MY HEAVENLY FATHER! (:

I will think and pray for those people in Manchester, England. They are always in my heart and in my mind. I will prepare to serve them and help them come back into then fold of Christ.

66 days till the greatest blessing in my life!  

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Waiting Game

This waiting game has been a bumpy ride. I never thought I would be able to think about some place I have never been as much as I think of England. It is amazing to me that I love the people there already and I do not even know them. I just want to get there already.

Some days I feel like time is going so slow and the things I need to do are no where near being complete.But then I realize that everything happens in His time and I need to relax. I know that He has a plan for me and that everything will work out how it is supposed to. This is one of the most comforting things about this process of waiting. That even though I feel stressed about every little thing and I feel like things are not getting to me soon enough, I know that it is all in his game plan.

I love this gospel and the joy and comfort I get through it. So grateful for my friends here at school that have been here for me every step of the way. And my family that have been so loving and supportive about my decision even though they don't really know what it is all about. Overall I think the waiting game will be pretty nice even if there are bumps.

71 DAYS!   

Lessons

I have not blogged in a while. Sorry guys. It has been crazy here at BYU-I. Between trying to get ready for my mission, school, and work I don't have time to think about what I want to blog about. I do have a lesson I have been learning for the past few weeks though, and here it goes.

The last few weeks have been stressful. I think about how much I have to do, and what I need to be doing to help others and prepare myself to serve and I feel that I always fall short of getting myself prepared. Satan likes to throw wrenches in the plan, I feel that the past few weeks he has been trying to change my mind about serving. For a while he was getting the best of me and although I knew serving was what I wanted and what I needed to do, the situations around me were telling me to stay home and be here for support. I remember crying often about it. I was angry and I didn't want to do anything. One night however I was reading my scriptures and this is what I read.....

 2 Nephi Chapter 10:23-24

23 Therefore, cheer up your hearts, and remember that ye are free to act for yourselves—to choose the way of everlasting death or the way of eternal life.

24 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved.

This made me realize that our Heavenly Father wants us to be happy... He wants others to be happy as well. I realized right then that that is why I wanted to serve. It would make me happy, it would bring happiness to those I teach and most of all, It will bring happiness to those friends and family that I leave behind for a short year and a half. This changed my whole outlook. We should not be discouraged, afraid, or unwilling to serve for selfish reasons. We must share the gospel with all those around so that they can be as happy as we are. We are the ones who have choices, we have the agency to chose what we want in this life and who we will follow. He loves us so much that even when we make a mistake we have a way to correct it and he doesn't take our agency away. Satan works hardest on those who are about to do great things. But those who are going to do great things shall not be moved, well at least not this one (: I am so grateful to have the opportunity to get out there and serve. 

ONLY 78 MORE DAYS!!!!!