The key to everything is to keep an eternal perspective!

Well friends! I made it through this week! I woke up with the flu Sunday, which made it so that I couldn’t speak in church. Unlike most people, I love speaking in church, and was very disappointed when I found out that wasn’t going to happen. I prayed and prayed that I would feel better. 

Monday, I was going to start teaching seminary and I needed all my strength. Monday comes and I still don’t feel amazing, but luckily it was just a little ish bug, and I was able to go to seminary. Throughout the week, I felt so sick. I had so much on my mind- stress (the main cause of most of my sickness this week), where I am going in life, feeling sick and tired about feeling sick, and honestly feeling a little frustrated with my life. Why weren’t things happening that I wanted to happen when I wanted them to happen? 

I was going over this last week what’s been happening in my life: teaching seminary, pushing through those trials in life, and what I’ve learned this week about my Savior Jesus Christ. In my personal study of the gospel, I had a lot of thoughts swirling around in my head. I had just finished preparing my lesson for next week in seminary, and it was going to be on the plan of salvation. 

I started looking up scriptures and mapping out the plan. As I started to do so, the spirit became my companion and taught me so many things about our Heavenly Father’s plan that I needed to be reminded of. Through the testifying videos I watched to the scriptures I read, the Holy Ghost whispered and reminded me that the plan is LOVE. That is why we are here. (John 3:16) This the the whole point!

God knew how I was feeling and how frustrated I was. He knows me! I think so often we forget that He really is in the details of our lives. He really does care about what we care about. We’re taught to “hold fast to what we already know and stand strong until additional knowledge comes.” (Elder Holland) Even if life gets a little harder and sometimes darker. But don’t give up, that light WILL come. ☀️ 

I know why I am here on earth. I know what the end goal is and how I’m going to get there. I know in whose help I need to accomplish that. I know that God does love me and He has such a perfect beautiful plan for ME. I know I need to trust Him and the only way to do that is to try.  It’s always nice to have that reminder. 

Do you know that for yourself? Do you know how He feels about you? How amazing you are? I hope you do. I hope you’re reminded of just how important you are, as I was reminded today. The key to everything is to keeping an eternal perspective and remembering how much we are loved. ♥️ 

PS I’m so blessed to be able to student teach at Bear River! The kids are amazing and I already love them so much! ♥️🙏🏻☀️

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