Lyssa's inspirational thoughts for the day!

 Frodo: I can't do this, Sam. Sam: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here.  But we are.  It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness, and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end, because how could the end be happy?  How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass.  A new day will come. And when the sun shines, it'll shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something.  Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't.  They kept going.  Because they were holding on to something. Frodo: What are we holding on to, Sam? Sam: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo...and it's worth fig

Growing up, I knew my grandma loved my grandpa. But I never knew how much they loved each other until after he passed. Don’t get me wrong, I knew she loved him and he her. But when their 60th wedding anniversary came around a couple days ago, just 2 months after his passing, I found myself in tears because of how much she missed him. Because of how much I missed him. 🥺 My grandma and I have really been able to bond over these last year and a half. We’ve gotten to know each other as adults and our bond of grandmother and granddaughter has evolved so much. She’s one of my best friends. 💕🥺 Serving her and my grandpa the last year and a half have been such a joy. I’ve really been able to watch first hand, what true blue deep love looks like.  Everyone deals with loss differently. There isn’t a right way to deal with losing someone that you loved so much. It takes time, and even then you are never the same person. Hearing my grandma talk about my grandpa, warms my heart. He was an amazin

 New post! 👇🏻 As I was driving up the canyon to yet another job interview, my thoughts went to waiting on the Lord. My mind was overcome with this thought that I want to share with all of you.  Joseph Smith was in Liberty jail for a long time. (Approx 5 months) It wasn’t because of his disobedience, Joseph had done nothing wrong. To me, God had something prepared for Joseph. Something big- a great work for him to accomplish. Just like God has things prepared for you and I. The Lord needed him to grow. He needed him to learn something only this experience would afford him. It was hard & the conditions were brutal. Just like in our own lives when the Lord has us waiting, it’s not because we’re not doing what we’re supposed to, or that we’re not keeping His commandments, or maybe it is. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It might be, because He needs us to grow and become better or it might be through these very specific trials. Trials that provide us with individual and unique opportunities for growth.  It’s