Don't Give Up!

WE MUST KEEP GOING!

These last few weeks heave been extremely tough for me. I am trying to look at the positives in my life so I am going to write about the ways that I have seen the Lord in my life during these difficult times. I have come to the conclusion that my Father in Heaven really is in the fabric of my life.

• I have been really blessed the last few weeks to be able to email some of my close friends who are currenlty serving on missions, I wouldn't be able to continue without their words of encouragement and support. I am so proud of them and the people they are becoming.
• The Book of Mormon, as I prepare to leave I am required to read this sacred book again. I know that the Lord is helping me and protecting me as I read. I am grateful for the Book of Mormon, I know it is the most correct book and it deals with God's children in the America's. There is absolutely no way that I could ever deny the this book is true in all of my life.
• So many people have come up to me, called me, texted me, and spent time talking to me about my mission. This encouragement from so many people is what is getting me through this time. The Lord has sent me so many angels who love me and who believe in me. 
• The Temple, this is where I go to find peace in my life. I love the House of the Lord. I am so Thankful to have the opportunity to go inside and partake of all of the wonderful blessings from God. 
• Nature, I have been privledged enough to be able to spend a good amount of time meditating on mountains and in the desert. I came to know God in the wilderness and that is where I can go back to find him often. 
• Primary songs, many of these songs remind me of who I am and the work I am doing. They help me to be excited about missionary work. 
• Memories, I am grateful to look back on pictures and read my journal to help me realize how blessed I am and how the Lord will continue to bless me. My future is beautiful and full of so many wonderful things.
• Patriarchal Blessing and other Priesthood Blessings, I love these blessing because they help me realize my potential and they help me to find peace when nothing else makes sense in my life. As I prepare for a mission I am reminded through these blessings that I am doing the right thing and that the Lord loves me.
• The Atonement of Jesus Christ, the one person I will always be able to count on when things get hard is my Savior Jesus Christ. He suffered to repair my broken heart but to also enable me to get through the difficult times in my life. I am coming to know Him in a completely new way, I am so beyond grateful for the closeness I feel with him. 
• Obedience, I testify that being obedient to all that we are supposed to do, miracles will happen in our lives. I know it!

I am so thankful for the opportunity I had, just now, to remember the ways I have been blessed. I testify to all of you who read this that the Lord lives and that he loves you dearly. Come to Christ and feel of his deep love for you. Remember to thank your Father in Heaven for all you have been blessed with, I promise it will make you feel better!
Keep your head up! Believe in the good things to come!
Also... When life really really sucks... Remember to take time to smell the roses and find a little bit of happiness right now, I promise it's there.