Hi there! This is the first time I've ever created a blog. Why, you may ask? Honestly, because I keep meaning to keep a daily journal of my activities but can't ever seem to take time and write them down on a book. Plus, if I have an online journal - such as this - that I write in, I can access it wherever I am in the world. Cool, huh?!
Well, if you're reading this, you're probably someone who knows me. If not, it's nice to meet you! If so, then you know that I love to have fun with life, and don't really know what I'm doing with my life yet. But I'm finding out that that's okay! Life is a journey, a long process of figuring things out until you eventually do know what you're doing. That's where the title of this blog comes from - my favorite talk, "The Transforming Power of Faith and Character." It's by Elder Richard G. Scott, an apostle of the Lord:
"“Faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith” (Ether 12:6). Thus, every time you try your faith—that is, act in worthiness on an impression—you will receive the confirming evidence of the Spirit. As you walk to the boundary of your understanding into the twilight of uncertainty, exercising faith, you will be led to find solutions you would not obtain otherwise. With even your strongest faith, God will not always reward you immediately according to your desires. Rather, God will respond with what in His eternal plan is best for you, when it will yield the greatest advantage. Be thankful that sometimes God lets you struggle for a long time before that answer comes. That causes your faith to increase and your character to grow."
In my life, as well as all of our lives, many things happen to us which we don't fully understand. Sometimes they are paralyzing, difficult challenges that come out of nowhere to smack us in the face. It is in these times that we grow the most, that we learn how to trust our God and our Redeemer, and where we gain Christlike character. I don't know very much about life, but I do know that I am a son of my Father which is in Heaven. He gives me life, strength, hope and peace. He catches me when I fall - though not always when I would wish Him to. He has the power to solve all my problems, and yet allows me to struggle so that I can become like His beloved Son. My goal in life is to become like Him, to do my best so that my life is centered on Jesus Christ and His teachings. When I do so, I find peace and happiness that transcends all the pleasures of the world. So, this is only the first in however many posts I end up blogging, but I hope that through each of them my words can reflect the faith that I have in Jesus Christ, and in my Father in Heaven. I love them dearly, and am willing to pay any price to know Them better. Thanks guys!
"True success in this life comes in consecrating our lives - that is, our time and choices - to God's purposes (John 17:1,4; D&C 19:19). In so doing, we permit Him to raise us to our highest destiny." - Elder Christofferson
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