October 9, 2017
Lots of thoughts!
Conference was so great! I am excited to study and make
plans to change based on invitations offered as I listen to those words. I am
SO grateful we can change. Sometimes it can seem overwhelming or something to
put off until tomorrow but it is a privilege to change and just the fact that
we have the opportunity is a witness of how awesome we are! You are a child of
God! Yesterday in church, Bishop Sorensen testified of how Christ commands us
to become as a little child. Why? Children are so teachable, willing to change
and repent. He shared the example of his son who is 5 that when he says a word
wrong, people in the family tell him he said it wrong, and tell him how to say
it correctly and each time, Tom Tom is always excited that he now knows how to
use that word the right way. But how often we get prideful when correction
comes, but wouldn’t it be nice to know things the right way!?
This also got me thinking about Sailor! She is
the most inspiring person I know! She started walking all over last week. Her
only limitation with walking now is if she falls down when she is not near
something she can pull herself up on, she has to crawl to a help rather than be
able to stand up without support. She is only 13 months old!!! How much have
you changed in 13 months? Your progress is not meant to stop at any point in
your life, each of us have the capacity to constantly change for the better,
not because something is wrong with us but because our potential is limitless! Are
you tracking your progress? I could go on about that so I will share another post this week on that. But back to it, just like a baby and their ability to have more
freedom to move, to interact, to communicate as they develop… same goes to YOU!
We have more freedom as we let ourselves expand, as we push through things that
before we were incapable of. Notice how a baby doesn’t start walking right
away, babies usually follow a pattern of kicking their feet, tucking, then
eventually rolling over, to being able to sit up when propped, then to sit up
on their own, then to crawl on their belly, then all fours, then to pull
themselves up on things, to walk with assistance, then with no assistance at all.
AMAZING!!! Same goes for us!
While it is easy to observe the change in a child,
as life goes on, we have the opportunity to learn and use our capabilities in a
way unique to each individual. Regardless of what way we choose, we will
struggle, simply because we are going to keep doing things we have never done,
being exposed to situations we have never encountered and choices we have not
yet had the privilege of making. We each have a glorious truth taught to us, ‘In
the gift of his Son hath God prepared a more excellent way! And it is by faith
that all things are fulfilled.” Ether
12:11 What is the excellent way? Following Christ! Believing Him, trusting Him.
He knows us better than we know ourselves… a phrase we often hear but think
about it… He knows us better than we know ourselves… How does that affect His
ability to help you as the only you there is or ever will be? What does He see
in you? The fact that He knows you better than anyone, what perspective does
that provide Christ with? He is the more excellent way because He is the way,
He knows the way, and He wants to and is perrrrfectly capable to tutor you
e.v.e.r.y. step of your journey to make the most of it, to experience more and
ever expanding freedom and quality of relationships, including with yourself to
love yourself and others because woah!!! You are a child of God, You are YOU!
You are a gift! You are so needed and loved and your life adds value to others,
including your own. YOU get to create a better life through your choices and
God will help you all along the way! Where do you want to go? What kind of you
do you want to become? It is OH so possible! Believe.
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