Hey everyone!
I
hope you all had a great week!
We had another week with ups
and downs, but it has ended with great lessons learned.
This week, we
had the opportunity to study a lot about the Plan of Salvation, or the
plan that our Father in Heaven created for us that responds to three
main questions; "Where did I come from?", "Why am I here?", and "Where will I go
after this life?". This week we focused more on the second question...
"why am I here on this earth?". A question that I have personally asked a
lot of times and I am sure many others have as well. This week I was
able to understand a little bit better why I am here on this earth and why we have hard
times and trials in this life.
This life is not our final
destination, this life is a time of testing, a time to learn, and more
importantly a time to enjoy. One of the hardest things is finding
joy in the rough moments.
Its reacting with faith and trust, being calm
before the storm that looks to destroy us. This week I was able to observe
how things happen, how trials come, then the "storms" that try to demolish us... but I witnessed, how we
react makes all the difference.
I was able to learn this through the
example of some less active members in our ward. These members are some
of the strongest, sweetest and tender hearted people I have met. They have
been through trials that, had I passed through I am almost certain I
would have come out a lot more hard hearted and meaner than they did. They are
always smiling, always loving, looking out for others and for each other.
They think of the Lord in all things and try their best to trust in
him.
As I have been around them and gotten to know them more, I have learned a
precious truth more fully... Our attitude, and our reactions make all
the difference. They chose, to be happy. They chose to have faith, they
chose not to let it knock them down but to keep moving forward.
I
know its hard, I've made the mistake plenty of times to just get mad, to
choose to be mad because I felt I had the right because of the trials I
was passing. But I know now, that though it may be hard.. it is possible to
choose to be happy. To continue forward, smiling and laughing. To love
others and serve them. And to trust in God in all things!
I hope you all have a great week this week!
I love you all!! miss you!!
love,
Hermana Speakman
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