My New Favorite Sayings

Within the past month I have come across two sayings that I have fallen in love with the moment I have read them. Both have come in times where I needed to hear them the most.
The saying that I came across most recently is from an online class that I am doing. Every week my teacher posts an inspirational video. Sometimes they are words from the prophet or apostles, other times they are Mormon Messages or just simple inspirational videos. I rarely watch them because I just want to get my work done and over with; however, this particular time I decided to watch the video. The video was about being thankful, in the end it had the words, "Giving thanks isn't a holiday; it's how happy people live." This really hit me.
I will fully admit that this past month I have a hard time having a positive out look on life. I'm working two jobs, with another small one on the side, to try to earn money for school. It becomes a little daunting when you feel as if you may not have enough money in the end. Then there is my online class (which requires several hours a week) and enjoying the rest of my summer the best that I can. It gets a little over whelming very quickly, and it's harder to have a smile on your face. Thus, my 'quest' the past little while was and still is to become happier and this quote helped so much. It made me realize that I hadn't been grateful for a lot of things that I have been given and that I have been focusing too much on the negative. It made me think that it's when we dwell on the negative that we ourselves become depressed and empty. It's when we try to see the good in each day that we become happier and full of the spirit and love. "The bad days may out number the good, but the good out weigh the bad." If only we would find those tender mercies we are blessed with everyday then we would see how much there really is to be grateful for.

"No matter our circumstances,

no matter our challenges or trials,

the is something in each day to embrace and cherish. 

There is something in each day that

can bring gratitude and joy 

if only we will see and apprciate it."

~Dieter R. Uchtdorf

The second quote I was blessed with came a bit before I hit my rock bottom. Every Monday I get emails from many of my friends on missions. One of them, who's serving in Texas, sends me his family emails every week. I absolutely love them! He always has some sort of spiritual thought in them that is completely filled with the spirit. This particular week some of his words hit with more force than normal. He said, "Learning about who God wants you to be is a very long road, but it's such a fulfilling road that I don't regret anything." It made me realize that God gives us trials He knows we can handle. They are given to us to help us grow into the person that God wants us to be. It's long and tough but there is always an end. It's like hiking. The whole way up you are sore, tired, hot, sweaty, and even thinking why are you doing this, but then you get to the top and view, well, it's breath taking. It's worth everything on the way up. When you go through anything hard in the end you can look back and see how much you've grown and how stronger you are when you've over come it. The lessons you learn on the way are priceless and fulfilling and you don't regret anything at all. Through this past month I have found that my limits have been pushed in a way they never have. I have found that there are a lot of hours in a day, and you can do a lot if you work hard. I have found that your familly never gives up on you. I have found that there are people out there that go through harder things than me. I have found that your attitude is only up to you; you make your chocies, but you can't choose your consiquences, and you choose how you react to a trial. I have found that God never ever gives up on you and that He is always there. We need to trust in God, because He knows who we need to become, he knows what we need to do, He knows everything, and He can help you get where you need to get. He can strengthen you, but you have to let Him do so. I love being apart of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. And I am so happy for the knowledge that families are forever and that if we turn to the Lord we can become happy and that if we give everything to Him and let Him take us and mold us in the way that he sees fit that everything will be OK. Just got to Trust Him!