Bryce and I are indeed engaged and will officially tie the knot on March 3rd, 2012. Crazy, right? At times I feel like it can't come soon enough, but other times it's even crazier to see how much time has just been flying on by.
Bryce has loaned me his journals from his mission. It's simply amazing being able to go through the experiences he has had. I have come close to tears, laughed out loud, and simply just been in awe of how blessed I am in being able to have this man as my companion for eternity. Reading his entries just makes me want to become better. He shows such selflessness and investment in the Lord and His work. It makes me feel like there is so much more that I could be doing, and I know there is.
So I have set some new goals:
Before I marry Bryce on the Third of March, I want to go through the entire Book of Mormon. I am in Alma 6 right now, so I feel that that is not a far fetched goal at all!
Hopefully my scriptures will be this worn from reading them, someday!
Next, I want to improve my prayers. I say a prayer every night without fail, and do my best to be as sincere as possible, however I've been slacking... and by slacking I mean not doing... my morning prayers. So I have decided to improve on that. It will give me the energy I need and the blessings I need to get through the day. I have great faith in that!
I love the pure innocence of a child's prayer. I want to be more like them! So honest and true.
And last, but of course not least, I want to start reading my scriptures in the morning as WELL as the night! Double whammy, huh? This way I can start my day of stirring myself into remembrance of my covenants and how to react in certain situations and trials and tribulations that I may face throughout the day! How great is that? Because I always read my scriptures at night and end up kicking myself because I wish I would have remembered that during the day. No wonder the same things are taught over and over in the church, we need to hear them over and over to become more perfect like our savior. I'm so grateful for the scriptures and the fact they are meant for our day. I can always relate things to my daily life, or plausible situations I may face. It's amazing that they were inspired to write those things that are so beneficial to me! I LOVE THIS GOSPEL!
So, a lot of my friends have been going through a hard time. I hope that they all know how loved they are by their Heavenly Father. The worth of souls is great to Him! Christ suffered those same trials that they are facing. He also felt the warmth that they feel in those scarce moments of happiness. He is enduring with you. Remember the price he paid for us! The pain that he went through to make sure that you are NEVER alone, even though you feel small, you were part of his reason for living. Let us live for him, who broke the bonds of death. Let us live our lives so that we can live with him again. Keep your chin up. Remember what Thomas S. Monson said: it is ALWAYS better to look up. So laugh instead of cry. Rejoice in the thousand tears that will be shed in joy, compared to one single tear you may shed because of hurt and pain and deceit. HE WILL COMPENSATE YOU SEVENFOLD IF YOU ENDURE! So let us all press on, regardless of the hurt, the disappointment, the hardness of man's hart. LET US ALL PRESS ON!
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