Finding The Way Back

http://lds.org/ensign/1990/05/finding-the-way-back?lang=eng

I highly recommend this talk for anyone struggling with an addiction or if you know of someone who is. Or if you have found yourself off the path and want to come back, this talk can really help.

One thing I have learned lately is that even through our biggest trials God wants us to be happy. He doesn't want us to live in despair and beat ourselves up for our mistakes. If we are honest with ourselves and others, we can truly feel joy amidst even the hardest trials. Throw in some acts of kindness and service and you will feel peace that you are doing the right thing and you are on the right path. Change is not easy, but like Elder Scott says in this talk, it is not as hard as we may think it is. We just need to make the leap.

I am very grateful for the people in my life and the opportunities that have been placed in front me. I know that if I can find my way back, then anyone can. The road is long and at times very difficult, but it is worth it. Keep fighting. We can all overcome ANYTHING with the Savior. I know this to be true.

Finding Hope

We all could use some more hope in our lives. As we move through life and struggle with our own trials and see the trials of others, we can have hope in the Savior and his healing power. I love this video and I watch it often to remind me that the "book of my life will exceed my grandest expectations" if I move forward with faith and hope in the future. I have made big mistakes in my life, but I can have hope in the Savior that I can someday be forgiven and find true happiness. Forgiveness is waiting for us all, we just need to have hope in the atonement of Jesus Christ. I HOPE for a brighter future. I HOPE for my children. I HOPE for all struggling with a trial. I HOPE for the ability to have the necessary faith to overcome and change. I know it can be done. I know it will be done. Have HOPE my friends.......I know this to be true

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbsU3b2srQA

Craziness

Life is crazy. It is just plain crazy. But with all the craziness comes the reassurance that with the gospel of Jesus Christ we can make it. We can do it. We can find peace and calm amidst the turmoil. I am also grateful for the people in my life who are willing to share their lives with me to help me feel that peace. People who have come into my life and shown me what is really important. Shown me how to deal with the craziness and come out on top. I thank all of you for who you are and what you are doing. There are numerous people who don't even know the effect they have had on me and I thank you too. There are also those who know the help they have been to me and I thank you. Every day as I move forward I thank my Heavenly Father for the people in my life. I will be eternally grateful. I hope to be able to help you someday. I hope that someday my mistakes and my trial can help someone else.

There are so many amazing people around us. But sometimes, you have to get to KNOW someone to really appreciate them. Take the time to listen and learn about them. Listen to their experiences. See the good in them. Learn FROM them. Life is crazy for them too but in different ways and we can all learn from each other. That annoying person at work, the loud neighbor, or a difficult extended family member. These people who we think we can't approach. The people who come into our lives but we don't take the time to get to know. It is amazing what a simple conversation can start. A new friendship, a spiritual experience, or an answer to prayers. In a way, as God's children, we all NEED each other and God wants us to support each other. I have learned this a lot lately and it has affected my life very deeply. I have to be so much better at being approachable and getting to know people. We all have good, helpful hearts. So let's use them :)

To all the craziness, I say BRING IT! There is nothing we can't overcome. There is nothing that can stop us. If we take a look around and forget ourselves, we will see amazing people all around us. Many of us striving for the same things. Peace and happiness. I know that we have a Heavenly Father and a Savior who love us and want us to come unto them. We also have many people to help us and for us to help along the way. I know this to be true.