It is late, I am up doing the homework that I neglected for too long. I should probably be in bed but there is something indicating that I need to share my thoughts and feelings.
As I am home for the summer, I have had a lot of time to reflect on the different events and situations that I have been through the past two semesters away at school. Something that I have come to learn while I have been at home is that fact that your 20's suck. It is a lonely time. Okay, it might not be lonely for everyone.. there are friends of mine who are traveling the world, or staying at school, or being EFY counselors, or working away from home in a different state, etc. But I come from a hometown that at the moment has a small pool of kids my own age. Instead of hanging out with them, I'm hanging out with kids who aren't even half my age (I am a nanny for the summer). Now, don't take any of this as if I am complaining. I love being at home and being able to be around my family and experience different adventures with them because I love them to death, I would do anything for them. But being a young single adult is hard. There are so many possibilities that you & I could do. We can go off to any college we want and become whoever we want. We can serve missions, we could travel the world, we could drop out of school and find a job that we love more than going to school. We can find our eternal companion and get married, or we can date around and get our hearts broken maybe once of twice. The possibilities are endless.
But how do we know which would be the best option for ourselves? Ah, here is the point of my rant. Faith. Faith is the state of mind that one needs to be in, in order to be able to decide for ourselves. Faith is an ACTION. We each have our own personal journey and plan that our loving Heavenly Father has created for us. Honestly, not knowing what is going to happen or could happen in the next couple or months and being in the unknown about my life DRIVES ME CRAZY. But that is where I need to have a little (or a lot) more faith. From the Book of Mormon, in chapter 32 of Alma teaches in verse 21 reads, "And now as I said concerning faith- faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true."
There will be good days, there will be bad days in our lives. In moments of weakness, you or I (especially me) may cry out "no one understands ... no one knows." Perhaps no human being, but Christ understands and knows perfectly because He felt and bore our burdens. Elder Richard G. Scott, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave a talk in General Conference back in October of 2010 titled The Transforming Power of Faith and Character and he says, "The exercise of faith is vital to Father in Heaven's plan of happiness. But true faith, faith unto salvation, is centered on the Lord Jesus Christ, faith in His doctrines and teachings, faith in the prophetic guidance of the Lord's anointed, faith in the capacity to discover hidden characteristics and traits that can transform life. Truly, faith in the Savior is the principle of action and power." (rest of the talk can be found: ttps://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/the-transforming-power-of-faith-and-character?lang=eng)
I am not perfect, and I have recognized in the past couple of days that I need to reevaluate my faith. When times get rough, where does your faith stand? Be happy & believing, things will work out. :)
As I am home for the summer, I have had a lot of time to reflect on the different events and situations that I have been through the past two semesters away at school. Something that I have come to learn while I have been at home is that fact that your 20's suck. It is a lonely time. Okay, it might not be lonely for everyone.. there are friends of mine who are traveling the world, or staying at school, or being EFY counselors, or working away from home in a different state, etc. But I come from a hometown that at the moment has a small pool of kids my own age. Instead of hanging out with them, I'm hanging out with kids who aren't even half my age (I am a nanny for the summer). Now, don't take any of this as if I am complaining. I love being at home and being able to be around my family and experience different adventures with them because I love them to death, I would do anything for them. But being a young single adult is hard. There are so many possibilities that you & I could do. We can go off to any college we want and become whoever we want. We can serve missions, we could travel the world, we could drop out of school and find a job that we love more than going to school. We can find our eternal companion and get married, or we can date around and get our hearts broken maybe once of twice. The possibilities are endless.
But how do we know which would be the best option for ourselves? Ah, here is the point of my rant. Faith. Faith is the state of mind that one needs to be in, in order to be able to decide for ourselves. Faith is an ACTION. We each have our own personal journey and plan that our loving Heavenly Father has created for us. Honestly, not knowing what is going to happen or could happen in the next couple or months and being in the unknown about my life DRIVES ME CRAZY. But that is where I need to have a little (or a lot) more faith. From the Book of Mormon, in chapter 32 of Alma teaches in verse 21 reads, "And now as I said concerning faith- faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true."
There will be good days, there will be bad days in our lives. In moments of weakness, you or I (especially me) may cry out "no one understands ... no one knows." Perhaps no human being, but Christ understands and knows perfectly because He felt and bore our burdens. Elder Richard G. Scott, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave a talk in General Conference back in October of 2010 titled The Transforming Power of Faith and Character and he says, "The exercise of faith is vital to Father in Heaven's plan of happiness. But true faith, faith unto salvation, is centered on the Lord Jesus Christ, faith in His doctrines and teachings, faith in the prophetic guidance of the Lord's anointed, faith in the capacity to discover hidden characteristics and traits that can transform life. Truly, faith in the Savior is the principle of action and power." (rest of the talk can be found: ttps://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/the-transforming-power-of-faith-and-character?lang=eng)
I am not perfect, and I have recognized in the past couple of days that I need to reevaluate my faith. When times get rough, where does your faith stand? Be happy & believing, things will work out. :)
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