A year ago I would have told you my life was perfect. I had everything going for me. I was a senior in high school, I would be graduating, and I was planning on going to prom. I had the perfect dress, the perfect hair, and that night I felt like a million dollars. After prom came graduating, something that every student dreams of. On that night when my name was called and I walked towards the stage I had no idea where I would be standing one year later. I had endless possibilites and dreams high as the sky. Well, it's been almost a year since all those events occured. Is my life where I thought it would be? Absolutely not. In my opinion if I could sum up this past year I would put it as simply as saying, "If you're not growing you're not learning, and if you're not learning you're not growing." I have learned so much this past year. Life after high school isn't all it's cracked up to be. It's full of responsibility, finals, college, jobs, family, and maintaining friendships. It's a constant struggle of trying to be grown-up while still managing to feel like a kid. It's not the easiest transition. I have been hurt, I have been broken, and I have been beaten down by the cruelty of reality. I stand before you today to tell you one thing I have learned about the "after" moment of the struggle: IT. GETS. EASIER. Life gets easier. Making decisions and being responsible gets easier. If you're heart was broken I promise you one day after much time and much praying that you will wake up and your heart won't miss that person anymore. In a dramatic movie through a dramatic song Celine Dion told us that the heart does go on. It does. Though I may not have traveled the path I had planned, and although I have had many bumps along the way, I know I am exactly where I should be.
Well Folks, it's been exactly 102 days since my car left home and headed out west. Each day that I'm away from home I discover more about myself, my relationships, and my Heavenly Father. It's hard to place a time or a date to your life changing especially when it happens over a period of time and through many hard lessons. Now more than ever I realize the importance of relying on my Heavenly Father in all times, in all things, and in all places. I have such a testimony of the love my Savior gives me. He is my constant companion and he is my everything. At times things can get dark and things can get lonely. During these moments of trial we too often forget our divine worth. We were all sent here with a unique and special plan. We were destined for greatness and we were destined to allow ourselves to achieve that divine potential. I have learned to never give up on my Savior, because when I don't give up on him I don't give up on myself. These past 102 days have...
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