the transforming power of faith and character...

a quote from General Conference that's been on my mind recently...

"We become what we want to be by consistently being what we want to become each day."

a promise from that same talk...

As your testimony is fortified, Satan will try harder to tempt you. Resist his efforts. You will become stronger and his influence on you weaker.

i am so grateful for General Conference and the fact that i can listen to whatever talk whenever i want to... now i just need to remember and follow the prophetic counsel that we've been blessed with.


watch or read Elder Richard G. Scott's talk....


much loves...
lace

i am a daughter of God...

Heavenly Father has a plan for me, even though i really have no idea what that plan is or how to accomplish it, there is something greater going on here! and He loves me! that is something that i have forgotten lately, that God is in all actuality my Eternal Father and He really does love me more than i can comprehend. i hate that i get so frustrated, bitter, depressed, and really feeling at times that He is punishing me for no reason. yes, i know i make mistakes, sin, screw up, and am a complete idiot a majority of the time, but amazingly enough, that doesn't mean that He loves me any less. He may not be happy with what i do, say, or think, and i'm sure He shakes His head at me all of the time, but He loves me and wants the best for me. He is trying to teach me, but my hard-headed-stubbornness is just creating more problems for myself. God loves me! it's kind of odd, i always thought that i had a strong testimony of God's love for His children and the fact that i know i am a child of God but with writing these thoughts out, i see that i really am slacking with my relationship with Him.




i want to be this little girl and constantly feel the embrace of my Father and Savior, and put my complete trust in Them. i am in His hands, and for that i will be forever grateful.

time to get back on track! thanks for your constant patience, love, and support.

love,
lace

endure...

so i haven't "blogged" in quite awhile mainly because i have been kinda busy but also because i feel like i have nothing really to say. i was reading my past blogs and am in awe of where i was physically, spiritually, emotionally, and even socially... oh how i've strayed so far away. i don't mean that i've gone off the "strait and narrow" or turned to the dark side by any means, but oh how things have changed and been rather difficult these past four months. looking back on how i was doing before the summer frustrates me with how much i've let myself fall, yet motivates me to get back to where i was... and you better believe that i will get back to being "myself" instead of just treading water.

"Constant effort-- not strength or intelligence-- is the key to unlocking your potential."

this is my motivation to just keep going. and seriously that was the feeling that i got in the temple at 6 am this morning, is to just endure. get through the season, get through the rehab, get through this mid-season slump with the team, get through the lack of sleep and pure exhaustion, and just take one step at a time. i can't solve all of my issues and problems or figure out my twenty year plan right now, i just need to focus on enduring one day at a time and to find joy in the small and simple things. after this crazy time passes, then i'll get to work on figuring things out... but as for now, this is what i'm supposed to be doing, i just need to do it a LOT better!