What More Can I Say

Simply Stated: The church is true.

At times my mind is just blown away by the little things that I can look over or those huge slaps in the face and how I had not realized what was going on. 

I sometimes tend to find myself kind of just wrapped up in my own little world I don't really notice what is going on outside.  And it isn't a "everything is about me" wrapped up, more like I am just moving along and just really not taking much time to "smell the roses" 

Most of you all who read this know of the fact that I was supposed to do student teaching this fall but because of the test I did not get to and was, how I saw it, stuck here.  I was bitter and hated life.  I had lost all my faith in myself and my choices.  I was pretty much the only person who thought I could not. 
---> This brings me to a point I came across while watching The Green Lantern tonight with my family.  I am a weird person but I like to find the little light of truth in everything...want to know what I mean watch any movie with me and I will point out something to do with the gospel in it.   ANYWAYS! For those of you who don't know the plot the Green Lanterns' power comes from will..it they will it they can make it.  Their enemy is fear.  Fear sucks everything out of you.  And the main thing about being a green lantern is that you fear nothing.  Well long story short the green lantern from Earth has to over come his fear to destroy fear.  Sometimes this means we have to admit that we are afraid or we can never conquer our fear and "will" it away.  In gospel terms will would be faith and faith and fear cannot live in us together in peace.  Just as I was so afraid of everything I had lost my faith.  Until I had admitted my fear and started to work to over come it.  Soon I had passed my test and I was stronger.  I conquered my fear and came out a victor.  My dear won for a while but I was able to come out of my slump and become me again. 

My best friend on a mission had noticed how much I was beating myself up over everything and he was prompted before he knew what was going on to have a talk printed.  He then knew the talk was meant for me and sent it.  "Come What May and Love It"  was the talk and has been my motto for the last few months.  Things wont always work out our way but there is a plan for us.  Even when the plans we make don't work out. 

NOW I get to go back up to Idaho for my best friends first semester up there, I get to see my other best friend that I haven't seen in 2 1/2 years, and I get to experience a grade I haven't taught in yet and will be able to expand my resume on that! 

There is so much good coming from what I thought would be the end of everything.  I am excited to be living the life that has been given to me in the way my Heavenly Father would want me to live it.  I am blessed in so many ways.   In the scriptures we learn that our faith will be tried, and that is how we gain a testimony...through the trial of our faith.  I welcome my trials and I look forward to them and what I will learn and grow from them.


<3  Erin Christina