I have been thinking about the purpose of life recently. There are good days and bad, sorrow and joy. There are times when everything is going your way, and others when the world is out to get you.
And sometimes I feel like when I am trying my best to do what's right, I should only have brief moments with the sorrows and pains that this life brings.
But that's not part of the plan.
The plan is to live here on this earth to gain experience. Hmm. Experience. The most powerful experiences are those that bring the greatest emotion-- great joys and great sorrows. These are the experiences that remain the most clear in our memories. They teach us the most about ourselves. They help mold us into the people we are to become.
But experience is not a gentle mentor. And pain is a good teacher.
I have considered the sacrifices of the great prophets-- Abraham, Moses, Joseph Smith, to name a few-- and thought that I will have to successfully traverse my own wilderness to qualify to be with them in the eternities.
I have decided the real challenge is to keep my Savior as my focus-- through the good times and bad. Then I will be able to know for myself the truth of the Lord's words, "...all these things shall give thee experience, and be for thy good."
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Katie, in my heart of hearts I know that my Lord will never give me more than I can handle. There are some days, as you mentioned, when I wonder if He is just overestimating my capacity just a bit. Some days it is difficult, at the least, to read and study when my aches and pains are so extreme. Some days I just feel like crying, and I do.
The bishop and I were talking the other day about having our 'calling and election' made sure. He said that in order for that to happen, we have to walk with the Savior every day. The closer we are to the Savior, the more obedient to His commandments, the closer we are to having our 'calling and election' made sure. The key is to make sure our experiences make us stronger and not allow them to break us down. That, of course, is done by staying close to the Savior.
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