"All of you need to drink in deeply the gospel truths about the eternal nature of your individual identity and the uniqueness of your personality. You need, more and more, to feel the perfect love which our Father in Heaven has for you and to sense the value he places upon you as an individual. Ponder upon these great truths, especially in those moments when you might otherwise wonder and be perplexed" Spencer W. Kimball (How can I understand and attain my divine destiny).
I received this quote from my visiting teacher (Sheri Maude) and a personal message from her to strive to end the day with good thoughts. She placed the note in a little pocket of a homemade pillow. She made it made it from two hand knit hankies from Hong Kong. I liked it enough to copy it here in my journal/blog. I am so happy to know who I am. I am a daughter of God. I have a divine purpose in this life. Even the days when I am distracted and or have a little bit of doubt I know it is better to have faith than to not have it. I know my faith is in some weird way a concern for others but I ask them, what is the worst thing that will happen in the end if all I believe is not true? I would have lived a good life full of hope, faith, family, service and fellowship. I am happy. It is part of my eternal nature to be happy, and to be loved and forgiven by God. And it just feels good to believe.
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Amen sister! I go to bed with Walt Whitman every night. :) There are so many ways of defining the truth we all come to know, when we find who we really are. I believe it could best be described as LOVE.
And I agree, to believe is happiness indeed, no matter what you believe! I think we'd be surprised to find that how similar our beliefs really are. People should not be afraid to talk openly with others who believe differently for this very reason. Oh, the limitations of our language! Much misunderstanding it brings. There is one truth and we all see it when we look inside ourselves. That's what I believe.
OH yes, isn't the Willoughby scene just the best! I could never get tired of watching it! Oh Willoughby! She's my favorite actress too!
Have you seen Much Ado About Nothing? You'd love that, I think. Check it out if you haven't seen it.
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