Who am I...

I have been thinking about a lot of stuff lately, and one of the things that has been on my mind is a phrase from a hymn " who am i to judge another when i walk imperfectly". Another is when the savior said to the many people that wanted to stone a woman, " whom ever is without sin may cast the first stone". These things have been on my mind a lot lately and for a while i was thinking that other people need to have these thoughts on their mind. For the most part, they do, but i have realized i need to as well. I need to stop worrying about other people and what they think and what they do, and just try to be the best person that i can be. As long as the lord and I know what i am doing is right then that is all that matters in the end. I also wish others would take that last part on as well. Sometimes i think we get so caught up in what others may think or say that we forget about the lord and what he will think or say. So, for now i am going to worry about Brandie and making her the best person she can be inward and outward. I am going to try and be kinder to people, more respectful, and start treating everyone as a son or daughter of God, because we all are and we all deserve to be treated like that! I guess i need to remember that when i feel people have done me or my family wrong. Whether they are family or not, they desesrve to be loved and treated like the wonderful son or daughter of God that they are, because in the end we are all family.

Quote of the Day/Week!

I found this quote this morning in a Deseret Book catalog, and i love it! "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... It's about learning to dance in the rain." Oh my goodness, i really love this quote! Love it, love it, love it! I need to find this quote on a bigger plaque, so i can put it in my room where i can always see it! Wow, i love uplifting quotes, and i think i will need to find a new one every week, and i will share them with you all every week as well! Hope you all enjoy your day and i love ya tons!

Humbled

I am very humbled from conference this year! I always love conference and am so thankful for all that i learn each time it comes around! It amazes me how each time conference comes around that it always addresses what i need at that point in time. I have been very angry lately about how work and life in general are going. This conference had made me realize that all of that does not matter. There are so many more important things in life to worry about, and the new cashiers at work is not one of them. I realized i need to give them a chance and pray for love of my new coworkers and knowledge and understanding with and about them. Quentin L. Cook said, "it is not appropriate to be disagreable". This small statement hit me hard. I realized that i have not been the most enjoyable person to be around lately, and i feel horrible about that. He also said we need to "manifest our love for god when we keep the commandments and serve his children". Another talk that hit me was one by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. Some of the things i enjoyed were: We all are in need fo mercy, we condem too quickely, every person we meet is a vip to our heavenly father, everyone is walking his or her own difficult path. It is unworthy of christians to think that those who suffer deserve their suffereing, true love requires action. All of these really made me think. I found that i am condeming my fellow coworkers and judging far too quickely. I have not been giving them the appropriate respect and love that they deserve as one of heavenly fathers children. Another talk that helped my realize how not acceptable i have been treating my coworkes was by Keith B. McMullin. He talked about how god helps us forgive and that god forgives. Things can get better and better even in the face of tragedy. Another point he talked about was duty. Duty does not require perfection, but dilligence. We are duty bound to god first. All that we have is due to god, and we need to always remember that and not take it for granted. Second is duty to the lord jesus christ, our examplar, redeemer and king. We need to magnify our talents and pray always. Prayer is the lifeline to heaven. "Ye must watch and pray always to avoid temptation." "Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and ye shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you." This was the talk that really made me think. I realized that i have not been acting in the best christ like attitude that i have wanted and need to. I need to rely more on the lord. No one is perfect, but that cannot be an excuse, just something to remember when we get down on ourselves. I am so thankful for the savior and all that he has done for me. I am so very very thankful for the atonement, and that i know that i can be saved and forgiven because of the savior and what he did for me. I know that i can do all that i can, and the savior will help me get the rest of the way there. My goal is to remember all that i have learned this weekend and take it with me through the next while, and not just today!