Start of Something New

-I'm going to get straight A's this semester. NO EXCEPTIONS!! I've never gotten straight A's in my life, but   I want to challenge myself.

-I'm going to read Jesus the Christ! I read the first line and it had the phrase "alleged discrepencies and something about circumstantial situations" Whew. It's gonna be a doozy, but I can't wait to learn more about the gospel!

-Get out of my comfort zone! I have this weird compulsory attribute about myself where I get attached to specific people because they're awesome and whenever I'm in large groups with said person all I do is talk to them and I don't try to get to know other people. That is going to change!

-I need to get over my self-consciousness about my height.

-Tell myself I'm beautiful every day.

Human Beings

Along with the millions of other people in the world, I am a human being. I make mistakes and I am terribly insecure. I'm prideful, arrogant, rude, and obnoxious. I was sitting in church today and I wasn't feeling particularly happy, I was letting my natural man get the better of me. I looked over to my right and there was a boy sitting on a pew all by himself. I had a prompting to go over and tell him that he should come and sit by me, but I didn't follow through. Half-way through the meeting, a different boy goes over and sits by this boy that I should have sat by. I was furious. I was annoyed that this kid had done what Heavenly Father clearly wanted me to do. I was annoyed because this particular boy was kind of a jerk to me, but then he turns around and does such a Christ like action. As I started to get more furious, I had a thought.. He's a Child of God. Just like you. My pride and arrogance trickled away. I realized that I was being a human being and I needed to be a spiritual being. My epiphany continued as I began to realize that even though this kid was kind of a jerk, he's a human being too.  He makes mistakes and I shouldn't think that he's a jerk because Heavenly Father doesn't think so. He's a Child of God. Just like me. And Heavenly Father loves me, even on the days when I'm being a jerk.  Even on the days when I don't say hi to that kid that passes me every day. Even on the days when I think mean thoughts about my roommates. Even on the days when I pull away from Him because I don't think I need His help in my life. He loves me, no matter what and having that knowledge makes all the difference in my life.