Keep Going...

"Keep Going..." Is what the background on my phone says. It's a good reminder, but sometimes I just look at it and say "UGH!" in my head.
Is high school over yet? Last week was an incredibly long week. I think I even made myself sick because I had a mental breakdown on Wednesday night (Yes, I'm 18 and I still have a weekly meltdown. Oops). I left school early on Thursday and didn't go to school on Friday. Missing school is the worst. I'm glad it's a new week though, and that I got so much done today. Being productive is a great feeling. Thank goodness we are halfway through the year though. Less than 5 months left! Which will hopefully fly by. Yay for being a senior!

This past weekend Jenna and I started making Valentines packages for our missionaries. It's fun to have someone to do that kind of stuff with now! Mine is also a ONE YEAR MARK and TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY package! He's almost halfway! Speaking of Aaron... I got an amazing letter this week with tons and tons of pictures and videos. He's learning how to play the guitar, so it was really cool to see what he's picked up so far. He's learned some of our songs which is really precious. I'm proud of him for all the work he's doing down in Australia! It's fun to hear that he loves his mission.
Last night I came to a new understanding of the scripture 2 Nephi 1:25-26. It reads "And I exceedingly fear and tremble because of you, lest he shall suffer again; for behold, ye have accused him that he sought power and authority over you; but I know that he hath not sought for power nor authority over you, but he hath sought the glory of God, and your own eternal welfare.
And ye have murmured because he hath been plain unto you. Ye say that he hath used sharpness; ye say that he hath been angry with you; but behold, his sharpness was the sharpness of the power of the word of God, which was in him; and that which ye call anger was the truth, according to that which is in God, which he could not restrain, manifesting boldly concerning your iniquities." I realized why people get offended in the church and that this is the exact scripture they would need to read. God is plain with us and his rules are not hard to follow if we live the life He has intended us to live. Sometimes we think our leaders or bishops or even friends are being harsh with us when in reality they are really just trying to help us and guide is in the right direction. God is no different. He's not always going to give you the answer you want to hear, and that's okay. It's okay and normal to not understand why He does what He does sometimes. He knows all of us better than we even know ourselves so all we have to do is put our faith in Him and know that He is giving us the answer we need for our profit and learning.
Remember who you are this week and keep in mind your ultimate goal.