Sunday, February 16, 2014
William Joseph - Piano Fantasy (Ft. Caroline Campbell)
LOVE WILLIAM JOSEPH! <3 Sorry for all the posts of videos, but I'm sure someone will like them. <3
[Official Video] Valentine - Pentatonix (Jessie Ware & Sampha Cover)
This Is BEAUTIFUL! Happy late Valentine's Day!!
Don't Forget Me-We are Not Perfect
As I was sitting in Sacrament Meeting for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints today, I thought about my amazing day yesterday.
My friend and I went to Salt Lake City and walked around City Creek, the mall, and then walked around the Salt Lake Temple. I grew up in D.C, so it was interesting to hear all of these interesting signs all over this temple. There are signs of Alpha and Omega and many other things. It is a magnificent temple and I'm blessed to have such a remarkable friend to show me all of these amazing facts about this temple. We even went up to the Roof Restaurant and looked out if the domed window. It was breathtaking. It was an amazing day! I loved it!
As I thought about the day, I decided that I wanted to know more and learn more.
Lately, I've been missing my family out in Virginia, but I have my family and friends here and I have The Lord. This morning, as I was quickly getting ready for church, I found this tiny book, lodged behind many other books on my bookshelf, and I remembered reading it only once. I knew I needed to read it today, so I did. I want to share some things that are mentioned in this book, and some things I learned. It is called Forget Me Not, which is based off of a talk President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, had given.
In it, he mentions a tiny flower that reflects the blue sky. It's s beautiful flower, but most people tend to overlook it because it is so small. This flower is called forget-me-not.
A German tale says that when God was naming all of the flowers, the flower called to him to tell him to not forget it, and so that became its name. As I read this book, I wrote some little comments in the margins, and I'd like to share them.
I've written: We are all tiny flowers that feel overlooked, but we have time and room to grow, and we are not forgotten.
I feel this often. Everyone does, but we need to know that we are not forgotten.
As the flower said in the tale, I said: Don't Forget Me Lord! For I have much to give!
I am a flower, but He knows everything and everyone;we are not forgotten.
President Uchtdorf goes on to say 5 things to never forget. 5 things, for the 5 petals on the little blue flower. I'll summarize.
1. Don't forget to be patient. Be patient with yourself!
I wrote: Patience is a virtue, and we need to be patient with others, but most importantly, be patient with yourself. Be Patient!
God hasn't forgotten me or you. He sees you, strengths, weaknesses, and all. Try to see everyone through his eyes and recognize that no one is perfect. Know that our weaknesses can become our strengths! We aren't perfect, no one is perfect, but our Heavenly Father loves us nonetheless.
2. Know the difference between a good sacrifice and a bad one.
3. Don't forget to be happy. And be happy now.
He relates this to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He related it to the Golden Tickets and how everyone searches for the tickets and thinks their lives and happiness depends on the tickets, but it doesn't. We tend to think that way within our own lives.
We need to "seek after things that are virtuous, lovely, or of good report, or praiseworthy."
We need to notice the blessings and miracles and things we do have, rather than the things we don't have.
Lately, I've been finding things that I thought were gone for good. I had misplaced a piece of jewlry that was very dear to me. I've lost it several times, but I knew this time I would never find it. It made me sad to know I would never see it again. I had put it in my pocket to put on later because I was running late for school. I got to school, and forgot about the little piece of jewlry in my pocket until I got home. I reached into my pocket, and realized that my little jewlry was missing. It was no longer in my pocket, but I knew I had put it there. I started panicking. Tears came to my eyes because I was certain that it had fallen out of my pocket at school, and if that was the case, it was gone for good. I wore it everyday, and I felt almost naked without it on. I searched everywhere at home. I checked the car. I searched everywhere. Finally, I kneeled down in prayer asking for help. I searched again, but it was gone. I took. Deep breath and continued on my day. I was one of those people who thought that finding this jewlry was my golden ticket and I would never be happy again without it, but as the days went by I felt more at peace without it. Three weeks went by. No luck. I had finally finished looking for it at home and school. It was gone. I was fine. It was no longer my golden ticket, but I still wished I could find it.
This past Friday, I had parked my car next to the melting snow I always park next to and started walking onto the sidewalk, going towards the house. The sun had reflected off the snow and I saw a shining piece of metal buried in the snow. Lo and Behold, it was that precious piece of jewlry! Daily, I had walked and driven over it. But, it hadn't been crushed or destroyed! It was cold and wet, but that was as far as the damage went! I was blessed and grateful. I kneeled down in prayer and thanked my Father in Heaven. It was a blessing and all my fears and worries that occurred that day and week, had disappeared because I knew He has not forgotten me. He loves me.
The happiest people aren't those that find the golden ticket, they search for beauty and worth of souls and everything we see everyday. See the miracles!
4. Don't forget the Gospel and the why.
The gospel is the light in my life. It is a pathway!
He says: "Let us not walk the path of discipleship with our eyes on the ground, thinking only of the tasks and obligations before us. Let us not walk unaware of the beauty of the glorious earthly and spiritual landscapes that surround us."
Seek out the beautiful flowers we tend to overlook. Seek out the forget me nots.
5. Don't Forget that The Lord loves you.
He has not forgotten you, He loves you. We are all His children, and he loves each and everyone of us.
I'm not quite sure if this was something you all needed to hear, but I was something I needed to hear and I decided to share it. I've been feeling like the small forget me not, but I know I am not forgotten, because he helped me find my ring, my friend gave me at graduation. He helped see the good in life, something I need to do. I will search for the beauty in life and the miracles that occur. I'm grateful for my family, my eduction, my friends, and this Gospel. I love this! I am a diamond in the making, and I hope that everyone can realize that no one is perfect, but we are all loved and not forgotten
He loves us. He is perfecting us. We are not forgotten!
There is beauty all around! And I love my family! These are things I thought of when I started to read the book. I'm so grateful for my family and friends and the Gospel and nature.
Now, Im going to change the subject really quickly before I close. Lately, I've been obsessed with Frozen and I love it. I love this video because it it beautiful and it is just amazing, and I met him, Alex Boye. The voices, the video, the nature, the people are all gorgeous. This made my day when I was having a bad day. This is what made me happy along with my ring this week. So if you can, take the time and watch it:
OH AND THIS IS PRETTY AMAZING TOO!
Love you all! Remember, we are not perfect, but we are not forgotten! <3
Here is the video of his talk on Forget Me Not
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