Run Barefoot

Parable of the Flower

So I have a little story here

I like to call it the Parable of the Flower

It all started with a little seed

It was planted into the ground with much love and care with hopes that  it would grow to be a beautiful, bright and strong flower
Using the nutrients in the dirt and the warmth from the sun, the seed sprouted and grew


Everyday the it would gather from food the dirt and grow towards the sun until eventually it bloomed


One day, the flower was waiting for the sun to rise, but instead it found dark storm clouds

Rather then the warmth and light that would come from the sun, the flower was left with darkness, its petals were bombarded with rain and the wind threatened to pull it clean out of the ground

Just holding on was the only thing the flower could do

Eventually, the sun rose again 

The flower had made it through the long storm
Grateful to be out of the chaos, what the little flower didn't realize that it needed the storm just as much if not more then it needed the sunshine

The rain that beat upon it only gave it nutrients to grow, the wind that tugged upon its roots made them grow deeper and because it was without warmth and light the little flower it that much more grateful to the sun

We are all just like the flower

We all start out as little seeds with so much potential

We grow towards our Savior using all the resources we have around to support us

And then the hard times come and we are forced to be tested
Just as the flower didn't realize that the storm had actually helped it, sometimes we don't see how our hardships and trials help us

What we first perceive them to be it far from the truth

In reality, are blessings in disguise

...everybody feels....

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Everybody feels they are completely and utterly alone
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 Show them otherwise

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Forgive :)

"Heaven is filled with those who have been forgiven and those who forgive"

-Dieter F. Utchdorf

Wisdom Wednesday!

 It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Have a good Wednesday! :)

The Book of Mormon and Cell Phones

The Book of Mormon and Cell Phones

Don’t you wonder what would happen if we treated our Book of Mormon like we treat our cell phones?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?

What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?

What if we flipped through it several times a day?

What if we spent an hour of more using it every day?

What if we used it to receive messages from the “text”?

What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it?

What if we used it as we traveled?

What if we used it in case of an emergency?

Oh, and a few more things- Unlike our cell phones, on Plan fits all.

Unlimited usage.

No roaming charges.

You always have reception.

No weak signals AND we don’t ever have to worry about our Book of Mormon being disconnected, because our Savior already paid the bill!

~Author Unknown

Everybody is a Genius

 

Everybody is a Genius

But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. 

-Albert Einstein

Remember that you are the ONLY YOU

Don't compare yourself to others