It's Saturday, a day closer to the end of the weekend

So I'm casually cruising through facebook and go to this group I joined over the summer where a ton of mormon youth assemble and share different things. And I found the most beautiful piece of writing there.


Dear Daughter,

I remember well the day you left my side, wandered through the veil and ventured forth to fulfill you earthly mission. I had a tear in my eye as I clothed your spirit in a cloak of love and sent you off to school. Be assured that my thoughts are with you now, as always.

I love you with all of my heart. I know your life, the good, the bad, your grief, your disappointments, your unrewarded efforts, your frustrations. But always remember--all that I have is yours if you will only come home again.

Daughter, realize that in you I have placed a bit of heaven. No one was exempt. I love all of my children. You have some blessed gift, some talent, some little part of me in you. Search for it, develop it, use it, and most importantly, share it with others. If you really love me, then help others find themselves and lead them to me. Show your love by serving others.

Repent of your failings and humble yourself. Make yourself ever teachable and continually strive to improve. I gave you weaknesses to help you be humble. Don't condemn me for that. I did it because I love you. Be full of hope. Don't let discouragement engulf you. I'll come if you need me.

Daughter, cease your idle contentions. Be a peacemaker, for it breaks my heart to see so many of my children fighting. If they could only see what I have hoped, planned and desired for them. My heart breaks as I watch them. But you, faithful daughter, are my hope. It is through you that my work must proceed. You haven't much time and there is so much work to be done. I beg you to get started. Accomplish the mission I gave to you before you left me. I'll help you. I'll never be too busy or too far away to come to you. I'm nearer to you always than you might suspect. I have so much I would like to tell you, but I can't here.

Come to me often in prayer. I love to talk to you, my beloved daughter. Be diligent in my work and my kingdom shall be yours. I'd love to take you in my arms, but I too, must wait patiently: that time will come. Till then I leave you my peace, my blessing, my love, and never forget I am nearby whenever you need me.

I love you and miss you so very much and, oh, how I am looking forward to your return to me.

All my love,

Your Heavenly Father

Reading this was amazing. It really is inspiring to me. It inspires me to be strong and to seek that amount of perfection I am striving to achieve. I will never be perfect, but like I said yesterday, I can perfect myself enough to go live with Him again. 

Tomorrow is Sunday.

Another opportunity to learn something new.

Me, I'm going to attempt to receive my lessons in Spanish so that I am better able to communicate with my spanish speaking peers as well as to better able share my thoughts on the Gospel when I am lucky enough to be faced in such a situation.

Also during this break I want to be able to start reading the Book of Mormon, but in Spanish.

I don't know why honestly, I just feel I should. 

To be honest, I've never really read the Book of Mormon cover to cover.

I've attempted to many times, but I just never seem to finish.

I loose my place, get frustrated, and then it's gone.

But not anymore because I'm going to push myself to read it.

With alll these changes I am planning on making, I know that it won't happen fast or in a record amount of time. It could take a whole year or five, but what I do hope to get out of this "spiritual journey" I am putting myself on is the opportunity to shape myself into the kind of person the Lord always intended me to be and wants me to be like.