Family!

I love this picture! Very few things come close to the importance of the family unit. I love my family! The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles proclaim that "The Family" is ordained of God. With this knowledge, we know that the plan of happiness allows family relationships to be continued throughout eternity. In the Proclamation to the World, we are told that part of Heavenly Fathers plan is for his children ( all of us ) to gain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize our divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. Thus, gaining earthly experiences are a beautiful and precious thing. I hope that we can all remember this as we experience success as well as hardships and trails in our lives.

At first I did not notice the framed picture of my family in the background. That is our family eight years ago. Eight years ago we gained earthly experiences day to day that strengthened (whether it be hard or simple) our character, our knowledge, and our testimonies. I am thankful to my Heavenly Father for his wisdom in knowing that our experiences difficult/simple & easy are for our own good. I learned today that we should look on past experiences with gratitude, knowing that our Father in Heaven has been polishing us. We can know with conviction that we have not been left alone. Today, we can be determined to move forward and meet our earthly experiences with faith and determination as we endure to the end while keeping His commandments we can be assured of exaltation!