Never Alone

(If you care less about my day and just want to read something uplifting, then just go ahead and skip the first paragraph. I realize that daily events significant to me may not be significant to everyone, so I always try to add something that is. Keep reading! :)

Well, today was yet another wonderful day! Classes went by fast, and my three hour lab was cancelled, so I got out early! And today Women's chorus just happened to have a free concert which was excellent! They are a very talented choir, and I have quite a few good friends in it. After listening to the choir I said hi to everyone I knew in it and then had time to talk to Hannah and see her family again (She has the cutest little siblings ever, and very energetic too!) She hasn't been feeling well so we went to her apartment, and I got to say hi to Kenzie and Shayli. After that, I departed home and shortly thereafter discovered a coupon for free panda express (thanks to my good friend Dallin Warne!) and went with Robbie to get it. It was decent, not the best, but good, and then we went and bought milk at Wyview, after which I was able to visit some more friends :) All in all, an excellent day, both productive and socially enriching.

It amazes me to think that life works out so well. Even during the times of despair, the times of sorrow and depression, or even the times of tragedy, there is still so much in the midst of it all that is so good. The hardest part is still seeing it when troubling times come. What I have found though is that when you are with people, when you really learn to love them and care about them, your own problems seem very trivial. Yes, the stressors still exist, and yes, you must still be responsible and take action to guide the course of your life, but the stresses and problems seem light and easy to bear. You really gain a sense of fulfillment and lightheartedness that I haven't discovered any other way to find. Letting your love grow, and letting those around you know you care about them fosters peace and comfort of the deepest kind.

I feel so blessed to be the recipient of so many good things. Truly this peace comes from the Lord. If you really want to find a new measure of happiness, go to the Lord with your problems and cares, and ask him for help. Offer them all up to him. He cares, and he will help you if you give him the chance. I feel like this love of people comes in the same way. Offer up your heart and he will give you back so much love that you feel you can scarce contain it. And then, once you have received, you can give it freely to everyone around you. The best part is, you can't give it without getting more from the Lord. So when you find it hard to continue onward and you feel alone, offer up your heart and the Lord will return it full. And then, give the love away, to everyone, and wait and see how much more you get back. in return.

A lot of people wonder at how I manage to know so many people. How I seem to always know someone nearby. Well, the trick to it is to let yourself love everyone around you. Naturally you will be able to love some more than others right away and everyone will respond to your kindness and sincerity in different ways, but most people, once they see it is really part of who you are, will be drawn to it by at least some small measure. What they are being drawn to isn't only you; when you are living doing what is right, Christ's light shines through you and others looking for the same light will be drawn to you by it. Even those who aren't searching will see it, and often will be drawn to it too. I don't profess that I am perfect, or even close by a long shot, but I tell you that I am trying, and that effort is what makes a difference to the Lord. Do your best, and you won't be left alone. Do what is right, and you will never be alone. Many times you will meet and learn to love many people who will then help you along the way more than you could have ever appreciated before. My best friends have all been like this and each of them has changed my life for the better in some small way. And should even they depart from me and leave me alone, I will be able to rest easy knowing I still have the Lord. One of the best feelings in the world I have ever felt is when I have felt alone and forgotten by the world, and have walked and pondered quietly knowing that the Lord was still watching over me. It has been in those times I have felt him nearer than ever before. I walked alone, but I was not alone. And once you really know that, everything else falls into place. Life is not hard when you know you have an all powerful being on your side. It really isn't. The hard part comes then from trying to stay on His side, every second of every day.

14 February 2012

Once again, it has been a little while since I last wrote. It has been a good while though! I have made a few more new friends and been able to get in touch with a few friends I haven't seen in quite some time, and I learned how to construct the arithmetic logic unit for a microprocessor, probably one of my favorite labs ever. Well, today was a good Valentines day, I got to sing in devotional here at BYU, (Which is broadcast on national television I would like to add ;) ), I got to eat dinner twice, and I got to see more friends who I just can't get enough of seeing. Oh, and to placate anyone who would like to hear about school, I did write an essay and do some reading for math too. Overall, a successful day! :)