Not Forgotten

So, I know I had this resolution, and honestly, as I have said it is my personal goal.  Hopefully, if you find this blog you will also feel of this goal inside yourself and want to know the Savior along with me. 

I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, other wise known as "The Mormons".  I put that in quotes because it is a nick name that we have been given because of our own scripture The Book of Mormon.  I have personally read this book, over and over, I LOVE IT.  I read it daily, and my life has been blessed.  The Book never gets boring to me, and I learn something new from it, every time I read it. 

One thing you will soon learn about me is I don't have a lot of patience.  So, when I say I want to get to know the Savior, I wanted it YESTERDAY.  And, yes, it is true, I would love this, but I will take it however it comes.

I have had this goal on my mind for a couple days, and I have been developing this process in my head for a while.  Every day I get a quote in my emails.  Yesterday, the quote I received is from Elder Bednar, an Apostle in our church.  It reads "Line upon line and precept upon precept, gradually and almost imperceptibly, our motives, our thoughts, our words, and our deeds become aligned with the will of God. Conversion unto the Lord requires both persistence and patience."  Oh, Crap!  There is that WORD, did anyone else see it?  That thing that I don't have "patience".  It was like an instant message for me yesterday, a note from my Heavenly Father telling me that I need to keep going and do it in his time, and not mine!  (Well, that sucks!  One more thing I can't control!)

So, what have I done on this journey.  I have made it a goal to read The Book of Mormon nightly.  I do this with my children.  They have loved this and honestly, they are amazed how fast we can read 1 chapter a day and still have time for a bed time story.  So, I am very grateful for my kids to help me to do this!

But, as I said in my prior post, I need to serve more.  I met this amazing woman at the grocery store on New Years Eve.  She was determined that she knew me.  I had never met her before, but as we talked we found connections, but I got to know this woman.  I was so grateful to meet her and to hear her stories, all because she told me I looked familiar.  I asked her name and we finished our conversation, but I could not forget her.  Last night, I looked her up online and found her on Facebook.  I sent her a message because I don't want her to think I am stalking her, but I thanked her for stopping me, for making my New Years Eve special, and reminded her how amazing she is.

Today, I chose to pay it forward to another woman that doesn't know me.  I am grateful for the "cyber world" because it literally took me minutes to do.  I have a daughter in Junior High, she is in Resource as she struggles with reading and math.  When I see how far she has come since she was a preemie at birth, I am so grateful for her and for her determination, and I am so proud of her.  She is a very giving child.  For Christmas she wanted to give her teacher something.  She picked something small and took it to her teacher.  During Christmas break, this sweet teacher, "paid it forward" by sending my daughter a Thank You note, it was the sweetest thing, and my daughter will cherish that card forever.  So, today, I sent an email to the teacher along with another of her teachers that she is impressed with and let them know how grateful I am for them.  It doesn't take much!