hey daddy,
i wanted to share with you the letter our assistants to the presidents just sent us. so bear with me!
"we have moments of great joy but also times of great sorrow and disappointment. this is an essential part of our mortal existence. we can exprect our faith to be tried and disappointments to come. those times, however, "need not lead to discouragement," because we can also expect miracles and great joy. by definition, to discourage is to deprive of confidence and the ability to conquer fear or despair. discouragement causes us to lose focus, motivation, and the desire to obey. it weakens our fatih and brings with it greater difficulty in feeling and following the spirit. the reasons it comes are varied.. it comes from missed expectations, from comparing ourselves to others and feeling that we dont meausre up. often, it comes from doubt, thoughts like "i dont know if i can do this"... sometimes discouragement seems to come uninvited and withou reason, even when all is going well. nevertheless, it comes. how is it overcome? ... discouragement is overcome by choosing faith "even when the mist of darkness confromnting us is exceedingly great". when these time of disappointment come, to "maintain a vision of who we are and what we are doing," and to "continue to diligently move forward". we must also plead for the strenth, desire, and guidance we need. it is our testimony that we cannot comprehend the joy that awaits us for "as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which god hath prepared for them that love him".
so dad, when disappointment comes, we must choose FAITH, remember who we are- that we are SONS and DAUGHTERS of a LOVING HEAVENLY FATHER and then PRAY for the STRENGTH to continue on
i love you sooooooooo much!
sister kiddo
"we have moments of great joy but also times of great sorrow and disappointment. this is an essential part of our mortal existence. we can exprect our faith to be tried and disappointments to come. those times, however, "need not lead to discouragement," because we can also expect miracles and great joy. by definition, to discourage is to deprive of confidence and the ability to conquer fear or despair. discouragement causes us to lose focus, motivation, and the desire to obey. it weakens our fatih and brings with it greater difficulty in feeling and following the spirit. the reasons it comes are varied.. it comes from missed expectations, from comparing ourselves to others and feeling that we dont meausre up. often, it comes from doubt, thoughts like "i dont know if i can do this"... sometimes discouragement seems to come uninvited and withou reason, even when all is going well. nevertheless, it comes. how is it overcome? ... discouragement is overcome by choosing faith "even when the mist of darkness confromnting us is exceedingly great". when these time of disappointment come, to "maintain a vision of who we are and what we are doing," and to "continue to diligently move forward". we must also plead for the strenth, desire, and guidance we need. it is our testimony that we cannot comprehend the joy that awaits us for "as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which god hath prepared for them that love him".
so dad, when disappointment comes, we must choose FAITH, remember who we are- that we are SONS and DAUGHTERS of a LOVING HEAVENLY FATHER and then PRAY for the STRENGTH to continue on
i love you sooooooooo much!
sister kiddo
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