Thursday, June 23, 2011

Life is never how you expect it to be. It seems all beautiful and full of wonder, but really it is full of pain and anguish and hate.

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  1. You should watch Princess Bride again.
    Buttercup: You mock my pain.
    Man in Black: Life is pain highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.

    Remember... fairy tale endings begin with long and difficult journeys. Life is the journey.

    I love you. And I love the fish on your blog :)

    To quote another favorite:
    My dear young sisters, you need to know that you will experience your own adversity. None is exempt. You will suffer, be tempted, and make mistakes. You will learn for yourself what every heroine has learned: through overcoming challenges come growth and strength.

    It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life’s story will develop.

    "There are those among you who, although young, have already suffered a full measure of grief and sorrow. My heart is filled with compassion and love for you. How dear you are to the Church. How beloved you are of your Heavenly Father. Though it may seem that you are alone, angels attend you. Though you may feel that no one can understand the depth of your despair, our Savior, Jesus Christ, understands. He suffered more than we can possibly imagine, and He did it for us; He did it for you. You are not alone.

    If you ever feel your burden is too great to bear, lift your heart to your Heavenly Father, and He will uphold and bless you. He says to you, as He said to Joseph Smith, “[Your] adversity and [your] afflictions shall be but a small moment; and then, if [you] endure it well, God shall exalt [you] on high.”
    -Dieter F. Uchtdorf
    http://lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/your-happily-ever-after?lang=eng

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