Here Am I

“Between now and the day the Lord comes again, He needs women in every family, in every ward, in every community, in every nation who will step forward in righteousness and say by their words and their actions, ‘Here am I, send me.’

“My question is, ‘Will you be one of those women?’”¹³

I hope each of us can answer with a resounding “Yes!” I close with the 

Elder M. Russell Ballard

Fears

I have daily fears.

Fears of getting stuck.

Fears of not pursuing my dreams.

Fears of not traveling.

Fears of not making a difference.

Fears of being like every one else.

If there is anything I have learned it is that fear  does not come from God but is placed before us as a barrier to inhibit us from reaching our full potencial.  I will not allow fear to stand in my way.

to believe

I am not an artist, a painter, a musician.
I have never thought of myself as creative or flowing with ideas.
I am not a writer or a poet, though I ache to be so.

But I am a believer.
I am a searcher.

I am a believer in people and in their good nature.
I search for them daily.
I believe in their ability to love and to give, to change and to grow.
I believe in knowing people and not just knowing their surface but in truly digging deep and knowing the very essence of who they are.

Why are they them?
Why are they where they are?
What makes them move?
What makes them wander?
What makes them happy?

I want to understand people.
I want to write about people.
I want to remember people.

I want to believe in people.