Hola
todo en mundo! This week has been a pretty good week. I feel that my
español is improving mucho, and my spirit is strong. And I absolutely
loved General Conference. That was so good. I especially loved the talk
by L. Todd Budge, who talked about the joy of the Jaredites in their
trials. I found it very inspiring.
My
spiritual message will be a little shorter, but I hope you all still
like it. I was thinking about experiences I've had when I was sad, or
lonely, or depressed. And during those times, how I thought "all I want
is to be loved." I always knew intellectually that my family and friends
loved me, but I thought that if they expressed their love more, then I
wouldn't feel those negative feelings. But one day, when I was feeling
like that, I decided to 'count my blessings.' Super original, I know.
But as I started thinking about my family, I began to think about all
the things that they've done for me. As I thought about this more and
more, I was filled with so much love and appreciation for my family, to
the point where my eyes teared up, and all those previous negative
thoughts disappeared. I realized that happiness does not come from
feeling loved, but from feeling love. There is no happier feeling than a
genuine love.
I
understand there is a very important and good desire to feel loved, and
it's really important that we are. But however good that feeling is,
it's fleeting, because you are placing your happiness on the actions of
others. But loving others, that's your choice. Nobody else can do that
for you. Your love is independent from the actions of others. You do not
have to wait for someone to love you to be happy. I testify that this
is true.
I love you all! Anything cool happening with you guys? I love to hear from all of you. I miss you all.
Adiós!
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