Priesthood!

My little brother was ordained a deacon today! I asked him if he felt all cool and epic now, he said yes. :)

So, that was on my mind a lot today, what that really means to hold the priesthood, to honor the priesthood, and how having the priesthood here on earth helps us become more like God.

At my parents' ward today. Sacrament Meeting focused on charity, which was great, I love the focus on becoming, not just acting charitable. They also made having charity seem like something I could develop, because sometimes I fear I will never "have charity," but it seems within reach now. So that's good. If it's like anything else I've received in my life, this knowledge will fade a little, but I can come back quickly and remember that it is looking past myself just a little to help another.

My dad taught Gospel Doctrine, and I haven't really gone to my ward's lesson because I am a Mission Prep teacher in our class there so I have missed out on that lately. We talked about Mosiah, and how it really happened, how there is real evidence for this, and how God is with us everyday. We sometimes get lost in the forest, because we only focus on the trees around us, and we don't see the whole forest, the whole plan of Salvation, eternity. One person mentioned that when we open our hearts, we can see the whole forest through our faith.

RS combined with Priesthood today, and we talked of Christ and the Atonement, its healing power and strength that come from it. We listened to precious testimonies of our Savior, and I truly felt peace today.

This day has been amazing. I have more thoughts but I am actually going to put them on my other blog when I either can't sleep tonight or sometime soon, but I wanted to put them there because it is my main blog where this is more like my journal...if that makes sense... Anyway. Today was amazing. I just left feeling so rock-solid, like I am right where I need to be, even though I can't see the details in my future. I know they are there, I know God has a plan for me, and I know that I am doing what I need to; even though I am not perfect yet, I am working on it, and I am doing well. This day was really needed. I sure missed my brother who's on a mission, but I wouldn't want to take him from where he is, because where he was strong before, he will be so much stronger because of this. It's a priority thing. I just wish that...I could only have what I want, that things would just be "perfect" right away, but, I also know that true happiness and meaning requires and really makes me desire trials and sacrifice, but anyway, I am off topic and really wordy. Today was a great day :)

I'd put a picture here, but my mom hasn't sent it to me yet, how rude! Haha, no, it just proves why I like to be the one with the camera...it's a control problem...issue...thing? :)