tender mercies

And life keeps surprising me. Sometimes life insists on taking me down memory lane and I find that I am feeling sorry for myself because according to my own selfish plan of where I should be and what I should have in life is not in accordance with my Heavenly Father's plan for me. Today I was able to feel the love God has for me as I humbly prayed for the strength to forgive someone who was really close to me. I was determined to cling to the enabling power of the atonement as I was ready and willing to forgive and move one and feel happiness for her and her new life. I walked outside of my apartment to go talk to our manager and on my way back I ran into a girl who is in my Relief Society and she in her simple and most likely unaware of the powerful words that were about to come out of her mouth and remind me once again that I was not forgotten and that The Lord knew and heard my prayer as she said to me, "Hi Diana, how are you? you always look so beautiful" that simple phrase assured me that I was were I needed to be and that my calling as a Relief Society president was something that was given to me not because I deserved it or because I would be good at it but because it would change me and it would remind me of the beauty in life and in every stage of my life. I love this gospel and I will forever be grateful for this tender mercy my heavenly father knew would help me find the strength to continue in what I was doing.