The year 2013 was crazy for me, as you all have read. So many unexpected things happened...it's all quite hard to wrap my head around! However, every moment of 2013 has molded me into a person I can honestly say I'm rather proud of. The Lord has shown me how to rely on Him. How to trust Him completely. Once I learned that lesson, He blessed me immensely! Perhaps the greatest blessing I received, was the answer to a life long prayer....a prayer I always kept in my heart and one that, admittedly, I never thought would be answered. As far back as I can remember, I have asked my Father in Heaven to send me someone who would make me feel like a princess. Someone who would accept me, flaws and all. Someone who is smart, charming, hilarious, talented, creative, exciting, plays the guitar, and looks like Heath Ledger! (Haha...;P that's setting the bar pretty high, am I right?!) Someone who, most inportantly, has the same values and beliefs as me. In my 23 years of life so far, I have dated a few great guys! Most of which were not LDS. Those relationships were great and fun and I learned SO much, and I am incredibly grateful for them. However, there has always been something missing. I found myself giving up in a way. I didn't think it was possible for me to find someone with ALL of those things I had been praying for, so I said a new prayer. I told my Heavenly Father that I wasn't worried about finding anyone any time soon, and that I simply wanted to do whatever it was that He needed me to do. Once again, He taught me so much about myself. I learned to be proud of the person I have become. I learned how to love myself and to exercise my faith. Can you guess what happened next? My path crossed with a smart, charming, hilarious, talented, creative, exciting, guitar playing, Heath Ledger look-a-like! Even better...we had the same values and beliefs! "No way will this amazing man EVER be interested in me" were my immediate thoughts. I'm happy to say, I was proven wrong. This mans name is Daniel, my boyfriend. :) Our story has been one unlike anything I'd ever expected, one I'm certain I will share with you all some day. For now, the point I need to convey is this: because of Daniel, I have learned what it means to really love someone. Heavenly Father knew I needed someone like him to be an example to me, to guide me and keep me on a path of goodness, to make me feel beautiful, to understand me, to make me laugh, to make each day a little brighter, and to teach me how to love. What a beautiful lesson to learn.....to BE learning still! Daniel reminds me to stay true to who I am and to stay close to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That is the most incredible blessing of all.
Daniel is the perfect example of this quote by our loving, inspired Prophet Thomas S. Monson: "Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."
I am so grateful for him. I don't know for certain what 2014 has in store, but I do know that I will take this lesson and strive to express my love better to all those I hold in my heart. I pray that you will all open your arms and embrace the ones you care about. There is no better time than now to love. :)
"It is a risk to love.
What if it doesn't work out?
But ah, what if it does?"
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